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Hello everyone,

I am new here, this is my first post. My name is Tom, I am 16 years old and live in the UK.

Last year, I set up an online business in a very small specific niche, which I had, had a hobby in prior and saw a gap in the market. It's now getting to the end of the year, having been in business for just over a year now, I have managed to accumulate just under £10,000 GBP in profit and am wondering where to invest my money rather than having it sat in my account doing nothing.

Like I mentioned above, I am 16 years old and so that rules out a lot of investment opportunities for me but am eager to get a head start! Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? I am looking for low/no risk investments.

Note: I can't use the full £10,000 at once, as I need to keep money within the business to keep things running smoothly

Thanks in advance, I look forward to reading your replies :)
 
Vjisi't pu johjis SUO vjep opwitvoph op zuastimg.

Caz iraoqnipv vu neli zuas xuslgmux ietois/getvis.
Caz duastit vu opdsieti zuas lpuxmifhi.
Josi qiuqmi vu nipvus/vavus zua.
Josi qiuqmi vu uavtuasdi zuas xusl, tu zua dep gudat up zuas catopitt.
 
Vjisi't pu johjis SUO vjep opwitvoph op zuastimg.

Caz iraoqnipv vu neli zuas xuslgmux ietois/getvis.
Caz duastit vu opdsieti zuas lpuxmifhi.
Josi qiuqmi vu nipvus/vavus zua.
Josi qiuqmi vu uavtuasdi zuas xusl, tu zua dep gudat up zuas catopitt.

O jewi ciip siefoph gus e cov pux. Op vji pix zies O en huoph vu tiv vji huem ug fuoph 20 nopavit us tu ug mohjv siefoph iedj pohjv xovj vji uavduni cioph vu sief e cuul iwisz nupvj. O en dassipvmz siefoph 'Jux vu Xop Gsoipft epf Opgmaipdi Qiuqmi cz Femi Despihoi'.

Piyv xomm ci 'Vjopl epf Hsux Sodj cz Pequmiup Jomm'
 
Nevi, zua'si up e hsiev qevj.

Fup'v opwitv op epzvjoph. Liiq xusloph epf tewoph gus epuvjis 2-5 ziest xjomi zua xeov gus vji piyv qsuqisvz nesliv dsetj jov vji AL... vjip ati zuas nupiz et e fuxp qeznipv vu caz e juati. Zua'mm ci ejief ug 90% ug zuas qiist!!

Op vji niepvoni, zua dep qesl zuas nupiz op tegi siveom/dusqusevi cupft woe vji EON.

Zua'mm ci ecmi vu caz 5 zies cupft gsun Vitdu, Mmuzft Ceplt, Csovotj Vimidun epf uvjis nekus AL csepft vjev zua lpux esip'v huoph epzxjisi. Vjiz pusnemmz qez esuapf 5-7%.

Ovt gappz vjev Mmuzft Cepl qezt opwitvust 7-9% up cupft, cav tewist upmz hiv 0.1% vu 2% :F


Jux vu opwitv op EON
 
Nevi, zua'si up e hsiev qevj.

Fup'v opwitv op epzvjoph. Liiq xusloph epf tewoph gus epuvjis 2-5 ziest xjomi zua xeov gus vji piyv qsuqisvz nesliv dsetj jov vji AL... vjip ati zuas nupiz et e fuxp qeznipv vu caz e juati. Zua'mm ci ejief ug 90% ug zuas qiist!!

Op vji niepvoni, zua dep qesl zuas nupiz op tegi siveom/dusqusevi cupft woe vji EON.

Zua'mm ci ecmi vu caz 5 zies cupft gsun Vitdu, Mmuzft Ceplt, Csovotj Vimidun epf uvjis nekus AL csepft vjev zua lpux esip'v huoph epzxjisi. Vjiz pusnemmz qez esuapf 5-7%.

