Why I trust shares above all else

For novice investors, the choice of what to buy can be baffling. But Tom Bulford likes shares. Here, he explains why.

I hope you have been enjoying the DIY series of Penny Sleuths, and you now feel more comfortable taking control of your own wealth. Today, I want to talk about the most important decision for an independent investor what should you buy?

If you have been paying attention to this short series on DIY investing you should now be familiar with some of the online brokers and have considered the type of portfolio account that would suit you best. But now we get to the interesting bit! Assuming you have opened an account and funded it with some cash, what do you actually invest it into?

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Tom worked as a fund manager in the City of London and in Hong Kong for over 20 years. As a director with Schroder Investment Management International he was responsible for £2 billion of foreign clients' money, and launched what became Argentina's largest mutual fund. Now working from his home in Oxfordshire, Tom Bulford helps private investors with his premium tipping newsletter, Red Hot Biotech Alert.