Leann Villalta: There are so many options open to you, I can certainly understand your dilemma. I can not tell you how you should invest $5000, but I can tell you a few of your options. One option you have is mutual funds. These are a collection of many stocks that you can invest in and are managed by fund managers that take a % of your assets as their fee. Of your options these are considered a safer option than investing in a particular set of equities. No load mutual funds, which are the least expensive to invest in generally have a minimum investment of $2000 to $2500. One of the most outstanding fund companies unfortunately sells funds only with a load--American Funds. They are sold only through stock brokers or investment advisers. The load or sales charge is about 5.75%. But in the past their funds have generally performed so well that the fee one pays is worth it. Among the no load fund companies are Fidelity, T Rowe Price, and many others besides.Another ! option is to invest in blue chip equities. These are large companies that generally have a sound earnings record and generally pay dividends which they tend to raise on an annual basis. Among these are Coca Cola--KO, Walmart--WMT, McDonalds--MCD, Becton-Dickinson--BDX, Johnson & Johnson--JNJ, Procter & Gamble--PG. Generally, these have been very good long term investments. One should not however invest all of ones money in just one of these. Maybe pick 3 to spread the risk. There are many more options besides these including buying stock in smaller companies that might grow fast in the future. This option is much more risky but has the potential for much more reward. There are mutual funds that specialize in smaller companies, so that ones risk is somewhat mitigated. Royce Funds is one that specializes in investing in smaller companies. Another is to invest in companies in economies that are growing faster than the US such as China, India, or Latin America. Ther! e are funds that also invest in these types of companies. Mat! thews Asian Funds is one such. Another option that is very similar to mutual funds, in fact is a class of mutual funds, is index funds. These are not managed but established to track a certain indexes. Their service fees are usually much less than mutual funds, about 1/2 as much or even perhaps less. There are hundreds of these to choose from. Usually, but not necessarily, someone just beginning to invest will choose a mutual fund or perhaps an index fund because the risk is less. If you should choose this option do not choose just one and do not choose multiples that invest in the same types of investments. Spread ones risk. All of the mutual fund companies mentioned can be found on the internet and their offerings can be evaluated. You might think about reading an introductory book on investing. "Investing for Dummies" is a good introductory book. Your library might have a copy. Amazon does sell this book. A couple of years ago the book was in every local book s! tore but recently investing books are not so popular as previously and are difficult to find in local book stores....Show more
Claude Gloden: Yeah you need experience to invest in the stock market or you can lose it all, I would recommend practicing on Investopidia simulator, in the mean while your best and safest choice would be IRA or CDs.
Joaquin Dronko: Suggest you use this $5000 to invest in yourself to understand more about stocks investing. Otherwise you will lose more than this $5000 if you do not know what risks you are facing in the investing.Check out those "How do I ... " at my blog http://mystocksinvesting.com/category/my-reminders...Good luck!...Show more
Barrett Felicia: 5000 jr bacon cheeseburgers at wendys
Davis Zou: Buy a couple pounds of weed and break em down
Gennie Shauer: I recently invested in a networking business for $500. It seems to be working pretty well for me, and am able to work with one of the top leaders (he ret! ired at age 29). He's helping me run the business successfully, and I'm! hoping to do the same for others as well! Feel free to message me if you're interested and I definitely wouldn't mind helping you. :)
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Hye Caulley: I don't believe in the stock market, but.... Food and drug companies. People always need to eat, and the populace is getting older and sicker. McDonal! d's was one of a few companies that saw their stock rise during the recent "correction". General Mills is a blue chip company, and you can find others. They are not exciting, but do have a tendency to retain their value and even grow.
Sammy Tabatt: I started off with $5000. I used a margin account which allowed me to trade $10k of stocks. Really reduced the effects of commission. I also traded every 2-3 days, so it was great when I was in high school.I currently use the strategies here to trade stocks:http://www.traderbots.com/stocks/StockPicks.aspxIf you sign up, they'll alert you when to trade stocks...Show more
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