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Hi

I currently have regular monthly investments with iii for stocks and shares isa - have 20 different funds currently paying £50 each month into each one .
Is this too many ? Would i be better concentrating on 4/5 funds with higher monthly contributions ?

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  • Your_Hero
    Your_Hero Posts: 883 Forumite
    I'd say most likely yes.
    Stephen Covey once said that "when you teach once, you learn twice". That is the primary reason for my participation on the forums as an IFA.

    Although I strive to provide accurate information in my posts, there may be the odd time when I fail. Yes I know it's hard to believe but even Your Hero can make mistakes. Apologies in advance.
  • le_loup
    le_loup Posts: 4,047 Forumite
    I suspect you already know the answer to this.
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 121,283 Forumite
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    Paying £50pm each into 20 funds would suggest that there is no structure to your portfolio. You are in effect investing pretty much randomly which is not quality investing.

    20 funds is massive overkill under your portfolio is in the millions.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • coyrls
    coyrls Posts: 2,542 Forumite
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    Assuming you are paying the £1.50 regular investor charge, you are effectively paying a 3% initial charge on each fund. Change this to £200 into 5 funds and the charge would be 0.75%.
  • gadgetmind
    gadgetmind Posts: 11,130 Forumite
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    What is your plan regards asset allocation? Does this plan really need 20 holdings?

    Our SIPPs and ISAs tend to have around 10 holdings, and even this is far more than we'd have for smaller pots.
    I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.

    Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.
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