What is the best investment vehicle during this period of high inflation and declining growth?

Question

Gold, cash, stocks, agriculture and commodities? Where would you put 100k tomorrow?

Answer 1

I'd buy 80k in gold coins and 20k in silver coins.

Answer 2

During times of inflation assets purchased with borrowed capital have the greatest chance of appreciation with minimized risk.

Real estate fits in this category.

You can go an buy a $100000 house with only $20000 down (or ten or fifteen percent)  

The housing sector will turn around.  

Inflation will hit everything from materials to labor, the two components of housing.  So ten years from now, when someone has to buy a new house, the cost of a new home will be extremely expensive compared to todays repressed prices.  Also don't forget that your mortgage doesn't change.  Your 400 dollar note will seem like nothing in ten years when that inflation has kicked in.

I would buy real estate right now, as no one else wants it.  You can lowball your offers and pick up the prime locations.

Rent 'em out and have income for life.  "People are always going to need housing".

Just my .02 cents.  I like gold and silver too but it doesn't have the positives that real estate does.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Gold, and commodities, either oil and/or Natural Gas.

I would buy things like GGN, a gold/commodities ETF.  They yield almost 6%, paid monthly.

I would avoid stocks at this point.

Answer 4

A well-diversified portfolio.  In times like this, it's virtually impossible to reliably pick winning investments.  Diversification is your best option.

Answer 5

debt investment, like Prosper.

http://www.prosper.com/?referrer=ustfu&u...

Answer 6

Foretelling future is impossible ! How long will inflation last ? When will the economy look up ? When will investments look up ? Will there be a global catastrophe or war tomorrow ? etc. What I would advise would be to invest widely over several avenues depending on your risk appetite. The investment mantra at all times is "buy cheap, sell high". So you can invest in any avenue that appears cheap at present and pray that the stars shine on your fortune !

     You could diversify over Equity shares (high risk)/ Mutual funds (medium risk) / Bonds or bank deposits (low risk) / gold (no risk) / real estate (variable risk), and wait at least 3 to 10 years to see your investment grow. High risk investments usually have high returns and vice versa. (Choose investments by asking the question - Will this investment last 10 years? Will this investment make money after 10 years ?  If "yes" you can't be wrong !)