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Are you looking for something that you've got to pay a lot of attention to or something to simply invest in and forget? Also is this money that you can afford to lose or do you require a guaranteed return? Because you shouldn't be risking what you can't afford to lose really.

If you've got the time, interest and knowledge (or at least access to information) you could consider the stock market but be aware that trades normally cost money and you would have to be paying attention, ready to trade quickly.
If you've got less time but can afford the same sort of level of risk then you could use a fund manager (remembering past performance is no guarantor of future).
If you don't want to risk money then a guaranteed return such as an ISA is a fairly logical choice or the Halifax regular saver account that Abraham suggests.
 
I am currently investing £50 each month in a regular share saver that invests in India, really only a bit of fun, i save the rest in ISA's. At one point i was up by 20%, however it has plummeted and i am at a loss, as it is a long term thing (do it and forget about it) i just think they are cheap units.

Russia is also meant to be a good investment at the moment.

If you want quick money look into high risk shares, if its something you want to put away and forget, possibly look at standard life shares?
 
I was reading the other day that whiskey is a good investment as it requires wheat and oil, both of which are going up in price and not looking like coming down.
wheat obviously for making the whiskey, and oil for use in the furnace for making the whiskey and then for transporting it.
 
lozza23_uk said:
aren't domain names about to get released form the tyrant .country regime?
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The cost of a tld is going to be in the 6 figure region though so I doubt it will make much difference. I would think .com will stay dominant for a long time.
Very difficult to find any decent domains that can be sold for a profit without doing development work though. I have had roomfish.com sitting around for ages (I did actually have plans to make a website in the first place) but unsurprisingly no interest in anyone buying it
 
GinG said:
I am currently investing £50 each month in a regular share saver that invests in India, really only a bit of fun, i save the rest in ISA's. At one point i was up by 20%, however it has plummeted and i am at a loss, as it is a long term thing (do it and forget about it) i just think they are cheap units.

Russia is also meant to be a good investment at the moment.

If you want quick money look into high risk shares, if its something you want to put away and forget, possibly look at standard life shares?
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India went wild about 4 months ago didnt it! Have an indian friend who was loving it, till it went wild in the other direction :p
 
^^its gone down by over 50p a share since Jan :P

Its a long term investment, just gonna keep banging £50 in there and hope it goes back up with all these cheap units i am buying :) I am acctually loving it going down as i am buying units cheaply :D

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GinG said:
I am currently investing £50 each month in a regular share saver that invests in India, really only a bit of fun, i save the rest in ISA's. At one point i was up by 20%, however it has plummeted and i am at a loss, as it is a long term thing (do it and forget about it) i just think they are cheap units.

Russia is also meant to be a good investment at the moment.

If you want quick money look into high risk shares, if its something you want to put away and forget, possibly look at standard life shares?
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How do you go about investing in the Indian stock market? I heard you needed a special account of some sorts and an Indian bank account.
 
There is a couple of indian investment funds now, jpmorgan has one and there are trackers even.
The indian market has fallen pretty heavily recently but the potential for growth is gigantic compared to most markets.

Ging has the right idea, cost price averaging and just looking back a year is nothing. Look back at the ftse over the last year, its been awful and thats a rich well regulated 1st world country, india will bounce back sooner and harder


Standard life is also a good tip. Of course if you speak to some the market is about to go into a 5 year melt down/crash but I dont believe so when we've seen so much gradual correction allready, that is a sign of a healthy well adjusted market
 
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I was thinking more of investing in individual companies. I was looking at Bharti Airtel - telecommunications in the developing world will definately grow irrespective of a financial crisis in the West. It's adding something like a million subscribers a month to it's service.

I've done a bit of google research and it appears that there is so much red tape surrounding foreign investment into the SENSEX, which is a shame as I don't have enough to make it worthwhile (it'll mostly be my student loan).

Does anyone here day trade? Even with the small amount I have to invest I could make reasonably large gains from daily volatility in stocks. I was looking at Monsanto the other day and it fluctuated by about 2% in under an hour. Accounting for compounding I could technically pay off my debt...
 
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If you had a bit of spare cash and didn't really know what to do with it, what would you invest it in ?
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this is a nonsense question as the potential answers can be anything and everything - risk profile, aims, objectives, amount of capital, your personal income etc..

for one person a high interest savings account would be the best investment - for others it might be a load of high risk penny shares
 
mleh said:
Does anyone here day trade? Even with the small amount I have to invest I could make reasonably large gains from daily volatility in stocks. I was looking at Monsanto the other day and it fluctuated by about 2% in under an hour. Accounting for compounding I could technically pay off my debt...
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what makes you assume you'll be on the right side of those moves

this is the sort of thinking that leads mug punters to open spreadbetting accounts

not a great idea to pay off debt as you'll probably lose your money rather than make anything
 
mleh said:
How do you go about investing in the Indian stock market? I heard you needed a special account of some sorts and an Indian bank account.
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to be sucessful in Indian market don't be called Jade Goody :D
but seriously i'd put it into an ISA, and when you get a bit of money, put it in there & watch the interest roll in
 
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