If you had 50k.....

[oldschoolsdime92]

stole this idea from another forum. Enjoyed reading it. Thought I would make one here...

 

If you had 50k, How would you invest it?

[vf1000ride]

I would start with getting both vehicles paid off. The remaining money would be dropped on my mortgage as I want to be out of debt. My current paycheck retirement deductions can then be increased as my monthly debt payments decrease.

[DAC]

Hard to find return in this market for a lump sum that gets dropped on you suddenly. Probably in a short duration bond fund and some high dividend stocks with trailing stops.

[snot]

Use as a down payment for a house with a bigger garage.

[TSB67]

Hookers and blow.

 

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[Gump]

Private equity. Guaranteed prime plus possibly way more. Long term length. High min.

[ReconRat]

Vanguard mutual funds

 

edit: or more specifically, Vanguard index funds

Edited August 25, 2014 by ReconRat

[TRMN8TR]

I'd spend $10K remodeling my rental house so I can sell it for top dollar, then sell. Then put the ~$60-65k into another house. Fix it up and sell it. Wash, Rinse, Repeat.

[Steve Butters]

Pay off my student loans.. I still owe like 47k on them

[2talltim]

pay off my house

[Josh1234]

I'm boring, I'd probably just pay off me & the wife's car, and then put the rest toward the mortgage.

[Bad324]

As a hefty down payment on a 2015 Z06

[Gixxus Christ!]

Pay off the subaru and put the rest on the mortgage...maybe save like $2k for a little vacation.

[redkow97]

Pay off my student loans.. I still owe like 47k on them

Same. Except that would only kill 60% or so of my debt. It would save me a ton in interest above the $50k capital.

[jbot]

2 chicks at the same time. So, my wife and daughter would find a way to spend it all somehow.

[Connie14]

Wait for market correction, then invest in Vanguard index funds.

[dustinsn3485]

Buy some more property to rent out. Rental income seems to have pretty good returns.

[Helmutt]

Use as a down payment for a house with a bigger garage.

What she said....maybe....or down payment on a new truck, get a Toyhauler, and 2 years worth of tracktime!

[turnone]

Hard to hold and wait for a market correction but I agree a good idea. I paid off debt first to guarantee a return. Trick is not to obtain new debt just cause you can. Like bigger house, err I mean bigger garage and 911 which is what keeps me up at night. Not really but it does cross my mind daily.

[Tpoppa]

I'm not sure I could sit on the sidelines and wait for a market correction.  Some experts think a correction is imminent, some don't.  You could lose years worth of returns trying to time a correction.

 

My mix is less aggressive now than it's been for the last few years.  Now I like natural gas, a couple indexes, and a sector than has worked out pretty well.

[speedytriple]

I would buy this and add some solar panels to the cabin. 

 

http://www.landwatch.com/Morgan-County-Ohio-Land-for-sale/pid/200714748

[Pokey]

House would be paid off, roll the rest into retirement.

[JackFlash]

I would pay off a friend's house and buy a

bike comfortable for two to travel the country.

 

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[Bakemono]

Id use some of it to pay off my debt and use whats left as a down payment on a house.  40K would make for a nice little down payment.

[zx3vfr]

Since the original post was about investing. I'd buy 60% silver and 40% gold and just hide it away with the rest of my silver and gold