I have 20k to invest ...

[dknightx]

I have about 20K I would like to invest in the stock market, however, I don't know what the best approach should be. I'm not looking for a stock that will get me 5% year over year. This is 20k that I am willing to lose taking high risk, high reward (well, hopefully more reward than risk). Any suggestions?

[Sniper]

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I have about 20K I would like to invest in the stock market, however, I don't know what the best approach should be. I'm not looking for a stock that will get me 5% year over year. This is 20k that I am willing to lose taking high risk, high reward (well, hopefully more reward than risk). Any suggestions?

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How much time are you willing to invest in managing the money?

[dknightx]

I have a lot of free time at work. Maybe 15-20 minutes of every hour.

[dknightx]

Anyone?

[cdxx]

i am assuming you are not asking for specific stocks, but a general approach.

read some stuff online. if you want, subscribe to some stock alerts from an "analyst". read their opinions, make a decision based on them. i can name a few websites for you, but i can't really recommend/guarantee you'll find what you are looking for.

[buffett]

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This is 20k that I am willing to lose taking high risk, high reward

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I think you should check out Rule Breaker investing at fool.com.

[dknightx]

The Rule Breaker subscription is $199 for the year. Is it worth it? I'm always a little weary of signing up for services with lofty claims, although I know the montley fool is pretty solid.

[Sniper]

You might do some research into swing trading!

Start with The Master Swing Trader by Alan Farley.

[galahad_187]

2 weeks ago i would have highly recommended blockbuster (bbi) after going to blockbuster one day i thought 'man, they've cut costs' so i did some research and mentally baught 2k at 3.51 - atm it's a 24ish% increase [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] may be too alte to hop on though.

don't listen to me i'm stupid.

[Bosox]

If you're lazy like me, check out one of the pie charts investments sites have and go for the most aggressive one then put your money into solid looking mutual funds with the required criteria (like US equity small/mid cap and International small/mid caps). Use your 15 minutes an hour to play snood.