Well that makes my katzenjammer even worse. On top of a cold, as well as a hangover from trying to match dad — who just landed from Australia — on the shiraz front, my portfolio now lags behind the 60-80 per cent equity index in the table below for the first time this year.
As wake-up calls go, less a splash of water on the face and more a slap. I had long ceased hoping to outdrink the S&P 500 in 2024 — the AI boom and strong pound ensured that. But beating a benchmark hand-chosen by me?
Two months ago my portfolio was 250 basis points ahead of the Morningstar index in the year to date. How did I stuff up? Well, for starters, it has slightly more equities than me and they continue to rally the world over.
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