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| dc1pop |
 Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:18 am Post subject: What do you consider low risk investing? |
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What do you consider low risk investing?
I know this can depend on your income but what do you consider a low risk investment? |
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| ammo |
| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:28 am Post subject: |
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depends what you mean by investing, if its stocks then low risk would be something like google wouldnt it, i mean thats not going anywhere is it?
i dunno im not to sure about all this stock stuff. |
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| richkid |
| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I guess the lowest risk investment, would be a savings account, but i gues that is just what it is, savings, not investing. I believe that a good offence is the best defence, and if you have the knowledge even the riskiest investment wont be that risky |
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| Aladdin |
| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you talking about a type of investment or a dollar amount to invest? |
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| jstep |
| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| InvestingMac |
| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Low risk? Bonds, long term savings, slow growth mutual funds.
Even a steady stock can fluctuate a fair bit, I would use a mutual fund instead, unless you're planning on building your own portfolio. |
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| WeareMom |
| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| If you want really low risk (as in no risk) try investing in one of the on-line banks that offer great savings rates. The two that I am familiar with are www.ingdirect.com and www.emigrant.com |
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| Blueberry |
| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I consider US Savings bonds as low risk investing. Also local Muncipal Bonds are a good way to go, along with Mutual Fund Accounts. |
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| pride |
| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:56 am Post subject: |
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Google is actually a pretty high risk investment.
If you want the lowest possible risk, go with a savings account, CD, or Bond. The federal gvm't won't default on its obligations, and if a bank shuts down, you are protected by the FDIC. Mutual funds are another good alternative, although you would want to choose wisely. A high grade bond fund is a lot less risky than a small cap growth international fund. It's all relative, but if you want to keep principle in tact and just earn interest, choose a bond mutual fund. |
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| nemesis |
| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject: e-investing |
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consider invensting online.... doesnt hurt if you invest in appropriate amount with e-gold....
Johnonhyip.com - gives you 1.7% daily(compounding)
SyncInvest.com - give you 2%+ a day
Yet you have to watch out. non of them are risk-free. All carry a certain amount of risk.
Another option is money doubling. Goes well of me and other users. |
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| paula0000 |
| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:05 am Post subject: |
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| low or no risk? Mutual funds and bonds would be my definitions. |
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| wallace6 |
| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject: Bond Fund |
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| I like Bond Funds for a portion of my portfolio. |
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| freeye |
| Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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i like this idea-
for longer-term risk management
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| pinwheel |
| Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| CDs are pretty low risk, right? |
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| StatTrader |
| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Look at the posting regarding i-bonds. They are one of the lowest-risk long term investment out there. Another excellent low-risk investment is paying down any debt that you have. In fact, debt paydown probably has the best risk/reward ratio of any investment you can make.
If you are looking at bond funds, remember that the lowest volatility is with the funds that have the shortest average weighted maturity.
Hope this helps |
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