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Building Trading Capital & A Solid Day on the Markets
Today, I topped up my trading account with £100 from matched betting profits. The idea behind this was to give myself a bit more capital...
HowieG
Jul 211 min read
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Why the State Pension Age Review Matters (and What It Means for Your Future)
Big news today: the UK Government has launched an early review of the State Pension age , currently 66, with plans to raise it to 67 by...
HowieG
Jul 211 min read
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Today’s Update – Small Moves, Big Plans
No fresh income from my investments today, apart from the slow drip of interest from peer-to-peer lending. However, last week I released...
HowieG
Jul 211 min read
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Quiet Days, But Still Moving Forward
The last couple of days have been pretty quiet for me. Matched betting has slowed down, and CFD trading has been on the calm side...
HowieG
Jul 171 min read
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Dividend-Powered Day
Today was a strong day on the passive income front, with dividends rolling in across a few of my favourite REITs. In Trading 212, I...
HowieG
Jul 151 min read
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Daily Earnings Recap – 2 Dividends & A Little Bonus
Today was a pretty good day on the earnings front. I received two dividend payments:💸 £3.20 from American Tower (AMT)💸 £8.83 from QYLD...
HowieG
Jul 111 min read
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Today’s Active Earnings Recap
Today’s been a busy one on the NASDAQ100 futures — I’ve been scalping the moves and currently sitting with a £2.15 profit after catching...
HowieG
Jul 101 min read
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Today's Earnings Recap – Free Cash & Fresh Investments
Not a bad day on the earnings front! I received a £1.65 dividend from VICI Properties , which I instantly reinvested back into the same...
HowieG
Jul 101 min read
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Matched Betting & Casino Wins Update
Today was an incredible  day on the matched betting front. Although I’m still waiting on £30 worth of free bets to come through from...
HowieG
Jul 31 min read
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More Dividends Rolling In!
Today brought a few more dividend payments into my accounts. In my Growth ISA with Invest Engine, I received £2.80 , which will be...
HowieG
Jul 31 min read
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Today’s Investing and Dividend Update
Today I received a few dividends from the ETFs I hold: In Freetrade: £0.68 from VUSA £1.70 from VFEM £1.29 from VHYL I’ve left these...
HowieG
Jul 21 min read
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Matched Betting – Getting Back Into It for Extra Income
I wanted to share a little update on how I’ve been making extra money recently. Over the weekend, I started matched betting again, and...
HowieG
Jul 11 min read
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Today’s Earnings & Amazon Freebies
Today I received a dividend payment of £2.27 from Coca-Cola . I decided to put this to work straight away by purchasing a 0.1 fractional...
HowieG
Jul 11 min read
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Quarterly Investment Roundup: New Moves in the Bond Market
At the end of every quarter, I like to take a good, hard look at my investments — track returns, check what’s working, and figure out...
HowieG
Jun 302 min read
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Today’s Cashflow: Dividends and Property Income Rolling In
Today Has Been a Good Day for Income! Today has turned out to be a great day for receiving dividend income across several of my...
HowieG
Jun 301 min read
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Dividends Received Update
I’ve finally had a few dividends come through over the past couple of days! Yesterday, I received £0.36  from META . Today was a bit...
HowieG
Jun 271 min read
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💼 New Pension Plan – Long-Term Growth Focused 💰
New Pension Plan – Long-Term Growth Focused Today I made a big personal finance decision – I’ve officially opened and topped up a SIPP...
HowieG
Jun 251 min read
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Daily Trading Recap – Holding Through the Highs
Daily Trading Recap – Holding Through the Highs Today has been a very slow one for trading. I'm still holding my sell position on the...
HowieG
Jun 251 min read
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Trading Diary – Holding My Nerve on the NASDAQ 100
Today the NASDAQ 100 futures hit an all-time high  of around 22,400 points . The index has been on a steady climb since the market opened...
HowieG
Jun 241 min read
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Today's Earnings Recap – Small Gains, Still Progress
Not the most exciting day, but still a little movement forward. Today I received a £3.09 dividend payment from Shell – always nice to see...
HowieG
Jun 231 min read
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