What can I invest a thousand dollars in? to make more money?

Hey, I have a thousand bucks saved up. I always wanted to invest but not hearing of those new schemes to steal money from investors I backed off. Whats a safe way to invest money? thank you

a good mutual fund is your best bet because it is low risk, pays divs, plus it is diversified by experts for you . It is wise to play safe till you have at least 100,000.00 before you risk your profits for stocks. Securities like municipal or government backed investmentst fail to to offer the kind of growth you require for retiremet. Ask a broker, they will agree....

In spite of what has happened in the stock market it's still a fairly good place to be and I understand that now is the time to buy but only if you are in it for the long term. But whatever you decide to invest in remember to diversify....don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There are some stocks that are very inexpensive right now.
It seems with the recent downward turn that sticks are on the way up.
You can leave your money for a couple of months, and then cash in enough to get your initial 1000 dollars back, and let the rest make money for you.

I just bought 8000 shares of Sirrus XM (SIRI), at 12 cents a share.
It has a 52 week high of 4 dollars.
So it seems that it is on its way up.

Good luck.

Stocks are a good investment because they are cheap. You can tell when stocks are cheap by looking at something called the P/E ratio. "P" stands for price and "E" stands for earnings.

Right now the P/E ratio of the S&P 500 is a bit less than 10. That means that if you were to completely buy every one of those 500 companies it would take 10 years for the companies to earn enough money to pay for themselves (to double your money). At the height of the bull market 1.5 years ago the stock market hat a P/E of around 20 (bad time to buy stocks). The average P/E over the past 70 years has been about 15, so the stock market will likely rise to meet this figure eventually.

A US government bond is currently yielding an unprecedented low around 2.6% (it would take about 38 years to double your money there). Obviously stocks are a better choice.

The easiest thing to do is to buy the S&P 500 index fund. One share in this index fund buys you an even amount of every stock in the S&P 500. This way you don't have to do your own stock research. Go online and open an online trade account with any online broker. I recommend tradeking.com (it has cheap commissions). If you bank with wells fargo, ask them about a wells trade account. Deposit your money and then buy ticker symbol "SPY" (the S&P 500 index fund). If you plan to have your money in for the longterm (as you should) consider the Powershares S&P leveraged index fund (ticker symbol SSO) this will return double the results of the S&P 500. Over time this is great, but it also means that the amount of money in your account will fluctuate a lot as the market moves up and down.

Another choice is to buy a book and learn how to pick stocks yourself. (This will take a bit of time). I recommend "The Intelligent Investor" by Ben Graham. It's a bit boring so maybe start with something that seems shorter and simpler. Buy it from your local bookstore.

To save some time I can tell you that it is important to buy stocks while they are low (as they are now). Sell them when they get too high and safer alternatives start to yield an acceptable return. (The yield of government bonds tends to rise as the stock market rises).

A good company to consider right now (if you have a tolerance for risk and are willing to buy a single company) is HRP (HRPT properties). It is something called a real estated investment trust (REIT). It makes a steady amount of money renting out the buildings it owns to businesses and then pays that money to its investors in the form of dividends. It currently yields a 27.5% dividend at its current price (it will take a bit over 3 years to double your money). If you invest 1000 dollars then every three months you should get a deposit for around $70.

Good luck!

I would recommend investing in stocks right now. They are fairly valued and, worst case scenarios, they pull back another 10 to 15 percent. The upside is much, much higher than the 15 percent that you may lose.

In all honesty, let me tell you the truth. online biz is the best.

To make money online many people jump right in before they are properly prepared. You know that to be a rocket scientist, a doctor, a brick layer, a construction worker, an office worker, a teacher there are prerequisites, things you must learn, before you can be successful, you don't just jump right in unprepared.

The same applies to the Internet marketing industry even though there are unsavory people out there who'd have you believe it's a "Walk in the Park" and requires no more than the belief that you can just do it.

And I'll have to admit, it is a walk in the park compared to what you have to put up with in the working world punching a clock being a subordinate to someone who does not have your interests in mind, but there are still rules you have to follow and pitfalls you must avoid to actually make Internet marketing work for you.

Most people will not make a dime online and yet there are others who will make more in one month than most people make in a whole year. Why is that?

My answer begins with the age-old chicken or egg question, "what comes first the chicken or the egg"? Personally I vote for, well never mind, each argument you or I make comes back to the same old conclusion - I have no clue and I don't think many of us do either.

But one thing I do have a clue about and know for sure is that to make money online you must first have Passion for the company products and/or service of any Internet business from which you expect to make money.
Passion in this sense simply means that you've researched and like the company and products or services. It is then that you translate that like (or Passion) into the education, excitement and work that usually accompany Passion.

I will have to say that many online entrepreneurs are so good at what they do that they ignore passion because they can sell anything. But I'm concerned about those of you who are not so knowledgeable at working an online business successfully.
Now, I'm not trying to make anyone believe that Passion is the only thing necessary. Because to be successful you must also have a good website, good marketing, widespread advertising, company support, effective keywords, and etc. Those things are often learned from the company you join - but sidestep Passion and you reduce your chances for success dramatically.
It therefore follows that, if you have no Passion for the company and the products and services provided by that company, again, you won't attempt to do the work you are being taught.
Internet marketing work is typically not all that difficult or time consuming but it does take motivation caused by Passion to get you off and running with a sustained effort so that you won't stumble.
You have a great resource in the Internet search engines to search about the Internet Marketing industry for business opportunities, USE IT!
Your research should uncover a company that you like and have confidence in. It should be solid, founded on great principles, and easy to understand with great products and services that are sell-able for which you can have Passion. If you don't find it move on,
You can find the right opportunity containing the attributes identified above.
Comments like, well, that one sounds good and the compensation plan is excellent so I guess I'll start that business - does not sound like a decision based on anything near Passion. And remember when you hear that an Internet "guru" does that, don't be tempted, because as I said earlier they are experienced and can sell just about anything, without being Passionate about the company products and services.

Note: By the way it's your goal to get to the point where you can sell about anything online. That end skill and goal is a worthy one indeed.
Remember, there are other steps you must make before you step into Internet Marketing but if you don't first find the right company products and services to be passionate about, all of those other steps may just cause you a lot of frustration instead of bringing you great success.
Not being Passionate about a company and products and services that has market proof that it will sell is a pitfall you simply must avoid.
Maverick Money Makers is a private society that will teach you how to build a six-figure a month business on the internet. Before i discovered them, i have tried and failed in so many internet business because lots of people promise heaven in their product and give you hell. In all honesty, i must confess Maverick Money Makers was were i came and found PEACE and the whole truth about internet biz. I am not trying to endorse their product, but the truth still remains that i presently average $4500 on a weekly basis in les than 3months since i joined them.
If you REALLY want to make money online, join the society before it's too late.
You can also email me for any questions. I will be more than willing to help.: adejokelvin@g

put it in to OIL shares.....it will soon go up!

Invest in oil. With it hanging right around $38 a barrel, it might come down a few more points, yet it is in prime position to return to at least $50-$70 a barrel.

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