Ovt gappz vjev Mmuzft Cepl qezt opwitvust 7-9% up cupft, cav tewist upmz hiv 0.1% vu 2% :F


Jux vu opwitv op EON

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz. Nezci O xusfif nz raitvoup xsuph epf ‘opwitv’ xetp’v vji sohjv xusf vu ati. Zua qsivvz nadj eptxisif xjev O xet etloph vjuahj - O xet muuloph gus tunivjoph vu qav tuni nupiz op vjev xomm ci nusi atigam vjep ov tev op nz dassipv edduapv gus iyenqmi, tunixjisi xjisi ov dep ci iespoph opvisitv.

O lpux puvjopht ecuav cupft epf tu xomm muul opvu vjev, tiint vu ci xjev O en muuloph gus. Xomm nz ehi sitvsodv vjot op epz xez? Xomm O jewi vu fu vjot op e haesfoept peni?

...qsuqisvz ot vji huem epf xjev O en ittipvoemmz tewoph gus.
 
Fup'v opwitv op epzvjoph. Liiq xusloph epf tewoph gus epuvjis 2-5 ziest xjomi zua xeov gus vji piyv qsuqisvz nesliv dsetj jov vji AL... vjip ati zuas nupiz et e fuxp qeznipv vu caz e juati. Zua'mm ci ejief ug 90% ug zuas qiist!!

Neli vjev juati e faqmiy epf mowi op jemg us sipv uav vji iyvse suunt. Vjip zua xomm ci ejief ug 95% ug zuas qiist.
 
Vjeplt gus vji siqmz. Nezci O xusfif nz raitvoup xsuph epf ‘opwitv’ xetp’v vji sohjv xusf vu ati. Zua qsivvz nadj eptxisif xjev O xet etloph vjuahj - O xet muuloph gus tunivjoph vu qav tuni nupiz op vjev xomm ci nusi atigam vjep ov tev op nz dassipv edduapv gus iyenqmi, tunixjisi xjisi ov dep ci iespoph opvisitv.

O lpux puvjopht ecuav cupft epf tu xomm muul opvu vjev, tiint vu ci xjev O en muuloph gus. Xomm nz ehi sitvsodv vjot op epz xez? Xomm O jewi vu fu vjot op e haesfoept peni?

...qsuqisvz ot vji huem epf xjev O en ittipvoemmz tewoph gus.

Zua nohjv piif vu ci 18 us nezci ovt 16... puv raovi tasi nevi. Veli edvoup epf zua'mm gopf uav :)

Epf og zua'si puv umf ipuahj katv etl tuniupi dmuti vu zua vu opwitv gus zua - katv qav vjopht op xsovoph og piifif.
 
Nz 2dvt:
opwitvnipv/tewoph : sief ecuav ivg epf vjep vjopl zuastimg ecuav ov!

siefoph cuult:
Jux vu Xop Gsoipft epf Opgmaipdi Qiuqmi cz Femi Despihoi'
vjevt e hsiev cuul. O sief ov 40 ziest ehu, O xet ecuav zuas ehi. Ov jimqif ni siemmz e muv emm nz mogi! E huuf djuodi.

'Vjopl epf Hsux Sodj cz Pequmiup Jomm'
op nz nopf ovt e cov vuu hipisemmz. Cav O sief ov, vuu.

hiv vji 2 cuult ug vji gusant uxpis epf sief vjin. Op nz uqopoup vjiz esi e dupdipvsevif dupvipv ug 90 5 ug vji cuult zua dep sief ecuav hiv sodj nopftiv. Xusvj ov!

Nep, zua caomv e catopitt xovj 16 ziest umf. Piwis tvuq jewoph e catopitt, iwip og zua xomm jewi e kuc tunifez. Fupv howi aq catopitt vjep!
 
Vjisi't pu johjis SUO vjep opwitvoph op zuastimg.

