Do you think it is safe to put money into a private investment co. they claim to pay 25% interest on the money

If you got money to throw away, yes!
But then if you can subdue your greed and keep your head on your shoulder, my advice to you is to stay away from this embezzlement scheme, which will hurt you a lot.

No it's not safe at all. Too much hype for a 25% interest. Are they kidding! That should be a scam, don't be a victim. :))

Please answer this question all by yourself. You are not only handsome but you are also very intelligent!!

25% per year, per month?
It depends on the business you invest in and whom you are invest with.
Busines is rough but there are still possible to share profit with somebody once they need money to do something but they can not borrow from the bank.
However, you have to wonder if they can earn that much interest to share with you and what kind of business they are going to do.
You have to find out yourself because it is your money, not just to hear what they say.
I am a businesswoman, got some experience in reality, just want to share with you. Good luck.XXX

When you extend someone money in exchange for interest, that's the definition of giving them credit.

Credit is based on three things - character, collateral, and capacity.

How well do you know the principals? If it were my brother running it, I'd have no qualms whatsoever. If it were my other brother, I'd have qualms. It's not just a matter of having the ability to pay, it's having the willingness - and the second brother isn't crooked by any means, it's just that he's lazy; he's as bad at asking people to pay the money they owe him as he is at getting around to writing checks for the debts he owes.

Collateral is having other assets that can be sold, if that's what it takes to get your money back to you. Of course, you'll want a lien registered on that collateral, so it doesn't get sold to pay off someone else, instead.

Capacity is the ability to pay their debts as they mature. It may take some investigating to determine how much they already owe, and what their source of income is - but in this case, you really don't need to know that.

The real question you need to ask is, why are they offering 25% interest, and how are they using your money, so that they can pay you 25% interest and still profit.

If I *had* to have $100 today, and all I had was a $1,000,000 CD that matures *tomorrow*, I would have no qualms about offering to repay my next door neighbor $125 tomorrow in exchange for $100 today. That's 25% per day, not 25% per annum, which would be usury, except it's not really interest - it's more of a convenience fee.

But this investment company isn't looking for a payday loan, they're asking for an investment. In this market, they should be able to borrow money for 10%. Why are they having to pay you 25%? Because there's something wrong, and nobody wants to give them money at 10%, 15% or 20%.

You don't want to invest in them for 25%. You want to find out how they're earning *more* than 25%, and invest *there* instead.

But I suspect they aren't earning more than 25%. They're probably running a Ponzi scheme instead.

You can run your own Ponzi scheme, of course, if that sort of thing appeals to you, and you enjoy the cuisine at Club Fed.

no

i would look closely.........what is the risk to your prinicipal?