Investing isn’t a sexy topic, and so many of us don’t put the time aside needed to get comfortable with it – meaning we’re losing out on hundreds if not thousands of pounds. Think that sounds extreme? Barclays found that if you invest £5,000 each year from the age of 18, by 60 years old, you’d have over £700,000. If you waited until 30 with the same contributions, the total would be £350,000. Gulp. It’s a similar story for someone who invests £200 a month from the age of 25. At 60, they’d have £313,000 to their name. If they...
Continues…