Chapter 7
Unusual share investment
Buying shares in companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market or the AIM remains the main investment route for most people. However, there are ways of spicing up your investment portfolio by stepping outside the conventional. You could, for example, invest in companies just starting up, or those that are young and looking for expansion capital. These companies will be years away from obtaining a secondary market quotation for their shares, and so, in becoming a ‘business angel’ investor, you are accepting that it may be difficult to dispose of your shares even if the company is progressing nicely. You are also accepting a relatively high degree of risk of complete failure. But the upside, ...
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