The Best Way to Invest $5,000

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Today's world of investment is full of surprises. Faced with the collapse of Enron and many other companies now in trouble for similar practices, sorting out where to put your hard-earned money can be a puzzling question. There are primarily three choices, which are examined. This research focuses on these three options and discuss them in terms of risk, rate of return, liquidity, and the outlook for long term investment. Advice from a number of third party sources are included and evaluated. The major indices are examined to try to determine future trends.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Purpose
Methods
Findings
Risk
Rate of Return
Liquidity
Long term Outlook
Conclusion and Recommendations
End Notes
Bibliography

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"The DOW Jones recently has hit lows comparable to September of 2001 and it is expected to fall even further1. In January of 2000, tech stocks led the market into an all time high. Mutual Funds have traditionally been a safe haven for those who cannot stand the strain of individual stocks. However, because many mutual funds depend on the stock market, even these do not offer safe refuge. Mutual Funds are a good choice in a stable market. However, when the entire market is on a downhill slide, their risk reducing strategies are ineffective to protect against loss. Bonds used to be the slow road to wealth, however, because of their stability, they now are gaining interest among many investors 2. "

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