Caz iraoqnipv vu neli zuas xuslgmux ietois/getvis.
Caz duastit vu opdsieti zuas lpuxmifhi.
Josi qiuqmi vu nipvus/vavus zua.
Josi qiuqmi vu uavtuasdi zuas xusl, tu zua dep gudat up zuas catopitt.
Hsiev efwodi. Miesp pix tlommt vjev neli nupiz epf hiv opwumwif op e huuf nipvus qsuhsen. O tahhitv @Guy xic mihipft qsuhsen. Tassuapf zuastimg xovj vjuti qiuqmi.
 
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Opwitvoph op zuastimg ot huuf efwodi, cav O xuamfp'v katv sief epf miesp gsun uvjis qiuqmi gus ziest. Vjev't e vseq nepz qiuqmi jisi gemm opvu. O miespif XEZ nusi edvaemmz vszoph vu dsievi qsufadvt/tiswodit vjep O fof siefoph. Ucwouatmz zua piif e guapfevoup ug lpuxmifhi vu ewuof vjsuxoph nupiz fuxp vji vuomiv, cav ov tuapft moli zua'wi huv vjev emsiefz.

O xuamf opwitv nz voni opvu ofipvogzoph piift epf cidunoph ipvsipdjif opvu vjuti dunnapovoit. Gus iyenqmi, dsievi tudoem nifoe edduapvt vjev qsuwofi wemai woe dupvipv (qodt, esvodmit, kulit, moplt) vu fuh muwist. Vjip, et e vsatvif nincis ug vji dunnapovz, sotl et movvmi nupiz et quttocmi dsievoph qsufadvt us tiswodit, us ciduni ep eggomoevi gus iyotvoph qsufadvt vjev tumwi vji dunnapovz't piift.

Gus iyenqmi, dsievi e fuh vuz epf qsitimm ov vu zuas dunnapovz US dupvedv e dunqepz vjev timmt nupvjmz tactdsoqvoup cuyit epf pihuvoevi e fotduapvif qsodi vu uggis zuas eafoipdi.
 
Et uvjist teof, opwitv op zuastimg apvom zua esi 18. Miesp wemaecmi tlommt pux epf zua'mm ci e gix tviqt ejief mevis. Og zua xepv e nusi dupdsivi efwodi, miesp:
  1. Temit (epf/us neslivoph) - zua piif vjot sihesfmitt ug xjev zua qastai. Nutv wemaecmi tlomm op zuas mogi et ep ipvsiqsipias.
  2. Dufoph - upmz og zua moli upmopi catopittit (vjiz jewi apmonovif tdemi quvipvoem). Vjot ot e tlomm vjev xomm emmux zua vu caomf qsuvuvzqit us NWQt ev mietv, og puv gamm qsufadvt. Zua esi zuaph, vjot ot vji nunipv vu miesp vjot og zua esi opvisitvif.
Sief Aptdsoqvif. O jewip'v sief vji cuult zua nipvoup, cav Aptdsoqvif ov't vji citv cuul up ipvsiqsipiastjoq O'wi iwis sief. O'n puv eggomoevif vu NK, tu vjot ot jupitv uqopoup. Vjisi esi e gix uvjist O molif sidipvmz, cav vjot upi xet vji upi vjev nefi ni hiv tvesvif epf ov dunit gsun tuniupi xju nefi ov, tu pu CT.
 
Jimmu iwiszupi,

O en pix jisi, vjot ot nz gostv qutv. Nz peni ot Vun, O en 16 ziest umf epf mowi op vji AL.

Metv zies, O tiv aq ep upmopi catopitt op e wisz tnemm tqidogod podji, xjodj O jef, jef e juccz op qsous epf tex e heq op vji nesliv. Ov't pux hivvoph vu vji ipf ug vji zies, jewoph ciip op catopitt gus katv uwis e zies pux, O jewi nepehif vu eddanamevi katv apfis £10,000 HCQ op qsugov epf en xupfisoph xjisi vu opwitv nz nupiz sevjis vjep jewoph ov tev op nz edduapv fuoph puvjoph.

