I have a €20k lump sum that i'm planning to invest.
I'm looking to invest it for minimum of 1 year - but possibly 3-5 years or more depending.
I would like to spread it between low-risk and medium-risk options.
Was thinking of low-risk portion to go on Irish shares e.g. CRH, Kingspan and Anglo Irish Bank - just because recent media coverage indicates good prospects.
For medium-risk, not sure. Something in energy? Buy shares in 1 or 2 companies, or go for a fund? Other options?
many similar questions have been answered many times in many other threads please do some searching
and we dont discuss individual shares here.
what I can add is a warning, NEVER TRUST THE MEDIA COVERAGE ON PROSPECTS
listen to their view, analyze how their previous "advice" turned out,
if they end up being wrong, they have a load of prepared manufactured convenient excuses!
Was thinking of low-risk portion to go on Irish shares e.g. CRH, Kingspan and Anglo Irish Bank - just because recent media coverage indicates good prospects.
As above but also if you are looking for low risk then you probably should consider something other than individual shares - e.g. a more diversified low charges unit linked fund or an ETF or something. Bear in mind that less than 5 years is arguably a bit short an investment timeframe for equities but it also depends on your overall situation, attitude to risk/volatility etc.