What is the best put, call buy combo that gives close to assured returns?
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My impression from my reading of the financial literature is that there is no combination that gives anywhere near assured returns.  Hedge funds try all sorts of combinations, but they have never hit on anything that is anywhere near a sure bet.  If you can figure out a combination that works, there are people who would like to invest millions of dollars in you.
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I've been quite successful with the Franklin Templeton family of funds. There are lots of\ndifferent funds to choose based on your risk tolerance.
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try Gartex group http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/GarTex/
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Purchase a stock with a high earnings yield (low P/E) and high return on capital.
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Your best bet is a no load mutual fund. But you need to be a little selective. I have run a yahoo screen of candidate mutual funds for you to consider. \n\nThe best results come with having a quarterly, some say monthly, investment plan--say add $100 to $200 quarterly. That way you average out the market swings buying less stock when the market is up and more when the market is down. \n\nNote: mutual funds have a year end distribution of realized gains. It is best to purchase right after the distribution because the price reflects the amount distributed.
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If you want a safe fund with high returns, try T Rowe Price's REIT Real estate fund TRREX. That's where I would go if I had some extra cash. Or a good solid Value fund like Vanguard Windsor II VWNFX.
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What you are hoping to capture by buying a calendar spread is the decay of the first expiring option relative to the decay of the second. Read "Options as a Strategic Investment".\n\nA short term option loses its time value faster than a longer term option. So, if the decay on the longer is a penny a day...and the decay on the shorter option is 1/8 a day...you are capturing 11 1/2cents per day and protecting yourself in case of a big market move. Is it a given that you'll make money??? Absolutely not. Every time you think that, think to yourself "there are a million other people out there that have thot about this for at least 25 years...chances are I am not thinking anything original" !
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Try Morningstar (MORN) and Ruth Christie (RUTH). Also, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and NYSE (I think it is NSE)
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One good choice would be to invest in a no-load mutual fund. I suggest either T.Rowe Price, Vanguard, or Fidelity.  Here are a couple of websites to help you choose a good performer.  Don't let an investment representative fool you into thinking he's worth the 5% or more commission he'll charge.  You can do your own homework, and probably get better results.  I know I do.  Good luck.  Don't be intimidated.\n\nhttp://screen.morningstar.com/fundsearch/FundRank.html http://biz.yahoo.com/p/top.html\nhttp://screen.morningstar.com/fundsearch/FundRank.html
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Money market.\n\nHighly liquid (you can draw on it whenever you want).\nNo penalties for withdrawal (like in CD or Money Market Funds)\nGood yield (you get about 4.50% at ING, which is only about a 60 basis point sacrifice for the liquidity you are looking for).\nNo risk (e.g. FDIC insured, no volatility in price)\n\nAddendum: Since liquidity is a huge part of what you need, laddering CDs is not a good idea since you are guaranteed to forfeit interest income that is greater than the yield pickup from investing in CDs compared to money market. Also, careful about money market funds - there is a penalty for withdrawing money early as Vanguard discourages "trading".  Also, I wouldn't do munis since you "only" have $100k.  Not to belittle this amount (as it is a sizeable amount), but it hints that you are not in a tax bracket high enough to make the lower yield in munis worthwhile.
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If you want to play it really safe invest in Series I Savings bonds which should do well, even under the the conditions described. If you are willing to take a little more risk in exchange for the possibility of higher returns, also consider International bonds, gold, silver, and timber REITS, which should also do well under these conditions. (For example, buy shares of American Century International bond fund, Central fund of Canada, and Rayonier, and Plum Creek.
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S&P 500 index, Australia index, and a small cap value iShare.\n\nHmm, I would have to ask why you wanted to be exposed to australia stocks in particular. Maybe you have a good reason. The other two are a good way to come out right about market returns.\n\nIf you want above market returns you will have to do something out of the ordinary. Read this book and see if its for you:\nhttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&isbn=0471733067
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Fidelity Investments homepage\nhttp://www.fidelity.com/
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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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Do not trade / invest anything below $5\n\nthis includes famous/infamous SUNW
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I'm not sure what put and call options are. Are they called something else?
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