I choose not to go through a financial adviser because he simply...

I choose not to go through a financial adviser because he simply isn't me, he has pre-conceived ideas and certain things he wants to push.

Plus I want to do this by myself, i'm doing an economics degree to get into investment banking, so going to a financial adviser isn't going to cut it in that world.

Plus all my bosses have lost money through financial advisers (got them to invest in the ABC Learning centres a couple of months before they went down), If I make mistakes id rather only have myself to blame. Rather than a financial adviser giving me advice or info that ends badly.

I do think travel and half of the money re-invested is good though!