I hate seeing tax allowances that I'm not taking advantage of. One that I'm currently missing out on is my annual CGT allowance of €1,270.
I will be soon coming into about €10k - €15k which I intend to invest for 5+ years and was considering putting this into a low-cost fund such as Eagle Star's Matrix fund. However, I was thinking that it might be better to pick 10 good shares (possibly throughout Europe or the UK) and put 10% in each.
This will give two advantages:
My plan is to invest the initial €10k - €15k in my choice of X shares through NIB whom only charge 0.75% (min €20 per trade). In order to minimise the charges, it would be best to invest €2,500 in each which means I can pick 4-6 shares. I would then plan to invest another €2,500 savings per quarter in different shares until I have a basket of 10. An strategy would be to save up money in the Best Buy regular savings accounts until I get €25,000 and start with a basket of 10 shares. I haven't decided which to do yet though.
I will be soon coming into about €10k - €15k which I intend to invest for 5+ years and was considering putting this into a low-cost fund such as Eagle Star's Matrix fund. However, I was thinking that it might be better to pick 10 good shares (possibly throughout Europe or the UK) and put 10% in each.
This will give two advantages:
- I will avoid the 1% AMC which will amount to 5% over 5 years, and
- I give myself the opportunity to take advantage of the CGT allowance should I decide to sell some of the shares that will have possibly risen in value.
My plan is to invest the initial €10k - €15k in my choice of X shares through NIB whom only charge 0.75% (min €20 per trade). In order to minimise the charges, it would be best to invest €2,500 in each which means I can pick 4-6 shares. I would then plan to invest another €2,500 savings per quarter in different shares until I have a basket of 10. An strategy would be to save up money in the Best Buy regular savings accounts until I get €25,000 and start with a basket of 10 shares. I haven't decided which to do yet though.