Looking for solid performing diversified market ideas to invest appr. $100K. Not for real estate or retirement funds. Any thoughts?
2007-04-27 06:39:21 · 13 answers · asked by REBECAA D 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
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2007-04-27 06:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by Karl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you are looking to put your money to work for about 3-5 years it sounds like. I would recommend taking all of it and putting it into a well diversified stock mutual fund... keeping it there over a year, you will have less of a tax burden by default then if you got the same returns on a CD (as long as your investment is domestic). You should consider an index fund like the S&P 500 VFINX or an even more diversified market fund like the VEXMX (top 1200 companies). You can expect a return between 6-10% and take your money whenever you want without penalties (unlike CD's that have specific maturity dates).
2007-04-27 06:59:37 · answer #2 · answered by DoorWay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diversify across the markets.
Go with Blue Chip stocks only that pay dividends like Apple which will explode in 2 months with the Ipod, invest in a REIT, GE, Wyeth, High yield Funds like JAHYX that pay 7% every month, DUK (energy).
Avoid fees and commisions, use an independent older trustworthy Financial Planner
2007-04-27 06:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not invest it into the stock market because of the weak economy right now even though the DOW is at it's highest point ever. You best bet right now is to invest it into a 1 year cd at you local bank, the interest alone will generate a couple of thousand dollars over the next year.
I would consider this the safest investment
2007-04-27 06:43:40 · answer #4 · answered by jack_daniels 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Slowly put it in over the next year or so into a diversified growth stock mutual fund......10K at a time and don't worry about the short term. 20 years from now, it should be much much higher!
2007-04-27 06:50:05 · answer #5 · answered by Dick Richards 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if u put in stock market for the longer term go with things like ge pfyzer merk coke pepsi not all at once average in and do not be afaraid to go in more so when the market is weak remember long term
2007-04-27 07:00:40 · answer #6 · answered by mars101_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil well service companies. Not ExxonMobil or Texaco. The companies that service the wells. There is only so much oil and China and India are starting to gobble it up.
2007-04-27 06:47:59 · answer #7 · answered by Hex92 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use www.economicinvest.com for help. Last month they gave me AIG, up about 5 since, and XOM, up about 6 since. They do great research and take a long term approach looking to identify value stocks. They are great.
2007-04-27 08:08:26 · answer #8 · answered by redfearn_jc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a page for finding a good good mutual fund to invest in:
http://www.best-stock-trading-systems.com/mutual_fund_ratings.html
2007-04-27 10:22:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd put some of it in the stock market.
2007-04-27 06:44:59 · answer #10 · answered by CWPig Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact your state or local government about purchasing tax lein certificates. Some states pay as much as 18%, and you collect that percent interest whether the person late on taxes pays it back in one month or one year... that's at least 18k a year of free passive income.
2007-04-27 06:44:20 · answer #11 · answered by chris m 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