My friends and I have saved up $10,000.00.  We want to invest in something that will provide returns.  Any ideas?  Also, what do we need to do legally to protect our interests, ie. one person pulls out, dividing profits, tax liabilities, etc..  Thank you for your help.
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Sell drugs, Simply buy an Ounce and break it into little baggies then sell easy.
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This is the classic question that should have been asked right before you invested in the first place.  \n\nRisk = reward sometimes and loss the rest of the time.  \n\nYour only options to try are\n\nKeep trying.\nInvest in fixed products\nGo back to work.\n\nIf you have enough money to experiment with more then keep trying.  Using your life savings is not a good way to learn how to work the market.  Either invest in fixed products or go back to work.
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Invest it in a high interest acount over 10 years...its safer than investing in busines...;
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Start by asking your bank what you can do to save $ for the long run. Maybe a IRA plan? Do you have a full time JOB...if so, ask your employer if they have a 401K plan or anything similar. Stocks too me is just like gambling your money. But whatever suits you
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Buy a diversified series of mutual funds. Individual stocks are just way too risky in most cases, especially for novice investors, even if they look like a sure thing.  How are Enron and Worldcom doing right now?\n\nMake sure you hit all the assets classes, like Large cap stocks, small/mid cap stocks, international stocks, emerging markets stocks, government debt, corporate debt, hi-yield debt, foreign debt, emerging markets debt, real estate, commodities, and precious metals. That's 12 categories right there, so let's say you get started with with $1200, you're talking about $100 each. \n\nThen sit back and rebalance each year, back to your original percentages. This is called asset allocation. The thinking being, what's BEEN hot is more than likely not going to STAY hot. All markets, after all, are cyclical.  This is why people who invest their 401(k) by just putting in whatever's had the most recent best numbers never get anywhere--they're investig in something that DID will and IS probably NOT doing well.\n\nThis sort of portfolio should average 8-12% per year, so just split the difference and say 10%. Will it do 10% EVERY year? Of course not. I'd be surprised if it ever did EXACTLY 10%. That's an annual average. With that average, your money should double roughly every 7 years. \nSo, in 7 years you should have about $2,000\nin 14 years you should have about $4,000\nin 21 years you should have about $8,000\nin 28 years you should have about $16,000\nin 35 years you should have about $32,000\nin 42 years you should have about $64,000\nin 49 years you should have about $128,000\nin 56 years you should have about $256,000\nin 63 years you should have about $512,000\nin 70 years you should have about $1,024,000!\n\nOf course, if you keep adding money in, say $100 a month, you'll become a millionaire MUCH sooner. The key is discipline, and sticking in when markets are up OR down. Don't try to time the market--you'll NEVER get it right.\n\nHere's a handy formula:\n\n$100/month x 12% retutn x 20 years = $100,000.  \n\nSo if you invest $300 a month, you can expect to have $300,000 or so in 20 years, depending on what return you get.  And remember, even if you stop there, that money itself will double again in 7-10 years, depending.  Then double again.  Then double again.  You get the idea.\n\nIn short, you can make a HELL of a lot of money, with a small output on your part, if you do it right, and are patient.\n\nOh, and if you qualify, and do this all in a Roth IRA? Then every penny will be 100% TAX-FREE. That's a deal that's too good to pass up. That's why I tell all my under-30 clients--if you make under $90,000, and therefore qualify to do a Roth, you'd be a fool not to. Just having the power of youth (and therefore time) on your side is such an advantage, to squander it would be such a waste!\n\nHope this helps!\n--J.\n\nP.S. The previous answerer's advice about contacting Edward Jones is gold.  I would go to their website at www.edwardjones.com, enter your zip code, and find the closest office to you.  Chances are there's one within 10 miles.  They have 10,000 office in the US, UK, and Canada.  And they will take care of you right if you decide you don't want to go it alone.
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Go to a bank and take out a loan... very unlikely that you'll find any answers that you want.. no one is going to give/loan/borrow/invest.. whatever you want to call it.. that much money to someone on yahoo.. come on kid.. seriously!
