In case anyone is curious I thought I would give a little background on myself. Amongst many things I am an advocate of social equality and working for the greater good, a self-made successful private investor as well as organic content creator… but not the kind of organic content some may say!
With a background in policing after a relatively long career in technology security, including being an early stage employee of one of Britain’s first $1b unicorns in the early 2000s. I also enjoy humour with a particular focus on writing science fiction humour which helps provide an outlet for the tension involved with active investing. You can follow the humour thread on my blog by looking for the Musings posts.
Since an early age I have been fascinated by businesses, stock markets, quantitative accumulation as well as numbers in general. I was particularly engrossed by the Sunday Times Fantasy Fund Manager competition while young and also particularly enjoyed games such as Sim City, Shadow President, Eve Online and other economic and problem solving simulators where I could practice resource management and accumulation. Through these games I played out a myriad of possibilities that even into adulthood occasionally help inform my decisions in life and investing. My fascination for accumulation may have also been reinforced by my ‘mild’ OCD and following my family being made homeless while I was a teenager. I still owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Sir William & Elizabeth Benyon for their kind assistance to my family at the time (my mother was a nanny for those curious about the connection).
Much of my invested capital is usually in index trackers and carefully selected income stocks and I also hold property and land as well as some cash for emergencies. It is a fairly diversified portfolio including some Scottish islands that my partner and I intend to restore. The rest of my capital is in listed companies that fit my Sequential Growth Investmentâ„¢ approach; i.e. Double Bubbler stocks where I look to grow my capital rapidly. I am a Hyper-Active Investor some might say given my high work rate in attempting to help the businesses I invest in, through activities such as writing about them as well as encouraging management to explore possibilities. In recent years I have favoured the US stock markets and I am currently part way through a public demonstration on my blog, where I aim to turn approximately $10,000 into $1 million in a relatively short timeframe through the power of doubling.
My partner and I have a keen interest in the environment and have given focus to this by commencing an adventure in nature restoration for our islands as well as making them more accessible for others who follow the Outdoor Access Code. We have partnered with Loch Abar Mòr who along with its members share our desire for helping people adopt sustainable working practices, thereby promoting a healthy environment, meaningful employment, as well as benefits for the local community and wider society. While far from the same philanthropic league as people we admire such as Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley, Sir Richard Branson and Sir Christopher Hohn, we have donated a reasonably significant sum across various good causes over the years, and intend to accelerate this activity in the coming years through our unincorporated Shieldwolf Foundation. In addition to the environment we support local good causes as well as those further afield including those helping to defend and promote democracy as well as tackling corruption.
I hope you enjoy this blog as well as my recently launched Reddit sub.
May fortune favour the brave!
Mark aka Double Bubbler
P.S. I will never ask for money or recommend you invest in a particular stock. Please be aware of impersonators.
