What should I invest $6000 this Monday?....looking for a short term investment.?

Question

is there any suggestions for an investment preferably with a 4-6 week turn around.., and what do you think the gain % would be?..thanks

Answer 1

4-6 weeks is just too short for any stocks, or mutual funds.  Especially in these times.  

I think your best bet is to find the highest CD you can find.  Try your bank, they usually have pretty good ones, or your broker you belong to.  You can also try bonds, which are also fixed income, or money market accounts which are not fixed income, but they have a VERY low risk of going under.  

Then again with banks these days, I'd say just got with either a bond, or a CD because those are both fixed income.

P.S. do not listen to people who saay trade forex, because that is probably the worst choice you could make, unless you are very intelligent in that area.

Answer 2

trade whatever stocks that you are familiar with

Answer 3

Well if you invested $6,000 this Monday I would say your stocks would go down 4% in the next 4-6 weeks :P. Stock investing is a long term investment, you need to wait years before you can expect a good return.

Answer 4

If you are inexperienced, just hold onto your cash.  

Keep in mind that 6 weeks is about 1/8 of a year.  To make 20% or more in one year you need to make 2 to 3% in 6 weeks.  For most investments, the DAILY fluctuation could be more than 3%.

Stocks could drop another 10% and commodities or options could wipe out the entire $6k.

There are fancy ways to make a good return.  Here's an example:

Republic Services, RSG, is buying Allied Waste, AW.  Based on the price difference, when the merger happens around Oct 1, you could get a 90% annualized return.

Or the economy could take a dive and the merger could fail.

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks...

My personal favorite for short-term potential is IMAX.  It comes with a backup plan; just wait for them to install new IMAX locations around the globe.

You can learn a lot by studying recent purchases by Motley CAPS investors.  

http://caps.fool.com/player/rudolphstein...

http://img182.imagevenue.com/img.php?ima...

Good luck,

- CarlD

Answer 5

Start with our ecurrency business. The richest man made it through forex, so you never can tell, you could be the next person. Just keep trying. Check the source below.

http://www.goldinterlink.com

Answer 6

Well, you could research the forex market, and how to make a profit there. http://forexmoguls.com teaches you a lot. The foreign exchange market is open 24 hours a day, 5 and a half days a week. ;)

Answer 7

You are not looking for an investment, but to speculate. It is possible to make money with that $6000 in a short period of time in these financial markets. But, if you have no experience doing so, you will only end up losing your money.

How much risk can you tolerate--meaning, how much of your $6k can you afford to lose?

Traders who make a living out of this accept the fact that they can lose 1% of their capital on each trade in return for a good return, upwards of 2%. In any given trade, all of us has 50/50 chance that we either make money, or we lose money. What tilts these odds in your favor is experience, knowing when to trade and when not to trade.

Good luck! - jim http://jsforex.blogspot.com

Answer 8

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