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How would you invest 150k?

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  • Eco_Miser
    Eco_Miser Posts: 5,057 Forumite
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    It is, because the newbie may not recognise the sarcasm.
    Eco Miser
    Saving money for well over half a century
  • Pincher
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    I think some of you guys have an over developed sense of your own oracular importance.

    Most people are just looking for some ideas.

    I was being sarcastic, because the OP asked us to be specific.
  • Axon75
    Axon75 Posts: 94 Forumite
    What about that Vanguard Lifestrategy100, is it good?

    please leave your sarcasm out of that thread
  • colsten
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    Pincher wrote: »
    I think some of you guys have an over developed sense of your own oracular importance.
    That is so true. You weren't the only one talking shares.
  • colsten
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    Axon75 wrote: »
    What about that Vanguard Lifestrategy100, is it good?
    Potentially. It depends of the risk appetite and the requirement of the investor.
  • jimjames
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    edited 28 November 2015 at 9:00AM
    Axon75 wrote: »
    What about that Vanguard Lifestrategy100, is it good?

    It's certainly a very easy option if you want an investment to buy and forget. The other VLS variations are equally easy so you can choose which risk level you want and select the appropriate fund to match it.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • Axon75
    Axon75 Posts: 94 Forumite
    Would that beat buying a flat outside London?
  • george4064
    george4064 Posts: 2,952 Forumite
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    Axon75 wrote: »
    Would that beat buying a flat outside London?

    Which piece of string is longer?

    Piece A or Piece B
    "If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett

    Save £12k in 2025 - #024 £1,450 / £15,000 (9%)
  • darkidoe
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    Sam_J12 wrote: »
    I would keep £20k in high interest current accounts, and put the other £130k in stocks - focusing mainly on US and/or Japanese markets.

    I understand US. Why Japanese though?

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • jimjames
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    Axon75 wrote: »
    Would that beat buying a flat outside London?
    If you want somewhere to live then the property wins hands down, you can't live in a share portfolio.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
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