what is the best investment?
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Charity … you’ll get the best ROI by God
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The only "risk free" investment is Treasury bonds.\nTime shares are not nvestments.
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invest in real estate the best returns for your money and the safest way to encash it when you are in need
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If you just want to invest and have no input i'd put most into cash management and get say 6.5% interest (very low risk). I would also put some into shares ie. banks or strong companies that are low risk.\n\nIf this is a lot to you, you dont want to risk it....
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The first poster is correct. Bonds (or Treasury Bills, T-Bills) are the safest investment. They are considered risk free, and they're currently paying in the high 4-5% range.\n\nHowever, you can get a better return for just a slight increase in risk... you don't need to be entirely conservative.
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CD is well known to be the safest investing instrument, but it's safe only if US dollar (or whatever your currency is) doesn't crash. However, given the current trend in US dollar, I am not too optimistic about that.\n\nAll other investment vehicles have varying degree of risk. If you have never invested before, I don't recommend any but suggest that you should spend at least a year to learn about investing before actually doing it. You can begin by reading books and articles from the www.richdad.com and www.investopedia.com. \n\nAnother thing I would like you to understand - If you don't accept any risk, why should you be awarded with any gain? The real idea about investing isn't to avoid risk, but to take limited, calculated risk for potential gain that's (very) likely to be at least a few times more than what you risk. To do that, educating yourself is of primary importance. If you can't accept any risk, or want not to spend time on learning how to, you should not invest.
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"None of the above."\n\nThe best real estate to invest is in your own country, particularly if you live in the US. \n\nThe cost of ANY legal action between countries is way too high and 'predictability' is a function of your resources.\n\nIf you're looking for "return on investment", stay close to home. If you're looking for and investment that also doubles as a vacation spot, then focus on where you would want to spend your time. Either way, you'll do fine.\n\nGood investments exist everywhere, you just need the resources to identify them!\n\nGood luck!\n\nTrevor
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The best advice I can give you is to consult with a financial professional.  He can do a risk profile on you and help work with you to invest your money in a way that best suits your needs.
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What is the purpose of the investment?\nHow long before you need to take withdrawals?\nWhat is your risk tolerance?\n\nI can help you with more info, but if you are just looking for a simple investment I would pick a balanced fund. A personal favorite of mine is American Funds: American Balanced Fund. It is very consistent as are all of their funds.
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It depends on how much risk you want and how much you are hoping to gain. \n\nThe safest would be CDs. Check ingdirect.com, Their 18 month CDs are yielding about 4.5%\nhttp://home.ingdirect.com/products/products.asp?s=OrangeCD\n\nIf you are willing to take some risk you can invest it in mutual funds or even stocks. Investing in the market is more risky but can provide greater returns.
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It depends on how risky you want to be.  Do you feel confident about your ability to play the stock market?  If so you could take a chunk and invest it there.  If you are more conservative then I would suggest an ING account or a CD with the highest return of investment.  Usually a 12 month CD will carry a higher return but you cannot access this money easily without paying a penalty.  So if you want a good return with access to your money either a money market or an ING account would probably work best.  Happy investing!
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It depends on how long you plan to have you money lock by the investment. \n\n(1) For long-term, I would suggest bonds. In the past, bonds offer better rate for long-term. (However, this is not true recently.)\n(2) For short-term, CD is easier to liquidate (or the penalty of getting out of it could be smaller).
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The best way for you to invest depends on a lot of things.\n\nFirst, if you don't have an emergency fund worth 3-6 months of expenses, establish one first, maybe in a money market fund so you can get at it in an emergency. It won't pay back much, but it's better than having to borrow money in an emergency and getting into debt because your money is locked up.  Nor do you want to sell your investments during a temporary downturn to pay for something like a new roof.  Then you'll have lost that money permanently.\n\nNext, if you haven't done the 401(k) thing and the IRA thing, do it. Tax-free or taxed deferred savings are good.\n\nFinally, if you've already done all those things and still have $400K left to invest, there's still more stuff to think about. Long term, stocks will grow faster than anything else, but can be very risky short term. They're a terrific investment if you're young and have a long time line. If you're older, you have to think more about safer investments, because you don't have as much time to recover from a downturn in the market.\n\nAnyway, there is no "best" way to invest a sum of money. What's best depends on a lot of different circumstances. If you really want a good investment, go buy a book on investing so you can decide what makes sense for you. Sure, you could give your money to a financial advisor but how do you know he's not just in it for the fees and commissions he charges you? How do you know his advice is any good? You need at least a foundation so you can make an informed decision. Personally, I like "The Only Investing Guide You'll Ever Need" by Andrew Tobias. It'll give you the basics. Good luck.
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I generally find that Fortune magazine and Investor's have good advice.  There are so many funds to choose from that you really need to spend some time reading about them.
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now a days best investment for an n r i is buying land only.\nbut u have to buy secured land only
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work, save and invest.  if you want money go to where the money is.
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Blimey...there is certainly more to you that meets the eye isn't there Mr Raidehz??!! Am completely ignorant on all things business/stock etc...so have to compliment you as I'm sure its all pukka..what you says sounds completely confident and from someone who really knows his stuff...\nSo - a question for you: If I had @ £10,000 to invest, what is the best thing for me to invest it in right now to virtually guarantee good payback within a relatively short timespan......?