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Very red faced and ashamed at the thousands added to my ISA portfolio.

Can't you read? As has been said over and over again, a low pound benefits the international companies that make up the majority of the FTSE. HSBC, for example, up 30% since the referendum has around 70% of Business in Asia and the Far East. RBS and Lloyds have gone in the other direction.

edit. I agree.

Oil price up 4% today. I miss out again......

Not a bad idea. Any ideas where? JPMorgan have a few funds concentrating on specific countries or areas. My Indian one has gone up well but over 10% of that was from the drop in sterling. Despite that and the global economic future not looking roses I may stick more on that and some on JPM...

6 weeks before the US Election and go back in a week before and it will rocket when Trump falls flat on his face.

Read the early replies again to understand why a planned Brexit has helped the FTSE. See if you can spot the keywords: devaluation of sterling, lower interest rates, quantitative easing, multinational companies........

At least he has an excuse as an uneducated racist.

Agree its high because of sterling. The FTSE 250 has also recovered ground on the month and was up 3.27% today. This not so reliant upon the $ as the FTSE100. Further upside comes from Carney signalling that Interest Rates will now not rise but go lower because of Brexit uncertainty and an...