First time Investor - Any Advice?

MP2609

Hi Everyone
Given how rubbish the savings rates are at the moment, I have decided to take the plunge into investing. I have around £100-£150 a month to invest and it would be great to hear what anyone else in a similar position does for this?
I am around the medium risk level so would be happy to spread the funds around and these funds would be purely for investing so I am looking at long-term in addition to my pension contributions through work.
I have looked into a Stocks and Shares ISA, Peer to peer lending, and Robo-investing with the guides on the MSE page too. 
Many thanks in advance 

eskbanker

I usually point newbie investors towards sites such as:

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/investing-beginners-guide

https://www.hl.co.uk/beginners-guides/investing

http://www.monevator.com

http://kroijer.com/

http://diyinvestoruk.blogspot.com/

https://www.ifa.com/indexfundsthemovie/

as well as highlighting a number of key points of principle:

1. Only consider investing once you have adequate accessible cash reserves.
   
2. Only invest if you're happy to commit for at least 5-7 years and preferably 10-15 or more.
   
3. Diversify - ignore individual shares, etc, and concentrate on collective investments that spread your eggs over many baskets. Global multi-asset funds are a good place to start, available from the likes of HSBC Global Strategy, Vanguard LifeStrategy, Blackrock MyMap and L&G Multi-Index.
   
4. Choose what you want to invest in before considering which platform to hold it/them on.
   
5. Keep an eye on ongoing costs for funds and platforms - they shouldn't be the primary consideration but can make a noticeable difference over the long term.
   
6. Use a Stocks & Shares ISA as a tax-efficient wrapper to avoid liability for income and capital gains tax.

Albermarle

Also scroll through the forum as the same question is asked many times .
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I would avoid Peer 2 Peer which is going through a rough patch , unless you really understand what you are doing.