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Buy-and-hold might make sense for some stocks, usually in the US or the European markets with very diversified investor base. Here are a few tips for the tenderfoot investor You have money. Simply put, these are 5 ways by which you can put your money to work for you in various vehicles that will produce an increase. Most trusts aim to provide income which should gradually increase each year to keep pace with inflation. Another option could be to hold a selection of managed investment trusts to generate sufficient income to cover essential expenditure combined with the above. Most people will probably need less income in retirement than when working and I guess an average figure would vary somewhere between £15,000 to £20,000 p.a. The higher the equity allocation, the higher the expected average return but also this comes with higher volatility which for many is probably not so desirable during the drawdown phase. Over 4 years, the returns so far have been a little better than expected at over 9% per year on average and have been boosted by a very good performance from my smaller company trust, Aberforth.