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yngacc

Recovered my losses, made some gains. Ready to start again!

Hi

Thought I share my journey and how I am now changing my mindset for long term FIRE

I was fortunate enough to have invested into my Stocks and Shares ISA over the last couple years.

However, unfortunately, greed and speculative gambling really got the better off me in the sense that I made some very bad investment choices mainly all in crypto funds, holdings etc in the S&S ISA which made me lose around 45% at one point!

I am happy to say, praise to god, that I have managed to somehow recover those loses by making smarter investment decisions. not becoming as greedy and trusting the process. In facts I have even made some small gains

I know what to start again scratch if that makes sense. I want to have a small diversified portfolio - this was my thoughts

  • VWRP - 95%
  • iShares Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF (INRG) - 2%
  • iShares Physical Gold ETC (SGLN) - 3%

Please let me know of your thoughts. Open to feedback, constructive criticism and suggestions. I am no expert myself, just aspiring for long term FIRE

Posted May 7, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC

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