Where to go for investment advice?

I have some money spare that’s been sitting in an account and I’m interested in investing in bonds/index funds/ stocks and shares to get my money to be a bit more active rather than wasting away due to inflation.

But I’m not sure where to start or where to go to find out more about the investing world.

~SK

I have some money spare that’s been sitting in an account and I’m interested in investing in bonds/index funds/ stocks and shares to get my money to be a bit more active rather than wasting away due to inflation.

But I’m not sure where to start or where to go to find out more about the investing world.

~SK

That depends on how much "some money" is.

A recommendation would be different depending on whether "some money" means (say) £1000, or £5000, or £20,000, or ....

Bear in mind that if you approach a financial advisor you'll need to pay.

If you see your bank/building society's financial advisor you may well find they are restricted to advising on their employer's own products (or that plus a limited range of products from other providers). and those might not necessarily be best for you.

Citizens Advice have a good page at https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/financial-advice/getting-financial-advice/

Bear in mind that investing means taking risk -- the value of your investments can go down as well as up. Before considering investments make sure you've got a sensibly-sized pot of cash available to you at short notice to deal with emergencies. The usual recommendation is 3-6 months' living expenses. (NatWest say here that "It’s recommended you have at least 3 month’s worth of living expenses in an emergency fund, ideally up to 6 months’".)

Be aware that "high street" banks tend to offer derisory rates on their savings accounts, so you need to shop around a bit. I tend to look at the "league tables" at thisismoney.co.uk (easy access accounts) but there's also MoneySavingExpert (top savings accounts). A lot of the top-paying accounts these days limit the number of withdrawals you can make per year, so you need to watch our for that.

Thanks for the detailed response, I was thinking of investing in a global all cap index fund as I’ve heard that UK growth is kinda slow. I understand the volatility risk but I’d rather chance it rather than sitting in a 2% account.

You can do much better than 2% on instant access savings. One of the links I provided currently has a list of 12 providers paying 5% or more, and 14 more paying between 4.6 and 4.95%.