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A Fin24 reader asks:
I would like to invest R200 000
for a period of five years for best returns. What would be a sound investment?
Heather Robertson, chief financial planner at Blink
Consulting, responds:
Investing in equities is the way to go, but the problem is
that you want the best returns in a short space of time. With equities, five
years is a short term considering cyclical market volatility.
Equities need patience because they can only yield great returns when invested in for the long term. You can make best returns in eight to 10 years.
I would advise you to buy an equity portfolio in a credible
fund.
An investment portfolio will allow you a collection of
investments. The key to any good
portfolio is the diversification of the different type of assets that an
individual holds.
Technology entrepreneur and adviser Eric Edelstein adds:
If you are looking for investments which can offer
extraordinary returns, then investing in internet businesses should have a
place in your portfolio. Just as any other startup or young business,
internet businesses can pose significant risk, but equally significant gains.
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