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How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Re: How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Post by matt_wulfeck »

Rubinsalamander wrote: post #47

Roulette odds are 47,37% for doubling. So if you are not confident that your investment can beat that dont bother. Otherwise use high leverage products in the stock market which will amplify your wins/losses. Best case would be to make a strategy write it down and stick to it. Your biggest Problem there is psychological strain if the 100K means a lot to you. You will at best have a miserable time and at worst panic s…

I doubt most of the answers here will provide you with better probability than going to Vegas and putting $100k on black.

Re: How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Post by muzani »

gjmarsh wrote: post #24

Real estate. Buy a cheap house with leverage, fix it and either rent it out, or sell it. If you rent, cash out refi, rinse and repeat. Many fortunes built this way. High use of leverage means many shirts lost as well, however many of our laws (assuming US) are skewed to benefit real estate investment and speculation... with the current admin, I don't see that changing anytime soon. I don't think you can find better o…

Would real estate actually meet the conditions of being $100k to start with and double that in 6 months? Real estate seems low risk low returns.

Also assuming the question means $200k cash (and not assets), would one be able to sell off real estate that fast?

Re: How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Post by muzani »

Rubinsalamander wrote: post #47

Roulette odds are 47,37% for doubling. So if you are not confident that your investment can beat that dont bother. Otherwise use high leverage products in the stock market which will amplify your wins/losses. Best case would be to make a strategy write it down and stick to it. Your biggest Problem there is psychological strain if the 100K means a lot to you. You will at best have a miserable time and at worst panic s…

Poker would give better odds I think.

Re: How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Post by muzani »

ryanlol wrote: post #20
muzani wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, but good luck cashing out on that $1M USD.

How do you mean? That's a rather trivial amount.

Well it's not fully liquid. Looking at the question more strictly, it could be put in $100k, get out $200k cash.

The volume is not great. You'll lose quite a bit on exchanges. It's probably the same for stocks or real estate, but something like gold is much more liquid for a million dollars. Or gambling.

Re: How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Post by muzani »

pryce wrote: post #41
CyberFonic wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Risk correlates to expected returns. The higher the returns the higher the risk. To get the sort of returns you seek, you will most likely need to use leverage, which means you could lose more than your initial $100k, lots more.

No it doesn't; that is just a broad principle that is inapplicable in many specific situations. For example, any of us here could offer an opportunity for very low returns at very high risk, it just wouldn't amount to an attractive proposition to a thoughtful prospective investor who understood the offer.

I don't think you can get fast, high returns at low risks. Correlation might not be the best word, but I don't know what a better word would be.

Re: How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Post by Rubinsalamander »

muzani wrote: post #53
Rubinsalamander wrote: post #47

Roulette odds are 47,37% for doubling. So if you are not confident that your investment can beat that dont bother. Otherwise use high leverage products in the stock market which will amplify your wins/losses. Best case would be to make a strategy write it down and stick to it. Your biggest Problem there is psychological strain if the 100K means a lot to you. You will at best have a miserable time and at worst panic s…

Poker would give better odds I think.

Depending on your skill, opponents and in some cases alcohol tolerance Poker would be a better and definetly more fun option.

Re: How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Post by Rubinsalamander »

matt_wulfeck wrote: post #51
Rubinsalamander wrote: post #47

Roulette odds are 47,37% for doubling. So if you are not confident that your investment can beat that dont bother. Otherwise use high leverage products in the stock market which will amplify your wins/losses. Best case would be to make a strategy write it down and stick to it. Your biggest Problem there is psychological strain if the 100K means a lot to you. You will at best have a miserable time and at worst panic s…

I doubt most of the answers here will provide you with better probability than going to Vegas and putting $100k on black.

Stock Market and Casino both have Fees/House Advantage.

The difference is that Casino is more or totally based on luck while there is a skill factor involved in the stock market. Also the stock market isnt a zero sun game because of economic growth

In the end Casino has nearly the same odds for everyone while in the stock market there is much more variance. But i would inclined to say that for most casino is the better option

Re: How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?

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Post by rateofchange »

Finnucane wrote: post #13

Home renovations. New kitchen, bath, enclosed porch. It might not increase the appraised value by twice, but I could convince myself to believe it.

In speaking with a local realtor he showed me a few examples where clients flipped properties within 90 days or less and came out $100K ahead or more.

Provided there are no surprises this seems like a solid option.

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