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Is it safe to invest in stocks and shares?
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Financial_Virgin
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I have quite a bit of money to save but don't know what to do with it. With the bad press at the moment I can't decide
which way to go.
Can anyone help???????

Can anyone help???????
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Financial_Virgin wrote: »I have quite a bit of money to save but don't know what to do with it. With the bad press at the moment I can't decide
which way to go.
Can anyone help???????I am a Chartered Financial Planner
Anything I say on the forum is for discussion purposes only and should not be construed as personal financial advice. It is vitally important to do your own research before acting on information gathered from any users on this forum.0 -
What bad press are you on about?
Stocks and share ISAs can invest in many areas and many cover many risk profiles. You dont even need to invest in the stockmarket and there are options with guarantees if you really think you need them.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.0 -
stocks and shares carry high risk, but give high returns.
It's just what risk horizons you have."I'm not from around here, I have my own customs"
For confirmation: No, I'm not a 40 year old woman, I'm a 26 year old bloke!0 -
Financial_Virgin wrote: »I have quite a bit of money to save but don't know what to do with it. With the bad press at the moment I can't decide
which way to go.
Can anyone help???????
Either the world markets are FUBAR ( not in the development sense, and apologies for the language ) or they aren't. If they are, then it doesn't matter where you put your money- all is lost anyway. If they aren't, then this may be a good time to buy equities. To even out your returns you could drip-feed your investments, buying a few of your selected shares/unit trusts/investment trusts etc. every month.
Do some research, and don't rely on " the press ", ' cos they know just about as much as you do...0 -
You might take a look at these to see some of the variation available, or consider combining them in the proportions mentioned while you learn more and become more comfortable with the way things work:
30% BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha
20% Cru Investment Portfolio
20% Invesco Perpetual Monthly Income Plus
20% Invesco Perpetual Income
10% Neptune Global Equity
The first three are quite stable and invest in different ways while the last two are one of the most popular UK funds and a fairly aggressive global fund. The proportions are selected so that it's unlikely you'd lose capital over a year or more, but at the expense of substantially reduced long term growth potential. Still likely to be more than 9% a year though.0 -
stocks and shares carry high risk, but give high returns.
It's just what risk horizons you have.
That is not quite correct. The investment options within an ISA can include low risk investments and high risk investments. Stockmarket is also not one risk level as you can get medium risk coverage through to speculative. And of course, you dont need to put stocks and shares in a stocks and shares ISA. Its a shame the Govt didnt alter the name to Investment ISA as that would be a better reflection of what an ISA is.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.0 -
Financial_Virgin wrote: »I have quite a bit of money to save but don't know what to do with it. With the bad press at the moment I can't decide
which way to go.
Can anyone help???????
Personally, I wouldn't put money into stocks and shares unless I could forget about it for at least five - or preferably ten - years, no matter what any financial adviser suggested. Too risky and too volatile over such a short time period.0 -
Personally, I wouldn't put money into stocks and shares unless I could forget about it for at least five - or preferably ten - years, no matter what any financial adviser suggested. Too risky and too volatile over such a short time period.0
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Personally, I wouldn't put money into stocks and shares unless I could forget about it for at least five - or preferably ten - years, no matter what any financial adviser suggested. Too risky and too volatile over such a short time period.Yes - if we were to have a big recession in the next year it might be at least 5 years before stocks and shares recovered to where they were before. I've got cash saved to go towards a house. I've thought of putting some of it into shares, but my opinion is that the economy is probably in a pretty bad state and it would just be gambling with my money.
Again, making assumptions that the investment would be 100% stockmarket and 100% UK.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.0 -
Again, making assumptions that the investment would be 100% stockmarket and 100% UK.0
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