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Juan_Tamad
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Jan 28, 2008 - 03:43 PM |
 
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Where would you invest your money in times of a recession? |
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8lrr8
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Me_Again
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Jan 28, 2008 - 04:13 PM |
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Gold |
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Me_Again
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Jan 28, 2008 - 04:15 PM |
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^ or come to think of it, a brewery or alcoholic beverage company. When people find out how much money or purchasing power they've lost I'm sure the first thing they'll want to do is drown their sorrows... |
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yu888
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Jan 28, 2008 - 04:17 PM |
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tomnoddy_uk
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Jan 28, 2008 - 04:30 PM |
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look for under-valued asset classes.
commodities a good place to begin. |
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maximus1
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Jan 28, 2008 - 04:37 PM |
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considering the wave of inflation that has occurred and will continue to come, precious metal funds are a great place to be.
outside of gold, recommending staples instead of luxury goods during a recession is correct from a relative performance point of view. but they'll both likely be going down |
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leidelaohu
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Jan 28, 2008 - 07:30 PM |
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If you're young, take all your money, wait until things get really bad then buy up all the stock you can get. Afterwards you will be sitting pretty. |
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woaihuan
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Jan 28, 2008 - 11:28 PM |
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| If you're young, take all your money, wait until things get really bad then buy up all the stock you can get. Afterwards you will be sitting pretty. |
Which is fine and dandy until you find out that the businesses you bought stock in went bankrupt. |
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leidelaohu
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Jan 28, 2008 - 11:44 PM |
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| Which is fine and dandy until you find out that the businesses you bought stock in went bankrupt. |
True. The trick is to choose the ones which will stay afloat and become big winners after the less fortunate outfits pass away. But this is how a lot of merely wealthy people became filthy-rich.
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dr3x320
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Jan 29, 2008 - 03:22 AM |
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Gold, Corn, Soy Beans, Renewable energy, Hillary Clunton, Real Estate (investment rentals if done right).
Real Estate is actually pays back more but contingent on credit. Here in the US, locking mortgages, and housing in Boston selling for 800k+ but with rates and loans at better prices vs. ur credit, its a safe and profitable investment. I make 9K after expenses/mortgages on 1 property alone. Not bad for doing absolutely nothing and paying off your credit cards.
*Edit: this is a tricky topic, many suggestions and opinions. Ultimately noone will tell you [their] moneymaking schemes/secrets to making cash, least not the high reward ones...
Funny thing about the poster on luxury goods, alot of euro's are coming to the US to purchase goods, an item selling for 10,000 USD here, but sold in most other industrial countries would cost 17,000 USD, ie US vs. England pricing on luxury goods. Have 2 friends of the family asking me to purchase them goods in NYC next week on my business trip, they have a big list... get it while its cheapo here I spose. |
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DesertSpider
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Jan 29, 2008 - 10:30 AM |
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Buy low, sell high maybe ? In times of recession isn't it pretty easy to see which stocks are 'good buys'..... ??? |
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underh20
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Jan 29, 2008 - 10:33 AM |
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^ It's all a crap shoot ... unless you have inside information ... and the ability to escape a grand jury indictment. |
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beautiful_mind0905
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Jan 29, 2008 - 11:47 AM |
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Luck of the draw really... |
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samcy
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Jan 29, 2008 - 02:37 PM |
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Depending on your time horizon.
If you are looking short term, invest in bonds.
Likely interest rate will be adjusted downward to stimulate spending and borrowing which in turn push up the bond prices.
If you are looking for long term investment ( at least 7 to 10 yrs), buy equities. Prices are already discounted to reflect current economy situation. Typical recession only last about 3 quarters and a bull market build up can take a couple of years. You can go for contrarian view and buy when nobody is buying. |
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