My first post - and a question about investments and dividends?

Max_Headroom_3

dunstonh wrote: »

With £500 pm you should be looking to spread it around. Look for 6-8 funds and diversify and also look at your risk profile and invest in a way that matches that as well as future potential.

Ok so, reading this through again and digesting it, I suppose the million dollar question is, how then do you chose your funds given there doesn't seem to be a (relatively) safe (if potentially lower yield) option of "betting" on the favourites?