If it is "growth" money, that you don't need for 5 years, and can afford to maybe lose, I think the market is not a bad bet (but using some wrapped package, not individual stocks, since there is no guarantee any longer that even a blue chip will be in business in 5 years, let alone worth more.)
The other thing I have been looking at are those systems that hook up small investors with small borrowers. They have a very high repayment rate, and a good profit margin. and with the tight market for bank loans, lots of people are in need. But, truthfully, right now my $5K is going to buy a new trailer for my campground spot. Lots of very cheap used Park Models for sale in this market, in great shape. I am looking at some 2-3 year old trailers, bought for 55K+, in the $3-5K range. Last year, they were $20-25K. On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:35 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > So imagine you had 5 grand. > > Where would you put it right now? > > A house (in Fayetteville that's 10% right now on some decent places that > would rent)? Seems like those prices are down? A CD? Cash in savings? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:291383 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
