How much risk is too much risk when it comes to your money?
In investing, the general rule is that the more risk you take, the greater the potential rewards. But the stock market can go down as well as up, and the idea of losing money is never pleasant.
That’s why so many Brits put their money into cash savings rather than the stock market. According to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, more than 8 million of the 12.4 million Isas opened in 2022-23 were cash accounts.
Holly Mead considers the dilemma:
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Karl Matchett1 August 2025 16:15
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