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Stocks at an all time high, real estate at ridiculous levels, squat for interest at the bank...........Market has a feel that a pull back in coming soon. Begs the question, where to put a couple grand?
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Pay down every bill you can. Save as much as you can and wait for the market to crash, then get in.
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Stocks at an all time high, real estate at ridiculous levels, squat for interest at the bank...........Market has a feel that a pull back in coming soon. Begs the question, where to put a couple grand? In the markets. In the same place I've been putting it since 1989. If you're asking for short term safety that's one thing, if you're asking for short term growth that's another. When do you want your money back?
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Pay down every bill you can. Save as much as you can and wait for the market to crash, then get in. I often wonder how it would feel to be sitting on the sidelines for this, and now I know.
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This seems like an impossible question without knowing the context. What is your time horizon? Do you have existing debt you could pay off? Other emergency funds available, etc. If you might need it soon, just parking it in a money market or bank account might make sense. If you're sitting flush, a good gun deal is never a bad idea. Sounds like a good dilemma to have!
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Stocks at an all time high, real estate at ridiculous levels, squat for interest at the bank...........Market has a feel that a pull back in coming soon. Begs the question, where to put a couple grand? In the markets. In the same place I've been putting it since 1989. If you're asking for short term safety that's one thing, if you're asking for short term growth that's another. When do you want your money back? Yep, though I started in 1985. Our three properties, one here in Texas and two in north Idaho, will never be sold by us. A few months ago I was kicking about buying a small ranch here in Texas and, while a solid investment, decided it would be more that I want to take care of.
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This seems like an impossible question without knowing the context. What is your time horizon? Do you have existing debt you could pay off? Other emergency funds available, etc. If you might need it soon, just parking it in a money market or bank account might make sense. If you're sitting flush, a good gun deal is never a bad idea. Sounds like a good dilemma to have! Short term, year or two. Only owe on the house and owe about 20% of current value on it. Financed at 3.125%, 401(k) is in good shape and being left alone. Cars paid for, no credit card debt, etc. This is just some extra cash - It is a nice dilemma but really don't want too much under the mattress - would be nice to outpace inflation at least while keeping it liquid for some market timing. Would love to spend some of it on Reloder 16.
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In that situation with just a couple of grand? I'd buy an ETF fund at Vanguard and try to pile on more each month. Not a lot you can do with $2000 really other than try to grow it.
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Stocks at an all time high, real estate at ridiculous levels, squat for interest at the bank...........Market has a feel that a pull back in coming soon. Begs the question, where to put a couple grand? Define "soon"
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Mutual funds. I'm ready to buy when the market crashes. I'm thinking October. That seems to be the month for stocks to take a hit. People get to rethinking a summer of growth and fun times and cash out for the winter. If it takes a dive this year by the time I am ready to start using my IRA's in 5 years things will have recovered nicely.
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