How to Invest Your Money After You Have Sold Your Holiday Home in Spain: How to Make the Most Out of Your Investments

Once you have sold you Spanish holiday home and paid your taxes, you should hopefully have ended up with a nice pot of cash. If you still have another home in Spain, you may not be thinking about leaving Spain. But, just in case you are planning to move on, you should keep an eye on exchange rates.

How to Transfer Your Money Out of Spain

Transferring your money out of Spain using traditional means such as a bank transfer is not any longer cost-effective. It is better to use one of the many currency companies which operate legally in Spain. If you are considering investing your money in currency, the best thing you can do is to turn to a professional currency trader. And remember, Paypal is not a currency broker.

How to Invest The Proceeds from the Sale of Your Spanish Holiday Home

Unless you are planning on buying a property in the UK or in another part of the world, it could be a good idea to consider your investment options. Of course, there are a couple of questions you should ask yourself.

Do you need to create a passive monthly income? A passive monthly income can be created by letting someone else manage your investments. You just sit back and hopefully watch the money build up. Before you go ahead with a passive investment strategy figure out what kind of return on your investment you like to receive every month.

It is a good idea to have a clear picture of how much you think your investments should be making every month. Do you know how much money you need to live on? Consider how you would like to spend your income you make on your investments.

How to Create a Passive Income and the Importance of a 12-month Emergency Fund

You can create a passive income in a variety of ways. But, you should never just put all of your money in one pot. That simply does not make sense and could cost you a pretty penny one day. Knowing how to divide, or split your money up, is just as important as investing your money wisely. As a matter of fact, one of the first things you may want to do is to create a 12-month emergency fund before you even set up your investment portfolio.

Top 10 Ways to Invest the Proceeds from Your Property Sale

In today's modern world, we have more ways to invest our money than ever before. You do not any longer need to deal with the investment company in your local town. Instead, you can just sit down in front of a computer and find the best investment advisor for you. Who knows? He or she may not even live your country. As long as your funds are secure, where your investment adviser lives, does not matter so much.

The investment market may seem daunting at first, and to a new investor, it may even seem scary. However, there are traditional and new ways to invest your money. And you can take control of your investments if you like thanks to the internet.

1) Invest in bonds – bonds are rather traditional ways to invest your money. You can choose to invest in government bonds, managed bonds or company bonds. If this is something you are hoping to do privately, it is a good idea to spend some time learning about the bond market, and how the bond market works.

2) Get back into UK ISA's. You are not going to be able to invest your entire investment pot into ISA's. But you may be able to drip feed your investment pot into ISA's over a couple of years. This could be a good way to invest any surplus income from an emergency fund. Please note you need to be a UK resident to invest in ISA's.

3) Invest in property – once you have come out of a property investment, you may not want to go back in and tie up all of your cash again. However, that does not mean that some of your cash can't be invested in property. Start looking around for property bargains, and remember that jurisdictions such as the UK often have clearer laws when it comes to investing for income.

4) Equity funds in company shares – if you don't have personal experience, you may want to turn to an investment advisor. Remember to check out fees before you enter into any agreements.

5) Share deals – it is easy to control your own investments when it comes to share deals, and there are a number of companies out there which offer starter packages.

6) Savings accounts – hopefully, you have placed your emergency fund in an account which gives you both instant access and interest. Go back to the bank and check out what other accounts they have available. Offshore banks often have the best offers, but don't presume your local bank will not be able to help.

7) Currency exchange rates – yes, you can make a lot of money doing currency deal but you must be prepared to appreciate that there is a learning curve. If you don't want to do venture into the world of currency trading yourself, find yourself an expert with a proven track record.

8) Micro-investments are popular and there are some great sites on the internet that will help you on your way.

9) Microloans are another way to get involved with investments on a personal basis. Many female personal investors have done well with microloans. It is not about the big bucks, instead, it is about consistency.

10)“Green investments” or environmentally friendly investments are becoming popular around the world. Do they actually offer you a return? Many of them offer an excellent return and come with some great incentives. Worth checking out if you would like to do something constructive with your money at the same time.

Remember investments can go up as well as down and that it is best to invest for the long and the short term. Spread your investments to limit risk – this is particularly important if you are coming up to your retirement.