The way. (Or, why we invest)

I like walking. Fortunately, so does my wife. Our longest walk is the South West Coast Path. It took us seven years to cover all 630 miles, fitting in a week here and there while we worked full-time. Our second longest walk is the Camino Francés, a more modest 500 miles. We completed this in one go, over a leisurely couple of months earlier this year. Why all in one go? Because we can. We don’t have to work now. This is why I invest. My interest in investing is not for its own sake but because it will allow me to go for long walks. Really long walks. Against the flow The Camino Francés runs from the French side of the Pyrenees, through northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela in the west of the country, where traditionally pilgrims would visit the shrine of St James. But, to the surprise, amusement – and occasionally horror – of other pilgrims, we walked it in reverse. Somehow it felt more natural to be walking away from civilisation and towards the mountains. This meant we would…