Ask HN: Cheap Assets and how HN invests their money

A lot of focus here on HN is increasing income through startups, consulting, etc and I've learned a lot about this from HN. Now I'm curious how you smart folks invest your money or grow your money (through assets, stocks, rental properties, and the like...)

I can't seem to find much in the way of small assets (thinking a few thousand dollars or so) that provides dividends or grows in value other than stocks. Stocks make me nervous because generally speaking they seem overpriced and I imagine that the specialists have grabbed most of the deals.

Thanks!

Don't think of the stock market as being limited to buying Company A vs. B. You have access to other asset classes (bonds/commodities/emerging markets) through mutual funds and ETFs.

Building wealth is a long-term thing. Understanding what you're buying and knowing what your goals are will be key to building your assets so you gain access to the more interesting investment options (rental properties, hedge funds, etc).

Note, I said more 'interesting', not necessarily better.

Good luck.