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February 14, 2019, Dennis Hall and David Liddell

Abu-Keiser is 53 and earns £3,500 month after tax. He has paid off the mortgage on his home, which is worth about £230,000. He and his girlfriend plan to have children, and use the assets in his investment portfolio to buy a larger home and pay for their future children’s education.

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Abu-Keiser 53
Description

Sipp, Isa and trading account invested in funds and shares, cash, residential property

Objectives

Total return of 10 per cent for next 12 years, then income of 5 per cent a year. Fund purchase of larger home and children's education fees

Portfolio type
Investing for goals

"I intend to semi-retire at age 60, working one day a week until I am 65,” says Abu-Keiser. “I have a defined-contribution workplace pension worth around £300,000, a self-invested personal pension (Sipp) worth about £252,322 and an individual savings account (Isa) worth £213,009. The rest of my assets are in a trading account.

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