What is the best way to invest money to get a high return in the shortest amount of time possible, not stock ?
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Invest in real estate by finding a house that's undervalued then renting or selling it.  Or you could refinance it.  Call Dexter at premiere mortgage funding at (937)264-9730 He can help just about anybody make money.
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Study and learn and research for three to six months before you spend a dime.  Investing is not a get rich quick scheme. The sites below offer many getting started. Also look for fantasy stock market games where you can pick stocks for fun and watch how they do. You can see a list of those at http://www.google.com/Top/Business/Investing/Games/
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3 years or less I would have to say a CD or ING Direct.  That is not enough time for a mutual fund.
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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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BUY SOME OF THE TOP PERFORMING FUNDS. THEY ARE LESS RISKY THAN STOCKS.
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At 23, time is your best friend (hooray compound interest).  Your best bet is to (if you haven't already,) open up and max out your Roth IRA.  This allows you to allow that compounding to work in a tax-free manner after you deposit. See what a difference that can make here: http://www.dinkytown.net/java/RothIRA.html\n\nIf you work for a company that provides matching funds for your 401(k) or similar retirement account, be sure to get the maximum match - it's free money! (that has to come from your income, but you can use your $10K to buffer your cost of living while you max your contributions).\n\nNote, it'll depend both on your capital gains, and the tax efficiency of your investments, but when I ran the numbers for myself, I found that I was much better off using my 401(k) for investment even though I plan on early withdrawal: http://randomfoo.net/blog/id/4087\n\n(Over a longer time-horizon, the tax efficiency is going to make a huge difference, plus you can also drastically rebalance with near impunity, tax free)\n\nRegardless of the type of account you put your money in, you still have to decide what you're going to invest in.  There aren't guaranteed returns, but for your goals (growth until eventual financial independence, yes?) you're best bet is probably a good index mutual fund. (You'll want to do your own research on this - although index funds are by definition 'average' they tend to provide total returns (after expenses) that beat the vast majority of mutual funds.  Here's one article to help you get started on why that's the case: http://www.fool.com/mutualfunds/indexfunds/indexfunds01.htm\n\nYour best course of action as you save towards financial independence is to continue investing (dollar cost averaging) and to diversify as your capital grows (bonds, international, REITs, metals) and to try to keep an eye towards what your goals are.  A good book on the subject matter is "You Money Or Your Life" by Domniguez and Robin, which talks less about investing (they suggest an extremely conservative approach), but more about a good basic mindset/framework for thinking about money.\n\nIf your goal is early retirement (reaching the point where you can live off your investments) you may also want to take a look at FIRECalc, an interesting early retirement calculator: http://fireseeker.com/ and the related Early Retirement forums (lurking and reading the archives is a good way to dip a toe in the water, so to speak): http://early-retirement.org/forums/
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Hi well you can try mutual funds. Especially if you dont have the time to track them and do the research.\n\nGood Luck\n\nPedro
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Invest $500 a month in a diversified stock mutual fund (I like Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund). Wait ~30 years and you will have around a million dollars. Most people would hedge their bets by putting some money in bonds, in which case it will take longer. This assumes you have the stomach to handle the volatility of the stock market.
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investing your money. You can do that 10 dollars at a time. Contact Scottrade or ETrade for starters.
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Invest,\nReal Estate, Stocks
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go to an Investment advisor and talk with then on what to invest your money in to get the best return.
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The quicker you want your money to grow, the more risk you have of losing it. \n\nThree reasonable choices\n1) Open a savings account\n2) Buy a 1 year CD\n3) Read and learn about the Stock Market and then start Investing in what you know such as Coke, McDonalds, or Microsoft.
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You may want to take a class on investing at a college.\nNot one of those fly by night things.\n\nAny ways you can buy stock directly from a company on a dividend reinvestment plan.
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You can open a share builder account. I can't tell you which stocks to buy, that would make me your broker.\n\nYou can also learn to trade options, which can also make you alot of money in a short amount of time.
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Without a time investment, it's difficult to find a reliable form of extra income.\n\nIf you have savings that aren't tied up, you could place them into short term certificates of deposit or bonds.  The interest from these can provide reliable and safe income, with a minimal of time spent.  As well, both of these are quite safe.\n\nA slightly riskier idea is to invest in a mutual fund.  They tend to earn better, although there is a potential for actual loss.\n\nWithout savings, I'm really at a loss for increased income without investing time.
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It depends on how long you can leave your money invested. The higher the returns you seek, the more risk of short term losses you are going to need to accept. If you do not have a long time to stay invested you need to pick more conservative investments. Over the long term, the highest returns are earned by stocks, with small company stocks edging out larger company stocks. Bonds will typically give you lower rates of return than stocks, but less unpredictability. CD's and money markets are at the low end return-wise, but have virtually no chance to losing value.\n\nSeek the advice of a financial planner. Have him/her help you complete a Risk Tolerance Analysis. The results of this analysis will guide you to the proper mix of assets for your particular savings goal.
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Unless you already have $5mil, wake up and stop dreaming. Stock investing for a 1 year time frame is inappropriate. You stand a substantial chance of ending up with less at the end of 1 year. For that short of a time frame, CD's, money markets and conservative bond investments are more appropriate, but the prevailing rates are low and you would need to start with$4.8 mil or so to reasonably have a chance to reach your goal.