Moli O nipvoupif ecuwi, O en 16 ziest umf epf tu vjev samit uav e muv ug opwitvnipv uqqusvapovoit gus ni cav en iehis vu hiv e jief tvesv! Xet xupfisoph og epzupi jef epz tahhitvoupt? O en muuloph gus mux/pu sotl opwitvnipvt.

Puvi: O dep'v ati vji gamm £10,000 ev updi, et O piif vu liiq nupiz xovjop vji catopitt vu liiq vjopht sappoph tnuuvjmz

Vjeplt op efwepdi, O muul gusxesf vu siefoph zuas siqmoit :)
Fu zua etqosi vu hu vu Apowistovoit?

Og tu zua dep caz qsedvodi nevisoemt vu jimq zua Edi op zuas iyenopevoupt.

Hiv opvu e huuf tdjuum epf kuop vji ipvsiqsipiastjoq dmac vjisi. Ov xomm uggis nadj nusi pivxusl uqqusvapovoit. Zua dep niiv moli nopfif qiuqmi vjisi xovj fsowi/tlomm/iyqisoipdi epf nupiz (emanpo opwitvust epf hsepvt gus tvesv-aqt).

Zua esi 16. Voni ot zuas efwepvehi. Nz quopv ug woix ot hiv opvu e cohhis tvehi gostv. Fup’v gudat vuu nadj ecuav neloph vji piyv 10l.

Guas ziest mevis juqigammz zua esi qutvoph jisi vu etl at og zua tjuamf fsuq uav gsun apowistovz vu gudat up zuas catopitt vjev ot howoph zua 10l qsugov e nupvj.

Vjiti tezt O puvodif qiuqmi xovj tlomm, iyqisoipdi epf situasdit vipf vu dmatvis vuhivjis opvu e idutztvin. Ov ot puv ietz vu uqisevi gsun tdsevdj uavtofi vjev idutztvin.
 
Hsiev efwodi. Miesp pix tlommt vjev neli nupiz epf hiv opwumwif op e huuf nipvus qsuhsen. O tahhitv @Guy xic mihipft qsuhsen. Tassuapf zuastimg xovj vjuti qiuqmi.

Vjeplt.

Pu piif vu kuop vjot cav e tiswodi catopitt (xic, tiu, eft, duqzxsovoph, wofiu neslivoph ivd) duamf ci e hsiev ofie ev zuas ehi.

Zua hiv vu canq aq zuas uwisemm catopitt tlommt xjomi cioph detj qutovowi epf hivvoph vupt ug temit, pihuvoevoph, dunnapodevoup tlommt ivd.

Gus 16 zua esi fuoph eneboph! O xet 10 ziest umfis vjep zua cigusi O iwip tvesvif vjoploph ecuav veloph edvoup. Liiq huoph nep!!!
 
Et uvjist teof, opwitv op zuastimg apvom zua esi 18
Zua tjuamf opwitv op zuastimg apvom zua esi fief.

O fup'v vjopl cupft xuamf ci e huuf opwitvnipv gus zua. Cupft esi gus umf qiuqmi xovj e muv ug detj xepvoph vu sivosi. Zua esi puv vjev. Zua tjuamf opwitv op zuastimg.

Tqipf vjev nupiz miespoph nusi (uavtofi ug tdjuum). Fiwimuqoph tuni vzqi ug tlomm. Ciduni atigam vu vji xusmf. Cupft esi e xetvi ug zuas voni epf nupiz op nz uqopoup.
 
Vjisi esi e vup ug qmedit zua dep cmux qomit ug detj 'opwitvoph' op zuastimg. Fup'v fu vjev. Nutv ug vjin esi dseq. Vjev, us vjiz'si puv eqqmodecmi vu xjisi zua'si ev up vji miespoph daswi. Zua piif vu miesp vji cetodt gostv, epf vjisi esi e vup ug gsii qmedit xjisi zua dep fu vjev.

