what would be considered a good return on an investment of 50G with pay out in 20 years...10%, 15?
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If by "payout" you mean receiving nothing before 20 years then I wouldn't go for it at all.
171884
There is not enough information in your question to determine what it is you are trying to find out.\n\nDo you mean to get your $30 back? If it is a dividend of $3 once a year then you would get your money back after ten years.
100636
It is a "fund-of-funds" set up to own 80% stocks and 20% bonds.  That allocation is more diversified than most funds out there, and diversification in long term investing is generally a good thing.  That said, if you are young and not risk-averse, you could invest in more aggressive funds, namely more stock funds, small cap, mid cap, and international funds, and probably do better than this fund will LONG TERM.\n\nTalk to a financial advisor you trust.\n\nGood luck!
658613
There isn't one.  Any investment promising that kind of return is either lying or so risky that you are much more likely to turn your $1000 into $1.50.  You don't get something for nothing.
552673
short term ? nobody knows.\nlong term ? maybe 8% to 10% / year.
776810
Excellent question that is sure to get a wide variety of answers.\n\nPersonally, I'd take the loss and use the $3000 against other income.  This will lower your AGI and your taxable income...both are usually good things.  Lower your tax burden now.  Use the windfall to purchase more of the mutual fund.  If you are happy with the fund, why sell it?\n\nThe federal government taxes LTCG at 15%...CA taxes all gains the same.  If you don't sell the mutual fund, you save 28% + 9% x $3000 or $1110 in taxes for two years straight.  If you sell the mutual fund now, you will lose out on that windfall.  If you sell the mutual fund 5 years from now, the extra tax burdon will be 15% + 9% x $3000 = $720 ... a net gain of $390.  Not only that, but you will be able to make interest off the government's $720 for five years before having to pay it back AND you won't be out the 1% sales expense.\n\nIn general, it is best to offset short-term capital gains with losses, but try to not offset long-term capital gains.  A better way to say this may be to say never use long-term gains to offset any capital loss.  Take the loss, lower your income, and enjoy the tax break.\n\nOne big caveot is you never know what Congress will do with tax rates, especially capital gains.  A shift to a Democratic congress may cause the LTCG rate to go back to 20%.  Even at 20% this type of tax planning makes sense, but the benefit drops considerably.
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Disregard that last well meaning answer.  There are two parts to your question.  The first is where are some greate ways to invest money.  The second is to see a good return in a couple of years.  The second constrains the first.\n\nThe problem is that equity mutual funds (of which Vanguard is a great provider) are really decade or longer investments.  The market is very high right now in absolute terms.  The odds of making a great return in a few years is pretty low.  About the only thing that can give you a good return in a few years with any margin of safety is a certificate of deposit.\n\nI did a search on bankrate monitor.  The two best rates are at AMTrust in Cleveland, Ohio, with a yield of 5.00% for a two year investment.  A $1000 investment would yield a total value of $1102.50 ignoring taxes at maturity.  Slightly lower, Pacific Mercantile Bank is offering a yield of 4.92% per year in Costa Mesa, California.\n\nIf you wanted a one year CD, Corus Bank in Chicago is offering a 4.94% annual yield for its one year CD.\n\nIf you lift the constraint of a year or two to a more indefinite horizon and would include equity mutual funds.  I would recommend the following funds, Mutual Financial Services Z (symbol TEFAX) only warning is that it is very globally diversified, Fairholme (FAIRX), American Century Value Inv (ACTIX), BB&T Large Company Val I(BBISX).  You can buy these from discount brokers.  In BB&T's case, you can go into their branch and purchase it.  TD Waterhouse is reasonable in terms of purchase costs and you may be able to purchase directly from the funds.  Check each out online to see if they offer direct purchase. \n\nThey take different risks, but you should avoid too much grief in any of them and over time you should do reasonably well.  A combination of them might be in your interest if your time frame is long.  You should presume you will not do well in the next few years however.
