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'How do I invest my £117,000 lump sum?'

Portfolio Clinic: Our reader has competing aims for their cash windfall and needs help finding the right way to invest. Dave Baxter takes a look
'How do I invest my £117,000 lump sum?'Published on October 11, 2024
  • Lynn wants to put a large chunk of cash to work to help her towards retirement
  • She has substantial assets but competing priorities
  • What investment and financial planning considerations are at play here?
Reader Portfolio
Lynn 39
Description

Isas, pensions, property and cash

Objectives

Invest a lump sum

Portfolio type
Investing for growth

A financial windfall can be life-changing in any number of ways, but like any blessing, it can be easily squandered. Those in possession of a sudden lump sum should therefore think long and hard about how to use it in the best way.

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