Where you do put your money if you want a high rate of return?

[Atomic Playboy]

Wait until a popular animated film is due to be released on blu-ray. Go to your local Best Buy first thing in the morning and buy every copy they have for ~$20 a pop. Stand in front of the store and sell them for $22 to desperate parents who will gladly fork over an extra couple bucks above retail rather than drive across town with a screaming child. BAM, 10% profit.

 

[Red Squirrel]

The mortgage. Once that's paid off you'll have over a grand per month extra coming in. :awe:

 

[jpiniero]

Flooz

 

[Carson Dyle]

Stock market. Very heavily margined. Like Gramma always said: Go big or go home.

 

[WelshBloke]

https://manchesterfunds.com

Manchester funds offers 480% returns.

Sounds legit.

 

[SSSnail]

Does investing in a large Beanie Babies collection count anymore?

My little ponies collection is all the rage now.

 

[Timorous]

Rental property?

Example from my portfolio. Purchase price of £65,250 with a 75% ltv gives me a mortgage of £122 PCM, round it up to £200 PCM to cover maintenance + voids. Current rental amount is £475 PCM giving me £275 PCM pre tax profit. On a deposit + fees of £17,500 I am getting an annual return of 19.1% + growth on the property itself. The rent is also slightly lower than market value as one two doors down is renting at £495 PCM and is in slightly worse condition and does not have central heating.

Not 100% hands off but if you want to lower your margin a bit you can pay someone to manage it for you.

 

[Murloc]

nigerian ventures.

 

[TheVrolok]

What's wrong with mutual funds that get 7%?

 

[ponyo]

Russia banks are paying more than 10% interest. :sneaky:

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Sigh. This is why people should have to pass a test before investing. Start with this book. and go from there.

Thanks for the rec. Bought it.

 

[JMapleton]

If ATOT is the first place you ask this question, you shouldn't be involved in any sort of investing.

 

[brianmanahan]

rake, you should go to www.bogleheads.org and ask this question

it's the best site i have found for investing for the long term, bar none

 

[manimal]

in between titties and g strings.


anyone say that yet?

tldr thread

 

[Engineer]

Stock market. Very heavily margined. Like Gramma always said: Go big or go home.

I went big once and got sent home...with a boot up my ass (i.e. Margin kicked the living shit out of me and I've never been the same since).

 

[DaveSimmons]

You need to learn the 11 can't-miss house flipping strategies in my new book "Flippity Floppity Housies", only $19.95 at Amazon.com!

If you order today they'll include my profit investment DVD, "Stock, Drop and Roll" -- you'll be smothered in wealth!


More seriously, stock index mutual funds from Vanguard are a good choice. 9% is dreaming right now, but you can't get much safer for buy and hold long term investing than with an S&P 500 index fund.

 

[John Connor]

Become a U.S politician. President gets you free personal security.

 

[MrRamon]

Argentina. Look up ICBC bank.

 

[Rakehellion]

No one can answer the original questions?

 

[who?]

The mortgage. Once that's paid off you'll have over a grand per month extra coming in. :awe:

This is what the investment adviser told my mother when her investment land sold.

 

[Dari]

No one can answer the original questions?

Because it's fantasy. 9% return requires high risk. If you're dumb enough to seek such returns you could try Greek, Argentine, Russian bonds or other exotics. One thing's for sure, you won't find such returns easily in the US at this time. As for your other question, Google it. They're still around. Also, I thought you were poor.

 

[DaveSimmons]

No one can answer the original questions?

"You can't"


That said, stock index mutual funds. Vanguard offers good funds. S&P 500 and their Target <year> are both good choices.

 

[Lonyo]

No one can answer the original questions?

Venezuelan government bonds.
http://investmentwatchblog.com/chart-venezuela-2yr-government-bond-yield-approaching-45/

 

[biostud]

I did some investment with an investment company two years ago. I divided my investments in four different stock markets around the world. (US, DK, JPN and developing markets). I sold them this autumn to pay for down payment for an apartment. The US gave me ~40%, The Danish ~30%, The Japanse -10% and developing ~20%. So an overall return rate en two years round ~24%. I was lucky to be able to invest when the stock markets were rising and I divided my investment to sacrifice high returns rates for more safety. I chose to invest with the company because it had a low cost, had existed since the 60's and a former national bank director as chairman.

 

[Dari]

I did some investment with an investment company two years ago. I divided my investments in four different stock markets around the world. (US, DK, JPN and developing markets). I sold them this autumn to pay for down payment for an apartment. The US gave me ~40%, The Danish ~30%, The Japanse -10% and developing ~20%. So an overall return rate en two years round ~24%. I was lucky to be able to invest when the stock markets were rising and I divided my investment to sacrifice high returns rates for more safety. I chose to invest with the company because it had a low cost, had existed since the 60's and a former national bank director as chairman.

Those days are coming to an end. Qe3 is winding down and that means stock prices can no longer rely on cheap, bountiful money. They will have to be judged on their own merit.