Investing: Olamide Akanji breaks down exactly how she would allocate ₦100,000—spreading it across stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and crypto for a balanced and diversified portfolio – and for Maximum Growth

With just ₦100,000, smart investing can put you on the path to financial growth. Instead of leaving money idle, a well-planned investment strategy can help you build wealth across different sectors.

In this piece, Olamide Akanji breaks down exactly how she would allocate ₦100,000—spreading it across stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and crypto for a balanced and diversified portfolio. If you’re looking for practical investment ideas, this is a must-read!

“This is how I will invest #100,000…

👉I will put 40k into stocks and this is how I will split it⤵️

🌼The first 10k will go to a company in the Telecommunications sector e.g Airtel or MTN

🌸The second 10k will go to a company in the Consumer goods sector e.g BUA Foods or Cadbury

🌺The third 10k will go to a company in the Oil and Gas sector e.g ARADEL or Conoil

💐The final 10k will go to a company in the banking sector e.g any company among the FUGAZ.

👉I will put 30k into a money market mutual funds from any of this asset management companies (Emerging Africa Group FSDH Asset Management or Invest wisely – Stanbic IBTC Asset Management}

👉I will put 20k into an S&P 500 ETF like VOO

👉I will put 10k into a crypto coin like Solana or Ethereum

P.S: FUGAZ is an acronym for the tier 1 banks in Nigeria and is stands for (First Bank, UBA, GTB, Access, Zenith)

P.P.S: An S&P 500 ETF is an ETF that tracks the top 500 companies in the US.

P.P.P.S: This is not a financial advice!

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