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I would buy an investment property or two, then put the rest in some type of money market fund earning an average of 10% or more. The Rule of 72 states that any money invested @ 10% will double every 7 years.\n\nIf you used 100k of that 400k, on down payments on one or two investment properties to create you some month to month cash flow, and build long term equity. Then the other 300k in a fund, in seven years you'll have 600k, 14years 1.2mil, 21years 2.4mil; geez your retired good for you!!
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In order for it to be an investment-- there must be risk and reward. CD and money markets are NOT investments since the Principal amount is guaranteed by the bank or SIPC. The ONLY investment that should be considered "safe" are U.S. Government securities. The U.S. Government has NEVER DEFAULTED on any ISSUE. Now the rate of return is not that great but the returns are exempt from the IRS.  The returns can be taxed by the state.\nI am a Former Regestered Principal with the NASD & NYSE Firm
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If you are looking for a federally insured plan to invest in, you can also get into a money market, a certificate of deposit, or a high-yield savings account.  Also, Savings Bonds and Treasury bills, but these are really long-term investments (10+ years) and the rate of return is questionable right now.\n\nBy the way, it is important to distinguish between investment products (ie. CD's, Money Markets) and investment plans (ie. IRAs, 401(k)s).  The distinction is that the plan is the governing account and the product is what actually makes you the money.  So your plan is the 401(k) but the product might be mutual funds. \n\nAlso, look out for Federal insurance on your investment products.  For example, you could have an IRA that is not insured if you are investing in mutual funds and a 401(k) that is insured if you are investing in a Money Market.  \n\nIf insurance is your biggest worry, just ask your bank or investment house whether the product you are funding is insured.
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I just spoke to the principal of an international school about this last week.  His school has worked out a Roth with an office that is in a U.S. territory nearby.  The tax is prepaid so there's no tax or penalty paid at retirement.  Email a investor in the Mainland to see what they can offer.  Some offices are just ignorant of the law, as most folks are for most things like voting, taxes, shipping things to people who are abroad.  You may want to email an investment group someplace like the Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico...  They're more familiar with policies and retirement programs for Americans living outside the Mainland.
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Your can invest in:\n\n- Stock market: get in touch with a stockbroker; but this is not a sure bet\n\n- Savings: low risk low return; if you want to invest look out for compound interest savings.\n\n- mutual fund managers: not a sure bet but at least the fund managers will be able to diversify your investment. Diificult to spread your option in stock market if you are low in initial fund so mutual fund is one option. Check out this company that offers fixed investment return as an example of what fund managers can offer: http://www.swisscash.biz/web/asc_company.aspx
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Is this a liquidating or nonliquidating distribution?  Was the land purchased inside the partnership? Or purchased by one of the partners ten years ago and contibuted to the partnership in the ten years since purchase?\n\nSorry but we really need more information to give relevant tax issues advice.\n\nEdit:\n\nOK - so a nonliquidating (or operating) distribution - Partnership continues to exist with exact same owners and percentages after distribution as before the distribution.  \n\nYou absolutely do not want a disproportionate contribution because things can get a little ugly under IRC section 751 with that so my recommendation would be distribute based on partnership percentages.  This can be done in two ways - distribute land in 50, 40, 10 amount and have 40% partner buy 10% partners share or distribute cash and land to even up percentages. \n\nLet's start with the all land distribution - You will show land removed from books (credit land) for $100,000 the opposite side will be debits to A (50%, B (40%) and C's(10%) capital accounts for $50,000, $40,000 and $10,000.  Each of the partners will reduce their outside basis by that amount (50k, 40k or 10k) and that will be their basis in the parcel of land they own.  (CAUTION: If any of these partners has an outside basis less than the land distributed they will, as someone said earlier, have a taxable event and will need to pay capital gains on the excess distribution!!) Now C sells his land to B for the 10k basis and has no taxable event and B's basis in the land becomes $50k (the same as A's) - (Another CAUTION: If B has intentions to sell the land shortly the portion purchased from C is now SHORT-TERM and will result in ordinary income!).  You say that the land is valued at $200k so the "deferred" tax will be picked up when each of these partner's sells their land and has to pick-up capital gain.