How to invest £12,000

Rach694

I am 22, have recently graduated and have £12,000 to invest. I have an account with BlackRock but to top this account up I'm going to be charged 5% of the total.

Any advice on how best to invest this money would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

[Deleted User]

Try the savings and investment boards.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17

bengalknights

At the way things are going your best bet are bonds & gilts

bigadaj

bengalknights wrote: »

At the way things are going your best bet are bonds & gilts

What, to gain a massive capital loss in a couple of years when interest rates go up?

bigadaj

Rach694 wrote: »

I am 22, have recently graduated and have £12,000 to invest. I have an account with BlackRock but to top this account up I'm going to be charged 5% of the total.

Any advice on how best to invest this money would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

There's no way you should be paying any initial charge.

Have a read on monevator, both for the best broker for your circumstance and also ideas about asset classes that the money might go into.