| When most people think of low risk investments, | | | | following: |
| they tend to choose from the following: | | | | UK Land - Low Risk and High Rewards |
| · Bank deposits | | | | Land can be considered a low risk investment and |
| · Bank savings accounts | | | | remains one of the major secrets of the world's |
| · Money market accounts | | | | wealthiest investors. |
| · Fixed income bonds | | | | Donald Trump and Howard Hughes are just two |
| · Blue chip stocks | | | | investors that have made billions in this area. In |
| · Mutual funds | | | | fact, many of the world's wealthiest investors |
| There are however, other low risk investments | | | | have become rich from land investments. |
| to consider that, in terms of long term capital | | | | The Facts about UK Land Growth |
| growth potential can yield far higher returns with | | | | In the last 20 years UK average land values have |
| low risk. | | | | increased by nearly 1,000% and growth in the last |
| A high yield on an investment does not | | | | year exceeded 30%! |
| necessarily mean taking a high risk. Let's look at | | | | Now consider this is the average growth, with |
| the options and analyze the risk / reward: | | | | careful selection of land plots capital gains |
| Bank Deposits, Money Market, Fixed Income, | | | | achieved by astute investors have been much |
| Savings Accounts | | | | higher. |
| These represent probably the lowest risk | | | | Why You Should Invest in Land |
| investments you can have, and their return | | | | Unlike equities, the capital growth of land |
| reflects this. Your money is safe, but you are | | | | investments is attractive and so is the downside |
| unlikely to get rich quick and your capital may not | | | | risk: |
| even keep pace with inflation. | | | | · There have been no major losing periods |
| Mutual Funds | | | | · Growth is consistent |
| The fact is that most asset management by | | | | · Good gains |
| professional advisors is poor over the longer | | | | · Low downside volatility |
| term, and is unlikely to be above the 10% level | | | | UK land looks set to appreciate further as the |
| and will probably be substantially lower. | | | | population continues to expand rapidly and house |
| Blue Chip Stocks | | | | building continues at a rapid rate. |
| With the performance of fund managers being | | | | At one time land investment was just for the |
| poor, many investors simply try to make their | | | | wealthy. Today, there are a number of |
| capital grow by picking blue chip stocks and | | | | companies helping smaller investors select plots of |
| holding them for the long term. Again, | | | | land to buy, and investments typically start at |
| performance of this buy and long-term hold | | | | about $10,000. |
| strategy normally produces poor long-term | | | | Your Options with Low Risk Investments If you |
| growth. | | | | invest your money, you want to have a spread |
| What Returns can You Expect with Low Risk | | | | of different asset classes to reduce risk and |
| Investments? | | | | increase rewards. |
| You already know you are not going to get rich | | | | For most investors this means money market, |
| quick (and neither should you expect to) but | | | | bank deposits, and savings accounts, fixed income |
| wouldn't you like a low risk investment that | | | | bonds for security and mutual funds and equity |
| produces double-digit capital growth? | | | | investments for growth. |
| Furthermore, wouldn't you like an investment that | | | | It may be prudent for many investors to |
| unlike the stock market has shown better capital | | | | diversify some their investments in mutual funds |
| gains longer term with lower volatility? Well, if you | | | | into land and take advantage of higher growth |
| are considering low risk investments consider the | | | | rates and lower volatility. |