Small investment... I have a $1000.00 need to know of a great investment to put the money in?

Small investment... I have a $1000.00 need to know of a great investment to put the money in
Just want to make a small investment.. and get a quick return on my money in a quick time frame.. please dont wear me out... by saying GO TO VEGAS.. and put it all on RED....

We're in a bear market. So look for stocks that are trading near their 52 week lows.

As an example, Sprint went from 11.50 to 8.10 overnight the morning of January 18, a 30% drop . But it is already back up to 10.43 a week later. A gain of 28% in one week, if you bought at 8.10.

You've got to be kidding. This was the best answer? Did you vote for yourself? Sprint is still trading at 186x earnings. ok, ya, buy more Sprint. Not. Report It

Never take financial advice from non-professionals: Sprint Nextel reported (02-28-2008) $29.5 Billion LOSS in the 4th Quarter 2007. Sprint said "1.2 million wireless subscribers expected to drop their service by the end of March (2008)" Stock $8.05. They are a dying company. I Bot 2010 Puts. Report It

more: "Sprint eliminated its dividend and wrote down the full value of Nextel Communications on its balance sheet. Sprint merged with Nextel in 2005 in a $70 billion deal, but the marriage has been a difficult one. Sprint also announced it had borrowed $2.5 billion to sustain business operations." Report It

source: http://blog.washingtonpost.com... Report It

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Take the Patriots minus the points

A great investment...

Well that would be my bank account.


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your best bet is to be smart about it a put it in a short term CD from your bank. And keep renewing it or taking it to another bank with a higher %.

If you keep it in CDs thats money saved! Be smart about your money. You call it an investment, but it seems like you want to spend it... investing is having the money work for you... not saving for 2 months then spending it..

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Stock ticker is lqmt.ob

I would not take advice from people who are not professional experts who work, live and breath the financial industry.

I don't buy into this at all.
low-cost-stock-recommendations.com

I'm sure he's a nice guy, but doesn't have the background to be an "expert" on this topic.

Sprint (S) is losing market share and I would avoid this buy speculation. Stocks that have been beaten down and move higher in a short period is called short covering.

Bank CD's are safe, but you pay state and federal income tax on them. CD rates will fall as interest rates continue to drop.

Stay away from websites that promote, "hot low price stock tips." These are noting but hyped stocks - a "pump and dump scheme."

Ultra Safe: US Treasuries (T-Bills can be bought for $1000) are exempt from Federal tax. Rates will be lower than CD's because you have no federal income tax.

A basic investment strategy I share with many people.

Consider indexing part of your investment portfolio, and if you don鈥檛 have much to start (Under $5,000), then index it all. I don鈥檛 suggest putting it in all at once. Take the total dollar amount and put maybe 5-10% in now, and the rest over the next 12 months in even dollar amounts on the exact same day. This is called, dollar cost averaging.

About dollar cost averaging
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_cost...

Without knowing you specific situation I cannot officially make any recommendation. In general terms, I might look at the S&P 500 Index (SPY) and NASDAQ 100 Index (QQQQ).

S&P 500 Index (SPY)
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=spy&...

NASDAQ 100 Index (QQQQ)
http://finance.google.com/finance?client...

With a little money you can own 500 of the largest companies in the S&P 500 Index 鈥?diversified, and the same goes for owning the largest 100 stocks listed on the NASDAQ index.

Historically 80% of mutual fund managers underperform the indexes so, I tell people to own the major indexes as part of your long term investment strategy. They are low cost to maintain. I would not buy an index fund.

By buying the index stock, you own shares in the index, and ongoing costs are often lower than most mutual index funds. They are simple, and you don鈥檛 have to watch them every day.

I expect the market to be under continued pressure (likely go lower), but dollar cost averaging over the next year in a couple major indexes and a 10+ year time horizon, I think you shall be pleased.

Save $
Use a ROTH IRA for after tax money and put cash in that account and buy your index stocks.

Roth IRA FAQ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roth_IRA

Good Luck!

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Put in ROTH IRA.