Investing $5000 - Best to Maximize Return?

Question

I have about $5K i would like to invest. I am young in that i can take risk for a higher return. I would like to keep this money in for roughly a year. In that time i would like to maximize its return with the highest possible roi percent. What would be the best investment field i could take to achieve this...I have been thinkng ETFs or Mutual Funds (aggressive growth for either type) or maybe just play it safe somewhat and go with a mixed bag of some index with some growth in the portfolio...Any ideas?

Answer 1

There is an ETF, symbol NY, for the top 100 companies on the New York Stock Exchange, by market capitalization. If you want to go with those who made it big and still get bigger, then check it out.

The next biggest big thing is oil companies and ETFs that invest in them--providing that the new Congress doesn't pull some of the props out beneath them. When a company has x billion barrels of proven oil reserves or oil in the 'pipeline' of their production through distribution chain, then each time the price of oil rises, their worth rises. Again, taxes and wars tend to complicate the matter. While alternative energy sources will put a bit of a damper on them, many of the big oil companies are also big on alternative energy sources too (BP and Shell are excellent examples).

With the price of oil there is often a corresponding change in the price of gold, so that might be something to look at.

There are some new computing technologies coming and PS3 is but a trial balloon of one jointly engineered by IBM/Toshiba/Sony. Nanotech has been brewing some literally fantastic things, some of which are starting to surface.

Finally, consider the banks, with the economic problems they may not stay as rich as they were in 2006, but then again they might.

With ETFs, the cheapest of mutual funds, you buy losers along with gainers, but you can also look at the lists of their holdings. So ferret out the good ones from the garbage. Then with the list you've gathered, narrow it, then narrow it, then narrow it again to the four or five you feel most interested and comfortable with. There's thousands of companies out there and the big job is finding which few you want to bother with.

Answer 2

The best investment to maximize your returns is by far the Forex market. You can earn interest on 400 times your money, no other investment strategy allows for that. The only problem is that 95% of people lose their money within the first 60 days. However, I came across a program a few months back called FreedomRocks. It is a system that does 95% of the work for you while you still control your own money. I looked into some other Forex investment programs, but this was the only one that didn't charge $4,000 for their services, and really did 95% of the work. I found this out after testing the system for about a month on a free demo. After about a 38% return, I waited no longer. I invested the same amount your about to, $5,000, and by the end of December, one month; one week later, my account was up $2,950. Sounds too good to be true I know, but I have transaction statements to back that up. The best part is I had absolutely no prior trading experience. There is a product video at www.simple4xinvesting.com, and I would love to answer any questions anyone reading this may have. Please feel free to call me anytime as I love sharing this exciting and unique new program.

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Answer 3

The stock market is a lot more volatile than other types of investment. Which means that you will either make a lot of money or you will loose a lot of money by investing in the stock market. Some mutual funds are now over 40% down for the year. But this doesn't necessarily mean they won't go down even more and stay down for a long time. CD doesn't give you much income. But at least you can be sure that you will get all of your money back. It's not just the positive return on investment you need to consider, but also the risk of loosing you money. Which is negative return. The potential for a negative return is a lot less with CD's than it is with mutual funds.

Answer 4

Best Stocks For 2007 from what I like best first:

China Mobile (CHL). Growing earnings and gaining suscribers at a phenomenal clip. Stock will hit $60 before long. Has a nice 4% dividend yield to boot. Forward P/E of 17 makes this stock very attractive. Great play because you can buy an industry leader in one of the fastest-growing economies (China) on earth. Screaming buy.

Carnival Cruise (CCL). Cruises becoming more and more popular. Hurricane season just ended and stock was beaten down for no good reason. Earnings are growing. Stock is just plain cheap on a valuation basis.

Ebay (EBAY). An industry leader and great business. If you can grab it below $30, it's a good play. Watch out though, the stock is volitile.

Motorolla (MOT). You never really hear too much about this company, it sorta just glides right along. The gov't contracts it has makes it a ton of money and its phones are cool. It is just above it's 52-week low and seems too cheap right now. Earnings are growing.

I would also look into an oil play. The best one seems like ConocoPhillips (COP).



Happy New Year and Good Luck!!!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

With global warming becoming a bigger issue, I think alternative energy is a good place to invest. I like Energy Conversion Devices, ENER. They make solar panels and batteries for hybrid cars. Here is a link:

http://www.top10traders.com/ViewPost.aspx?postID=197

I really like Tower Tech, TWRT.ob. They make wind towers. Here is a link:

http://www.top10traders.com/ViewPost.aspx?postID=82

These links are from http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money. Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Have you considered trading currency in the Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX)?

It is a much better place to earn double digit returns than the stock market or mutual funds and most brokers dont charge any commissions per trade..

I am currently making about 20% ROI per month in forex using software I got from www.huttoinvestmentgroup.com.

They let you try it free for a month before you risk a cent of your own money to make sure it will work for you.

I have been trading about 7 months and lost it all in the first two months trying to do it on my own but after using the software to trade for me I have been steadily making money each month.

Try it out at http://www.huttoinvestmentgroup.com. Its free to try it so you dont have anything to lose.

There are lot of forex brokers out there to use. I recommend www.interbankfx.com since the software I am using to trade plugs right in to their charting package.

Answer 8

Some will say it's too high (they said that when I bought it as $298) it's now worth $498, buy Google Stock (GOOG) it will pass $500 this year. Their growth/earnings is outstanding.

I also like (LMT) Lockheed Martin, FedEx, is also a great company too (don't let there last earnings report scare you away) and (LVLT) Level 3 Communications.

Answer 9

Real estate is were you will find the best returns but that will take some education and reading. Read Robert Kawasaki's Rick Dad Poor Dad.

Answer 10

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