What would you invest in?

jacobsmama wrote: I am wondering what you guys would do...


I may have a great oppertunity to invest 1K-10K in a business to make big bucks.

I am so not sure what to do and time is off the essense.


I do Passion Parties full time and I am a Nurse. I am not wanting to quit that at all BUT I do want to do something that is going to bring me money quicker.


So I have been researching online but am really having a hard time...

it can be anything from a website to a product to a store..


What would you do?

cameragirl21 replied: follow your bliss. I'm serious. This is going to be a rough economy for a while and if you have the bucks to invest in a product that you believe will sell in this economy then I say go for it. Just be sure when you follow your bliss to also follow your gut, it rarely leads you in the wrong direction if you truly listen.

msoulz replied: Invest only what you can affort to lose.

Yes, I know it sounds glass-half-empty, but especially in this economy, things seem to go south quickly. This especially concerns me if you are being pressured.

I hope whatever you decide it works out better than you imagined!!

jacobsmama replied: I'm not the one investing the money, so I dont plan to lose it LOL.

So besides the sucky economy what would you invest in?

msoulz replied:
I am hoarding my cash right now, not investing in anything in the event we have a job loss. But I am a conservative (bet you already figured that out!)

jacobsmama replied:
LOL no worrries.


Lets say you DID have an extra bunch of CASH what would you do????

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Hypothetically speaking, I would invest in a website.

lovemy2 replied: Hypothetically speaking I would invest in the underside of my mattress -

Although they just opened a Young Chef's Academy here in my Town - it looks cool and Olivia can't wait to go

That's a tough question I am not sure I would take the risk right now even if it wasn't my money to lose - I wouldn't want to put the time and effort into something that could flop for reasons beyond my control

msoulz replied:
Anxiety medication - there's a lot of scared people out there!

Real estate because prices NEVER decline!!

GM, Ford and Chrysler . . . . . . heck, the way they are going we could all pull the change from our pockets and pick up a decent amount of shares. Scary for we Detroiters . . . but I digress . . .

The funeral industry 'cause we're all gonna need it some day.

Seriously, I would be tempted to invest in some kind of property, but not a flip kind of thing, something that I would plan to hold for many years. Probably just land, not a rental. Something that I may want to use later in life or let someone like my parents use, or maybe sell off when I'm old & grey (or older and more grey I should say).

But I am no financial genius, that's for sure, just a simple cheapskate who likes to eat and have a roof over her head.

jcc64 replied: You're gonna think I'm completely nuts when I say this, but I'd invest in the stock market. There is some serious money to be made- it's bargain-basement season. Of course, you have to be selective, but the market will eventually recover. Maybe not for a few years, but it will come back, and if you are holding the right stocks when it does, you can do very, very well. I'm not the one to tell you which are the companies- maybe find a financial planner. But my dh works for an investment firm, and this is what smart people with money do.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Jeanne you are right. It's totally the time to buy stock. The right stock, of course. Buy low, sell high. I'd say it's pretty "low" right now.

MommyToAshley replied: I agree with Jeanne as far as the stock market. There are some daytraders that made a ton of bucks yesterday. There's some money to be made long term in the stock market too. But, there are going to be some valleys and peaks... I am not sure we have hit the bottom yet even with the rally yesterday.

But, I'd buy real estate. I think it is less risky. There's some money to be made in real estate as there are some really good prices out there right now. The real estate market will bounce back and someone is going to make some money -- I'm sure Trump is in the buying market right now. I wish I were a first time homebuyer right now. My dream house is on the market right now for about $55,000 less than it's true value. If I thought we could sell our house, I would consider buying and moving in a heartbeat.

lisar replied: I would invest in Land. Cause one day that land is gona be worth alot more than I would pay for it in this economy.

luvmykids replied:
This is exactly what I was going to say. NOW is the time to buy, not after the market recovers. Jim Jubak on MSN has a weekly column and his picks have faired pretty well. We're trying to scrape up some cash right now just for this reason.

Kaitlin'smom replied: stocks, property, gold and silver.

my2girls replied: The question would be....would you buy this investment EVEN if it wasn't lean times??

Would you invest in the stock market, buy a house or buy gold/silver anyway?

Do not do something just because its on "sale", do it because it would be something you would want to do anyway.

momofone replied: if it is a sure thing do it. if you have any doubts about the investment don't do it. play it safe.

jem0622 replied: Consumer spending is not healthy right now, so I would say it is too risky. You are better off taking that money and buying the stocks that dropped in price. It will yield dividends to you for many years to come, and you can take those dividends and reinvest.

I have an ex-coworker who did a lot of research. There were only a few businesses that would yield a good profit. A couple include an UPS store, and Aamco. Sounds crazy, but they are stable businesses and yield better ROI.

jacobsmama replied: Wow!! Thanks for all the great advice...I am still choosing what I want to do LOL

moped replied:
I was going to say the same thing!

MoonMama replied: I have know idea, so I'm no help sorry. But good luck! We just bought Brae some shares in Disney though.

DVFlyer replied: For those who say invest in the stock market - it should be required to say exactly in what stocks the money should go.

It's like replying to someone in a foreign country who asks where they should go on vacation by saying that they should "Go to the USA".... uh... where exactly in the US should they go? It's a big place. And there are some not so nice places.

I've heard energy and battery companies would be good investments, but when pressed, the people who suggest that have no idea what companies in those categories would be good bets.

As I write this, the DOW is down 341 points. You can thank the traders who made a fortune during (causing?) the 900pt run up for selling all of their gains and driving the market back down.

But I digress....

To the OP- you should gamble (I'm starting to call "investing" what it really is) the money in what you think you would enjoy doing. No one has a crystal ball and everyone is just guessing. i.e. past performance is not a guarantee of future gains....

msoulz replied:

You are so right sir!! There's a self-fulfilling prophecy going on . . .

Sorry, I digressed too . . .

Kentuckychick replied: I read this the other day and thought it was awesome --

"If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago, you would have $49 left. With Fannie Mae, you would have $2.50 left. With AIG, you would have less than $15 left. BUT, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drunk all the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling refund... you would have $214 cash."

Yep... so based upon all that...

I'm off to invest in some beer!
If nothing else, I can drink the worries away

MommyToAshley replied:

DVFlyer replied: I forgot to add, another thing I heard that might be a good investment is banks.

Right now most all stocks are down.... including banks (guessing... haven't confirmed). But the government is pouring money into the banking system to open up the credit markets to allow banks to start lending money again.

If banks start lending money, they will become stronger and therefore more valuable.... so their stock price might go up.

Roll the dice........