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‘I've inherited a £6.3mn portfolio with 175 holdings – what do I do?’

Portfolio Clinic: Our reader has found herself with an unmanageable portfolio following the death of her husband. Val Cipriani tries to find ways to help her trim it down
‘I've inherited a £6.3mn portfolio with 175 holdings – what do I do?’Published on August 23, 2024
  • Our reader needs a much slimmer portfolio
  • She doesn’t know what to sell and what to keep
  • Her goal has moved from growth to wealth preservation
Reader Portfolio
Emma 77
Description

Isas and general investment accounts

Objectives

Wealth preservation, simplifying her portfolio

Portfolio type
Portfolio simplification

When both members of a couple are keen investors, it’s easy to end up with too many stocks and funds to keep track of. Keeping two portfolios in sync is difficult, but the real difficulty arrives when two become one.

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