If I gave you 5,000 quid how woudl you invest it?

knowlton · 2 Aug 2011 at 09:51

I'd put...
£3,000 in an inflation-linked NS&I bond - at the rate inflation's going, it's probably the best way to preserve wealth in the long run...
£1,000 in a high-rate, easy access saving account, in case I need to access it anytime soon...
£600 in to a fund (via something like Fidelity) in the hope that it will go up as history should dictate (we are in the low end of an economic cycle)...
£200 towards matched betting on Fixtheodds... which should make £1,000
£200 in my current account to treat myself

markweatherill · 2 Aug 2011 at 11:05

Get a guaranteed return in Paradise by investing in Charity.

compboyo · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:46

wannabedamned said:
Japan - 5k worth of holiday there

yeh like 2 weeks lol

or go to Thailand for 6 months

nero120 · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:52

Great stocks are cheap as chips right now, guaranteed money to be made. Take your pick.

compboyo · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:03

nero120 said:
Great stocks are cheap as chips right now, guaranteed money to be made. Take your pick.

great stosck?

nero120 · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:05

compboyo said:
great stosck?

No, great stocks.

sHo0sH · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:09

I'd put it on a football match that was as much of a sure thing as possible.

eg Chelsea vs Norwich

darubio · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:11

I would buy packs of redbulls and feel like this every day

haha

kaffe · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:12

Shoes, make-up and tampons.

Eddietop · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:36

£50 a point on AN. Would require about 4k margin for around £15,000 of exposure.

compboyo · 2 Aug 2011 at 17:13

sHo0sH said:
I'd put it on a football match that was as much of a sure thing as possible.

eg Chelsea vs Norwich

but how much would you win? like 5500 back lol

Nate Silvers · 2 Aug 2011 at 20:53

£5,000 OCUK build.

-Ad- · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:02

D.Roberts said:
Really what kind of interest would you get?.

Interest free credit.

Xelene · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:04

2 grand in NS bonds, 1 grand in precious metals, 1 grand in Zopa and hold 1k in cash.

Berserker · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:22

Plonk it in the mortgage offset account until I found something better to do with it. May as well be helping to pay down the mortgage as anything else. Eventually, a holiday, new PC, or re-decorating the house - whichever comes first.

LeJosh · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:24

All on rare metals!

Hit me! Wait...

MBennett · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:28

MBennett said:
100g of Gold
1.5 kg of Silver

I Like this graph:
http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/draghi/Gold Debt Ceiling .jpg

Silver is undervalued compared to gold so could see bigger % increase

If you had done this yesterday when I posted, your £5k would now be £5140

compboyo · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:37

MBennett said:
If you had done this yesterday when I posted, your £5k would now be £5140

I should buy5k off silver? How much will it be worth in 6 months?

[TW]Fox · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:40

compboyo said:
I should buy5k off silver? How much will it be worth in 6 months?

Hahahahahahahahaha

You think ANYONE knows what silver be worth in 6 months? If they knew that for certain they wouldn't be telling anyone else thats for sure!

Derek W · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:42

naff all cos you wouldn't