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'Can my £130,000 portfolio make 8% a year?'

Portfolio Clinic: Our reader has an ambitious returns target but his investment strategy doesn’t quite match his goals
July 5, 2024
  • Our reader hopes his pension will return 8 per cent a year
  • He has taken a more hands-on approach to his investments since going freelance
  • He also wonders about the best strategy for his Isa and his daughter’s Junior Sipp
Reader Portfolio
Frank 46
Description

Isa, pension, Junior Sipp

Objectives

Grow his pension and Isa to fund his retirement and save for his daughter

Portfolio type
Investing for growth

In a world of higher interest rates and unstable politics, it’s hard to gauge what a realistic long-term target for a portfolio should be. However, finding one that is both ambitious and achievable is key to retirement planning.

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