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I want to invest my £5,000

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  • darkidoe
    darkidoe Posts: 1,129 Forumite
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    edited 26 March 2016 at 4:34AM
    I find it really grating that in order to start investing, you first need a lot of money or else the money making institutions are not interested in helping you...So only those with money to start with can make money? Those with a little cash are left to their own devices, reducing the chance of success?
    These institutions are not here to help u. They are here to appear to help you and earn a percentage off your sum of money. It's just not worth paying someone for advice on such a small sum. You will be the one taking all the risk anyway, so might as well learn it by reading, talking to people and take a leap of faith and learn from your own mistakes.

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • Put it in a FTSE World All share tracker, regularly add drips of money to it and forget about it.
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