Okay, I’ve had feedback from readers that you enjoy my yearly debriefs — where I share my investment returns, and break down my 3 biggest investment mistakes of the year. So I figured: why not do a half-yearly version? For the first 6 months of 2026, what were my investment returns? And more importantly — what were my 3 biggest investment mistakes? Now writing this at the half-year mark does feel a little “wrong”. The cutoff is arbitrary. End-year reviews feel more natural — the year is over, the returns are in, and it’s a good time to reflect on what worked and what didn’t. Doing this in July feels premature. In World Cup terms — this feels like evaluating your performance at half time, rather than when the game is over So in that spirit, I’ll keep this relatively brief. I’ll focus on the big wins, the big mistakes, and my game plan for the second half of 2026....