What to invest in...

[Smarty]

As a 20 year old with about 10k-15k laying around in the bank doing nothing, what are some nice investments I can get myself into? Real estate, stocks, mutual funds? I have plenty of free time in the next month to do some research, so if someone could point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it.

[Maulik]

you can invest in the S&P500 index, over the past century it has annulised returns of 10.5% or so.

Nothing over time is going to do so well.

[MoreWineII]

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[lozen]

DYN Dynergy NYSE will be at $10-$15 in 1 year

[moondogg]

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you can invest in the S&P500 index, over the past century it has annulised returns of 10.5% or so.

Nothing over time is going to do so well.

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Ditto ditto.

[MarkL444]

theres a stock market forum ya know

[GFunk911]

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you can invest in the S&P500 index, over the past century it has annulised returns of 10.5% or so.

Nothing over time is going to do so well that you are knowledgeable enough or ready to invest in

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I agree 100% with the person I quoted, just with my addition in bold. For somebody in their early 20s, an S&P index fund is the way to do (I recommend Vanguard, they have the lowest fees). Once you get experience and some more funds, you can look into stuff like real estate and other, more involved investments. 100% of my investments are in Vanguard S&P and near-S&P funds.

[PokerCat69]

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theres a stock market forum ya know

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I was about to say that.

[Maulik]

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you can invest in the S&P500 index, over the past century it has annulised returns of 10.5% or so.

Nothing over time is going to do so well that you are knowledgeable enough or ready to invest in

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I agree 100% with the person I quoted, just with my addition in bold. For somebody in their early 20s, an S&P index fund is the way to do (I recommend Vanguard, they have the lowest fees). Once you get experience and some more funds, you can look into stuff like real estate and other, more involved investments. 100% of my investments are in Vanguard S&P and near-S&P funds.

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I should have added what is in bold, but its done. Now in all likihood is not the best time to get involved in something that is already red hot; namely the real estate market, you're likely looking at a crash and burn scenario.

If you have 0 time or just want to make a better investment than most investment advisors & outperform 75% of all funds; S&P500.



S&P500 index fund via Vanguard

[edtost]

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theres a stock market forum ya know

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biggest bunch of idiots on 2+2, by far.