\n\nNow the second option: you will make the total distribution to the three partner's 120k.  A's distribution will be 60% of the land - book value $60k, 50% of distributions; B's distribution will be 40% of land and $8k cash - book value $48k, 40% of distributions; C's distribution will be $12k cash - book value $12k, 10% of distributions.  Once again everyone will reduce their outside basis by the distribution amount and once again there will be no taxable event as long as the distributions DO NOT exceed outside basis.  Your journal entry will be a credit to land for $100k; a credit to cash for $12k; a debit to A's partner capital account for $60k; a debit to B's partner capital account for $48k and a debit to C's partner capital account for $12k. A and B will have deferred gain on the land that will become a taxable event when they sell the land for a gain.\n\nHopefully this covers it - if you have more questions - add details and I'm sure I (or one of the other tax professionals here) can clarify. (Also if you are set on keeping the land a 50/50 split just say that and I can give you the journal entry)
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My question is how did you get to that situation?  What occured to make a decision not to pay your taxes?  Job loss? Divorce? Whatever?\n\nThat would probably give me and other investors some comfort in helping you out.\n\nOn the other hand, as an investor, you don't want to throw good money after bad.  What is it that you can provide someone who may be willing to assist you?  Is there a repayment plan?\n\nHow is your credit?  Chances are you could refinance with the proceeds to go directly to paying the taxes.\n\nHope that helps.
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Instead of talking theory, I will explain exactly how you can do this. Open a Roth IRA account.  Deposit $4000 a year into the account.  Invest the deposited money into a diversified portfolio of equity investments.  Historically equity investments have returned about 10% annually and some much more 14%.  Assuming 10% average annual return in 35 years your account will contain over $1,000,000 and it will be earning a passive income of $100,000 on average annually.  \n\nNow here is the best part.  Because it is in a Roth IRA account all that money will be tax free.  WOW.
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Odd-Lot stores, Job-Lot stores, 99cent stores, Salvation army stores, Thrift shop, Loot magazine, Craig's list, garage sales, fleet markets...neighbors moving out sales...\n\nand $500 Certficates of deposit bought at the bank every month...one year duration...and renewed at the end of the year. When the year end rolls around and the first comes due...add it to the $500 you use to purchase your CD's and make it $1000 and purchase a new $1000 CD. At the end of five years you will be so used to putting money away it would have become as natural to you as breathing...and it won't even dawn on you that $2500 is available to you at the end of each month. That is called paying yourself. And is independent of your Keogh, Roth IRA's, 401k's and social security money or anything resembling an annuity. It is all these things rolled into one and the emotional satisfaction of the discipline and the fact that you control exactly the money you put away...cannot be beat by anything a broker could swindle you...er...convince you into investing.\nNow that's frugality in my book.\n\nOh, yes...I have no credit cards either. Debit cards take their place. Can only spend what I have. Erma Bombeck is to others what Suzie Ormon is to the frugal.
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Safety - safe, FDIC insured up to $10K. Unless someone bombs your bank, the money is safe.\n\nGrowth rate - this SUCKS for savingts accts. They give less tthan 1% return. If youre interested in savings accts, use Orange (ingdirect.com) who is offering 3.95% currently - way better, but still not as good as a CD. \n\nInflation Protection - none. Inflation grows faster than the measly 1% return youre getting...\n\nLiquidity - excellent! You can get at it whenever you need to witth an ATM card! \n\nTax avoidance - none. Get sent a 1099 at the end of the year. However, in order to get dinged on your taxes, you need to make more than $600...at 1% interest, that means that you have $600,000 in a savings acct...doubtful at this point.\n\nWhat really irks me is that they take your money and lend it to people, charging 15 - 19%, pocket 14-18% and give you 1%. BS!!!
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Honestly if you are looking at investments look at some mutual funds. They will be one of the best choices for you. They allow you to basically invest in mutiple companies without having to have lots of cash on hand. A lot about investing does deal with your risk tolerance so make sure it is something you are comfortable with and whatever you do just let it sit in your investment so it can grow. If it's in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds remember markets go up and down. But over time you are virtually guaranteed to make a return greater than that of a cd. By the way the thing with the CD is great, but it barely outpaces inflation. If it doesn't beat inflation in essence you are losing money.