0 1/8% Il 44 Share Price (T44)

Well..... very much as anticipated. The price of these long dated gilts is bouncing around like an ecxtasy fuelled spacehopper . No wucking furries; the pitiful payments roll in on time and are set to increase. 2044 is at the point where I will be rather more active in my planning for succession. This is an instrument that has many advantages in the inevitable

As these are index linked and with the early whispers of inflation, I am tempted to add a few more. I began buying in June last year - prematurely it transpires. Hindsight is such a valuable betrayer of mistakes.