If you had $1000 to invest....

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explorer wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:06 am People who don't have a secure regular income should think about how they can invest to get the maximum out of the money they have. We might be in a financial crisis for years.
So is it safe for me to hide my cash in my mattress???
No one will know its there but me....and my dog🐕🐕
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Teddy1 wrote:
explorer wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:06 am People who don't have a secure regular income should think about how they can invest to get the maximum out of the money they have. We might be in a financial crisis for years.
So is it safe for me to hide my cash in my mattress???
No one will know its there but me....and my dogImageImage
You can. But the value of the cash in your mattress shrinks every year due to inflation. If the government changes the money (as Cambodia did in the past), then your money is worthless.

That being said, I keep some cash at home for immediate use/daily spending for a few months and enough in savings for 6 months of unemployment.

I would worry about keeping gold at home.
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With regards to gold - could I buy jewelry instead of chunks of gold?
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rozzieoz wrote:With regards to gold - could I buy jewelry instead of chunks of gold?
Jewelry has a relative value, depending on where you buy it and where you sell it. Except IGA certified diamonds. Gold has a fixed price per Troy ounce.

But it’s the thought of keeping so much valuables around. If a thief sees you wearing a small fortune in jewelry, he might be tempted to get a gang together to rob your house.
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newkidontheblock wrote:
rozzieoz wrote:With regards to gold - could I buy jewelry instead of chunks of gold?
Jewelry has a relative value, depending on where you buy it and where you sell it. Except IGA certified diamonds. Gold has a fixed price per Troy ounce.

But it’s the thought of keeping so much valuables around. If a thief sees you wearing a small fortune in jewelry, he might be tempted to get a gang together to rob your house.
Good point- thank you.
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newkidontheblock wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 10:19 am
rozzieoz wrote:With regards to gold - could I buy jewelry instead of chunks of gold?
Jewelry has a relative value, depending on where you buy it and where you sell it. Except IGA certified diamonds. Gold has a fixed price per Troy ounce.

But it’s the thought of keeping so much valuables around. If a thief sees you wearing a small fortune in jewelry, he might be tempted to get a gang together to rob your house.
If you buy thai gold bracelets, chains etc (23k,96%) the value is goverment controlled an you can sell it any gold shop in Thailand, unlike Cambodian gold where usually you can only sell back to the shop brought from with recipt

If you buy gold bars, ( 1grm-1 kilo) or in hk, tael bars,( 1 tael = 37.79 grms) , you can sell them anywhere in the world for the current gold price

DONT buy jewellery, ( Including Diamonds!!) as an investment anywhere,

My grandfather owned a diamond jewelry store in dc form the 50's-80's where i leaned the trade,
he made a deal with couples buying their first diamond engagement rings that he would buy it back any time later for the same price they paid, if they wanted to upgrade. He was very successful!
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There are plenty of suggestions on here, coming from people of diverse backgrounds and varied financial means.

The capital you have to invest, assuming it is $1'000 is relatively small. This provides a few feasible options. Before choosing options, you must establish how patient you are, ie how much time your investment horizon is and your skill level. Let's say

1) you have a long time horizon and you are not impatient*
2) you have a low investing skill level

To support point 1) it is worth noting that the S&P has averaged returns of some 7% or so over time, every year. That is simple maths meaning, you put money in, leave it and take a look in a few years. Based on the Rule of 72 at a return of 7%, your money doubles in 10 years.

Adding to the above and taking point 2) into the equation, it is widely recommended to regularly put small amounts of money into a broad ETF (S&P 500 or similar). By diversifying with a broad basket of stocks like such an ETF, you are wisely insulating yourself from your own ignorance about stocks (no offence), ie you have safety in numbers (there is no such thing as absolute safety btw). The emphasis here should be on "regularly". This helps you to cost average your purchases (you can look that up, important term for small investors) and it also helps you to be disciplined with your own personal budget ie pay your future self first.

Most other variants of investing have rising degrees of risk and diverse speculative characteristics. They are not for the small/novice investor. Don't touch margins, don't touch day trading etc. Nothing wrong with it if you know what you're doing so am not looking for a debate on that, I am simply addressing the novice investor with low amounts and low risk tolerance.

Hope that helps.


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Gold is close to its highest price ever. Nobody knows how high it will go. At some point in time, expect gold prices to drop. Gold has been a good investment, but I would not be buying it now.
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