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I am interested in investing in it what is the returns to be expected out of it. What is the investment likely to be
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No more than 35% of your gross salary.\nAnd since your asking, you should save and invest no less than 10% of your gross salary (have is deducted directly from your check and deposited right to your investment account like a payroll deduction so you are not tempted to spend it).
942958
Invest it and draw out 1% less then you return is. At a return of 8% that would be an extra $ 70.000.- a year. That's not to shabby.
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40% is good especially for having done it yourself. If I were you, I'd close all the accounts and take this deal. It sounds really good if it's at a level you can afford.
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YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING !!!   No one should have more than 5 % of their total investments in any one stock.   If you purchased it at $ .50 (total investment = $ 5,000 ), wait til it hits $ 1.00 and then sell off half.  You now have all of your investment back and no matter what happens,  you are safe.  If it goes to $2.00,  sell off another half.    Then just sit back and hope that it goes to $ 10 and splits.  In a few years, you could have 10,000 shares worth $ 100,000 but, in the meantime, you have had no sleepless nights worrying about it.
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With £30,000 to invest you have to add some work or knowledge and then you can make money. An on line business would probably be a good idea. But put some money in to a savings account and some in to the on line business. maybe £20,000 in a savings account at 5% bringing you in £1,000 per year and £10,000 in to an on line business that is riskier. You have to take a risk, but a calculated and educated risk if you want to be rich.
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What you do depends a lot on what kind of person you are.  If you have a lot of self-control and self-discipline, take it all now and invest it, living off what it generates.  If it's a large enough amount, it can form the foundation for enough growth to keep you in comfort for the rest of your life if you invest propersly.  If it were me, that's what I'd do.\n\nIf, on the other hand, you're likely to spend it all as soon as you get it, take the sum over time, so you'll always have some money coming to you.  It's not a very good solution though.  Your annual payment in 50 years is going to seem a lot smaller than the one you'd get today.  Inflation would just eat away its buying power.
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it depends on the $ return!\n\nchavatshimshon>yahoo>co>uk
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Here is one aggressive asset allocation that I would suggest:\n15% large-cap\n15% mid-cap\n15% small-cap\n10% international\n10% special sector (e.g., healthcare)\n10% fix income (e.g., bonds)\n10% cash \n\nHere is what I recently read: "The smartest investors concentrate on what makes a difference: asset allocation." Therefore, no matter how aggressive you are, you should get your asset allocation right and keeping your costs as low as possible.
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I think it is not a good idea to buy stock in a single company.  Investing in many companies through mutual funds is less risky.\n\nAsset allocation is the most important investment decision you will make.  How you divide your investments among stocks, bonds, and cash (money markets, etc.) will determine most of the returns you receive.  So long as you maintain a mix of investments, the particular stocks, bonds, and cash instruments in which you invest are of secondary importance.\n\nIf it will be more than 5 to 10 years until you use the money, you ought to have very high risk investments; 80% stocks and 20% bonds is appropriate.  If you are within 5 years (10 years if you are very risk-averse) of using your money, gradually switch from 80-20 to 60% stocks, 20% bonds, and 20% cash.  So, when you begin to draw down your investments, such as at the beginning of retirement, you should be at the 60-20-20 allocation.  Gradually change to 10-80-10 within 10 years.  One-fourth of your stocks should be international funds, so long as you have enough in stocks to maintain the minimum balance required for an international fund.\n\nTo summarize:\nMore than 5 or 10 years from using money: 80% stocks, 20% bonds.\nAt 5 or 10 years away, gradually change to: 60% stocks, 20% bonds, 20% cash.\nAs you begin drawing down (early retirement): 60-20-20.\nOver ten years of retirement gradually change to: 10-80-10.\n\nI'm a big believer in index funds.  A mix of index funds beats 3/4 of managed mutual funds.  I think it is really advisable to read up on the "couch potato portfolio" and the "coffee house portfolio."  Scott Burns discusses these at his web site (free registration).  You can search Google.  They are simple mixes of index funds that only require rebalancing once a year.\n\nRead "Bogle on Mutual Funds."  It shows why index fund investing is the way to go.