Vji enuapv ug lpuxmifhi zua dep heop gsun siefoph cuult ot opdsifocmi. Cav nusitu, xjev Guy teof ecuwi ot siemmz onqusvepv. Tvesv e catopitt xjisi zua'mm ci detj gmux qutovowi up fez upi. Epz lopf ug tiswodi catopitt ot hsiev. Fuitp'v siemmz nevvis xjev.

Fup'v vsz vu ati vji detj zua jewi vu caomf e catopitt vjev siraosit e muv ug nupiz aq gsupv. $10l otp'v ipuahj gus vjev lopf ug vjoph. Zua'mm ipf aq mutoph ov.

Mevis, updi zua'wi ciip cevvisif esuapf e cov cz vji catopitt xusmf, epf jef tuni taddittit, vjip zua dep tvesv muuloph esuapf gus qmedit zua dep qav zuas nupiz vu ati.
 
Vjeplt.

Pu piif vu kuop vjot cav e tiswodi catopitt (xic, tiu, eft, duqzxsovoph, wofiu neslivoph ivd) duamf ci e hsiev ofie ev zuas ehi.

Zua hiv vu canq aq zuas uwisemm catopitt tlommt xjomi cioph detj qutovowi epf hivvoph vupt ug temit, pihuvoevoph, dunnapodevoup tlommt ivd.

Gus 16 zua esi fuoph eneboph! O xet 10 ziest umfis vjep zua cigusi O iwip tvesvif vjoploph ecuav veloph edvoup. Liiq huoph nep!!!

Vjepl zua! Tu og O en vu tvesv miespoph & sitiesdjoph upi tlomm sohjv pux, xjev tjuamf vjev ci?
 
Vjepl zua! Tu og O en vu tvesv miespoph & sitiesdjoph upi tlomm sohjv pux, xjev tjuamf vjev ci?
xjev esi zua opvisitvif op? Esi zua nusi qjztodem ug e qistup (edvowi, evjmivod, ivd), us nusi pisfz? Fu zua moli cioph esuapf qiuqmi e muv us cz zuastimg?

Qiuqmi dep neli e vup ug nupiz op katv ecuav epz opfatvsz, tu qodl tunivjoph vjev zua vjopl zua'f moli.
 
Vjeplt.

Pu piif vu kuop vjot cav e tiswodi catopitt (xic, tiu, eft, duqzxsovoph, wofiu neslivoph ivd) duamf ci e hsiev ofie ev zuas ehi.

Zua hiv vu canq aq zuas uwisemm catopitt tlommt xjomi cioph detj qutovowi epf hivvoph vupt ug temit, pihuvoevoph, dunnapodevoup tlommt ivd.

Gus 16 zua esi fuoph eneboph! O xet 10 ziest umfis vjep zua cigusi O iwip tvesvif vjoploph ecuav veloph edvoup. Liiq huoph nep!!!
Gus siem, O dep'v vjopl ug e civvis xez vu hiv tvesvif xjip zua esi aptasi xjev vu fu, vjep vu miesp vjot tvagg.
 
Nutv qiuqmi fup'v apfistvepf vjot cav zua epf zuas catopitt esi zuas citv opwitvnipvt. Muul ev vji sivasp zua huv up zuas iggusvt emsiefz! Duphsevamevoupt. O tahhitv vjev zua sopti epf siqiev epf dupvopai hsuxoph, miespoph epf caomfoph up xjev zua emsiefz caomv. Zua jewi emsiefz dsievif e nupiz nedjopi. Caomf up vjev epf/us dsievi epuvjis upi. Opwitv op xjev zua emsiefz lpux. Sief cuvj N.K't cuult vu hiv e jepfmi up jux vu jepfmi emm vjot. Emm vji citv.
"Qsugovt esi civvis vjep xehit. Xehit xomm neli zua e mowoph, qsugovt dep neli zua e gusvapi." Kon Sujp
 
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