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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 08:08 AM Original message |
If you had a significant amount of money to invest, how would you invest it? |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. No risk tolerance... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Just what I was thinking. nt |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Good way to lock in losses. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. The trick is to protect your money... |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. I would call my cousin who knows about such things |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
4. But then this further begs the question... |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
31. The way we seem to be headed towards some serious |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. I would invest in gold or real estate. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. There is a problem with real estate right now... |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Exactly right. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
45. The risk is manageable if you understand the local market and are investing for 5-10 year periods. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. Real Estate actually isn't that risky...IF you do the right thing with it |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. Gold is one of the riskiest investments there is |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
6. At the moment? Under the mattress. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Not a bad idea!! n/t |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
9. cryogenics....or check out Weyland Yutani Corp. nt. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. It may be... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. well, Weyland Yutani is building better worlds. I think we... |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
14. Gold. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I tend to lean that way also.... |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Gold is a very high risk option |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Like any investment it depends on the conditions prevailing at the time |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Which proves how risky it is |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
15. Gold. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
16. If I had money to invest... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 02:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
47. that is a terrible suggestion for lack of risk tolerance and here is why |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I was asked what I would do. And that's what I would do. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. you were asked what to do if NO RISK TOLERANCE |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-17-07 01:59 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. The only risk you mentioned was health insurance. |
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Dragonbreathp9d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
18. land |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:06 AM Original message |
Land involves mortgages... |
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Dragonbreathp9d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
21. true, but I'd buy a lot of land out in Pecos, NM |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Now, there is a good reason to buy land... |
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Dragonbreathp9d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Yeah, I guess I should have clarified my original post |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
19. Boutique cheese |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
23. ammo |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Don't forget a stockpile of food too! |
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ejbrush (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
52. Smokes. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
25. sorry, forgot to add, this amount is significant to me, may not be for other people |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. If its over 20 bucks it's significant to me! n/t |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. If it is significant to you... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
29. REOs |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
32. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Now that is an appropriate response! |
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ZombieNixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. For once GrovelBot actually answered the question! |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. hey, i donated a couple months ago. |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
35. Long term or short term? |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
37. There is no such thing as a risk-free investment. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
38. lap dances |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
39. I would bring back hanging and go into rope |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
42. Scratch off lottery tickets. And then, I'd stand |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
43. Chocolate. /nt |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
46. for truly no risk tolerance here's what i would do |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
50. Pork Bellies |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-17-07 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
54. Radio Enigma! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-17-07 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
55. A Republican congressman |
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