When considering investing there are amongst others, three areas that need consideration.

• The rate of return required
• The term of investment
• Your risk tolerance
  

To help you understand the likely returns and advisable periods of investment for your current portfolio simply input the rate of return you believe you require in the box below and then click ok. You will then be able to view a list of asset types which are likely to comprise your current portfolio.

Simply click on the asset type to view its description, the likelihood of it producing your required return plus whether the length of investment should be short or longer term. Short term investments are those which can be invested in for less than 5 years, whilst medium to longer term is normally 5 years plus. If you wish to assess whether your attitude to risk is sufficient and your other circumstances are conducive for none deposit based investments, simply click on our decision tree at the end of this process.