If you are lucky enough to have a lump sum to invest into the stock market then there are a number of options to choose from.
But perhaps the first question you need to ask yourself is “why am I investing in the stock market”?
You could be investing for long-term capital growth, you could be investing to generate income or you could be doing a little of both.
In this article we will concentrate on investing for income.
With interest rates at all-time lows, putting your £10,000 in the bank is likely to yield less than 0.5% in interest, unless you are willing to lock up your capital for a year or more – but even then you will have to search hard to find any institution paying much over 1%.
So, putting your money in the bank could generate less that £50 in interest over the year.
Inflation dropped to 0.5% in August, down from 1.1% in July, so your interest income would be wiped out by inflation meaning the spending power of your £10,000 after one year is…. £10,000!
So where else can we look for a higher level of return?
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