What's the best/most secure investment?
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Government Bonds 10 yr.
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Hi Tajinder. Go and read some of the articles on investing at http://www.hammocksurvivalguide.com/\nYou will find a lot of useful advice there. Make sure you know what you are doing before you part with your money. Remember that when somebody makes money through an investment. Somebody else usually loses it.
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High Yield Investment Program. 80% are scams. The only 20% which are real--which are also really fantastic ways to make money--are listed at http://www.goldrankings.com\n\nGood luck!
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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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Go to Vanguard.com, they have many good funds index and otherwise and you don't pay a fee to invest with them
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For the $10,000 you can't risk, you could buy a US Treasury Bill, they are pretty safe if low yielding.  For the other $1500 Gold is a possibility, even at the high price it's at now there is still a pretty good chance it will continue to climb, or you could try a Precious Metals or Commodity ETF if Gold itself is to risky for your taste.  Energy sector ETF's look good at the moment (at least to me).  Another way of thinking about this is what companies are producing things that China needs, and investing there.
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Fidelity Diversified International Fund.\n\nI've been doing VERY well with it.  The fast growth is going to be found overseas for the next 10 years or so, so put some money to work outside the US.  Keep yourself diversified, but if you're not overseas, this is a good choice.  [note, if you do lose money, I'm sorry but I will too]
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Probably your bank. They can usually open a secured credit card based on the amount in your savings account. It's also the safest bet for you, because it's a place where your money already is, and it's with a company you trust and already have a history with.
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You should know the fact that sometimes keeping '100%' cash is the best investment. So be-careful.\n\nTo learn about gold and commodities have a look at \nhttp://uscommoditiestrader.com
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People ask questions like this all the time, but the very nature of your question is not clear. What do you mean by "best investment"? You always have to consider risk/reward ratio. How much risk can you take? What are your goals in investing? How much can you afford to lose? There are no easy answers. You need to first clarify what your goals are and what kind of pain you can or cannot handle. Once you've done that, you need to find an investment that meets those parameters. No holy grails out there, my man. Good luck.
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None.  Use a debit card, save money, invest.
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If you want to be 100% safe long term bank deposits would be safest. Next best thing are bank bonds/certificates the Gov't Banks issue out.\n\nOf course, investing in anything else would introduce risks and possibly increased returns/losses.\n\nAny investment that probably promises me anything more than 5% with no risk would be highly questionable.
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To best grow your money you first need to establish the amount of risk your willing to take. Low risk, get into bonds or money market accounts and expect about 5-6% annually. Mutual funds will offer the full range from 5-20% on average, but the more gain means the more lost. For the most aggressive risk (and therefore gain) play in individual stocks, options or on forex (foreign exchange currency market).\n\nThe most important thing is to spread your money around, don't lump all your capital into one or two stocks, because your setting yourself up to take major losses. Educate yourself before jumping into anything. Investopedia.com is a good resource for that - just remember that they are supported by various brokers and agencies, so take recommendations lightly. They do, however, provide good solid information on the basics.
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There is not enough information to answer your question.\n\nHow much is a large lump sum?\nWhat is a good investment?\n\nThe highest return is always the highest risk \nThe minimal risk is always the lowest return (Goverment Bonds get you 4% a year with minimum risk)\n\nYou can start by opening a brokerage account at ameritrade.com\n\nDrop me a line if you need detailed information about investments in the stock market.
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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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Best Investment(s): Aquarius Platinum (AQP.L) - bought £5 worth last July via Halifax SHAREBUILDER (franchised from sharebuilder.com for the UK market)..... got as high as about 114% in profit before crashing back down to about 79% in profit.\nWOLFSON Microelectronics (WLF.L) - makes things like the sound chips used in the SONY PSP, XBOX360 + Video iPod. Stuck a tenner on them at the end of November '05. Currently +56.82% in profit, but that's only after they took a couple of big drops on Friday & Monday (28.00 on Monday).\n\nWorst Investment: Goshawk Insurance Holdings (GOS.L) - bought earlier this year as a bit of a dabble in "bottom fishing", appears they have de-listed. Bought 67.253522 in them for £5 (sharebuilder again)\n\nTinsley (Eliza) - TNL.L  Shares suspended since end of january due to company being put in administration (so much for making a huge profit on their low valued shares: 20.95123 for £5.\n\nD1 Oils (DOO.L) - one of my first investments early last year. The first I sold 'cos the value was going up & down like a prostitute's knickers on a good night. Was £5.12 in profit at the time, but only got 12p back after the commission fee was deducted.
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I've found Evergreen's Precious Metals Fund to be the one I use the most.  Franklin's Gold & Precious Metals Fund is good, too, but the Evergreen one was better numbers.\n\nA better question is why in the hell you'd want to put your money into precious metals right now.  I guess a nearly year-long run-up and prices at 25-year highs seems like buying signals to you.\n\nHint: Try buying quality investments when they are "on sale".  Not when the herd is moving towards them and pushing the prices beyond reasonable levels.