FOCUS ON YOUR TIME HORIZON
It’s important to know the ‘when’ of your financial goals, because investing for short-term goals difers from investing for long-term goals. Your investment strategy will vary depending on how long you can keep your money invested. As your priorities or life circumstances change, you may also find that you want to delay certain goals by a year or two, while others you may want to try to meet sooner. And some – such as an expensive family holiday – you may decide to forego altogether. It’s important to stay flexible and adapt your timetable to your changing needs and priorities. While past performance is no guarantee of future results, historical returns consistently show that a well-diversified investment portfolio can be the most rewarding over the long term