Rebalancing your portfoliocan boost investment value.

(From Aberdeen Press & Journal)

Byline: ian.forsyth

Do you want to significantly boost the value of your investments without investing any extra?

Well, a little-process known in the financial-planning profession as 'rebalancing' could do just that.

Many people take out an investment plan and leave it to gather dust, however, it pays to keep your eye on the ball.

Over time, your portfolio can move hugely out of line with your tolerance to investment risk and goals, as the value of certain investments rise and fall.

Say you originally had 70% of a GBP100,000 portfolio in medium and high-risk asset classes, such as shares, …