Best way to invest $5,000?

[Nick311]

Open up a Roth IRA

 

[ddisu]

hookers and blow

It takes a million to get two chicks to double up on a guy like him.

 

[tejasclone]

It takes a million to get two chicks to double up on a guy like him.

I bet 5 Gs would be enough to do the trick in certain areas of the US.

 

[thatguy]

i second hookers and blow.

 

[azepp]

hookers and blow

Opening a tax-sheltered HAB account was the best thing I ever did. They're incredibly cheap to set up - a basic box-spring mattress will serve as the perfect place to keep your funds. It also doubles as a place to take your hookers.

 

[WalkingCY]

Invest in: ISU athletics attn. South Endzone Renovation. :wink:

This. yeah.

 

[ddisu]

I bet 5 Gs would be enough to do the trick in certain areas of the US.

It is a tough economy right now.

 

[enisthemenace]

Life insurance can be a great investment, and I'm not talking about Term Life. A lot of people just need to be able to look at the vehicle differently than it is most commonly viewed. There are products out there (Cash Value Guaranteed Death Benefit, index products, etc.) that really should be explored, especially for those just graduating from college. There is a great likelyhood Social Security will not be there for you, so it's probably a good idea to look at investments you can use for retirement. There are some pretty sweet life insurance products out there.

Just so you know...it may sound like it, but I AM NOT A LIFE INSURANCE AGENT. Just know the industry has created quite a lot of new and interesting products in recent years.

 

[delt4cy]

Do a dividend reinvestment program in a High Yield Bond ETF through Ameritrade or Etrade.

8% yield at historically low rates. (just have to be open to a little interest rate volatility over the next 2 years)

$5,000 yields $33.33 a month back into the principal, and on and on and on.....

 

[AlleyAddict]

Donations to current students :wink:

 

[jsmith86]

Life insurance can be a great investment, and I'm not talking about Term Life. A lot of people just need to be able to look at the vehicle differently than it is most commonly viewed. There are products out there (Cash Value Guaranteed Death Benefit, index products, etc.) that really should be explored, especially for those just graduating from college. There is a great likelyhood Social Security will not be there for you, so it's probably a good idea to look at investments you can use for retirement. There are some pretty sweet life insurance products out there.

Just so you know...it may sound like it, but I AM NOT A LIFE INSURANCE AGENT. Just know the industry has created quite a lot of new and interesting products in recent years.

Car insurance agent?

 

[CYphyllis]

Life insurance can be a great investment, and I'm not talking about Term Life. A lot of people just need to be able to look at the vehicle differently than it is most commonly viewed. There are products out there (Cash Value Guaranteed Death Benefit, index products, etc.) that really should be explored, especially for those just graduating from college. There is a great likelyhood Social Security will not be there for you, so it's probably a good idea to look at investments you can use for retirement. There are some pretty sweet life insurance products out there.

Just so you know...it may sound like it, but I AM NOT A LIFE INSURANCE AGENT. Just know the industry has created quite a lot of new and interesting products in recent years.

As someone who has worked for John Hancock and dealt with many other insurance companies, this is by far, the worst advice you can get.

 

[clones_jer]

As someone who has worked for John Hancock and dealt with many other insurance companies, this is by far, the worst advice you can get.

its Herbie Hancock

Very Funny Movies Video - Tommy Boy - Herbie Hancock - tbs.com

 

[Cyclonepride]

Gold

Whiskey

Smokes

 

[VeloClone]

Graduated from ISU over a year ago and have some money to invest. What is the smartest/wisest way to invest $5,000? All suggestions very welcome. Thanks guys.

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