My 'pots' seem to have recovered since the hammering they took earlier this year.
Is there any particular reason for this do we think? I wondered if it was simply devaluation of the Pound.
I'm feeling quite pessimistic about things, so I'm considering pulling a chunk out and paying off some mortgage debt as I won't be banking a loss (more like a fair gain for the limited time it's been in the market) - we have to remortgage early next year, and the rates are going to be a very different story to last time and our energy bills will be crushing at the same time.
If I keep this chunk in the market (because we think it's going to continue to do well) then it would have to do very well because it would mean
getting tied in to 3-4% interest rates
having very little cash left at the end of the month
little bandwidth to soak up changes to existing costs
if one of us got sick long term, we'd be a bit fucked
Obvs. I'm angling for more pay at work but that's not a done deal.
what you are saying is perfectly logical and sounds extremely sensible. obviously the only downside is potentially missing an upswing in the market before you re-enter... guess you will also lose the full potential of a larger ISA wrapper when/if you do re-enter. might not be an issue though
My 'pots' seem to have recovered since the hammering they took earlier this year.
Is there any particular reason for this do we think? I wondered if it was simply devaluation of the Pound.
I'm feeling quite pessimistic about things, so I'm considering pulling a chunk out and paying off some mortgage debt as I won't be banking a loss (more like a fair gain for the limited time it's been in the market) - we have to remortgage early next year, and the rates are going to be a very different story to last time and our energy bills will be crushing at the same time.
If I keep this chunk in the market (because we think it's going to continue to do well) then it would have to do very well because it would mean
Obvs. I'm angling for more pay at work but that's not a done deal.
Would welcome any thoughts