If you like energy stocks AND want to invest in developing nations, too, take a look at AES. They build and operate power plants all over the word. It's a very well-run company. I've made a ton on money from it, but I believe it still has plenty of potential. I have it for the long term.

They have a preferred stock that pays $3.36 (about 6 3/4% at the moment), too.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

There are many fundamental and technical reasons, but the bottom line it has only one way to go in the future. Every day our demands for energy increase and every day the supply decreases. It's a classic supply & demand paradigm. There will, of course, be day-to-day ups and downs, but the long-term outlook is clearly up.

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Rydex Titan 500 fund.

2X the S&P 500.

Any individual stock is way too risky. Once you have a "basket", might as well have a fund.

Sometimes I wish I took my own advice.

ETF info: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=401051264&play=1

ETF's are much better than mutual funds for many reasons.

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Agreed -- a bulk should in something managed if you don't have the time to manage it yourself -- there isn't anything wrong with taking a few positions that you think hold decent growth.

<---- I know all too well the importance of NOT taking my own advice... I'll have to tell you about SIRI one day.

Myself, I would be looking at Prysmiam (Milan exchange), Corning, and ADC. I would look at ADC first, because I am not too sure who will be selling more cable in the near future - Corning or Prysmian. Optical cable is something my company is using a lot of right now, and will continue to do so, until they have covered as much of the U.S. as they will be permitted.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

Omega, RE. Find another property and I will take care of the rest

Win-win-win

Great advice. I am invested in both.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

A 600 LWB Pullman.

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

plastics.

(just kidding....a reference to the movie "the graduate").

Buying real estate in a good neighborhood is usually good. A rental with a small mortgage is a pretty good bet.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

100% Omega

Omegaman feel free to recite the last thing I said the last time I spoke to you.

Another good point about stocks and mutual funds is that your portfolio can be designated as TOD (transfer on death). You name your beneficiaries and their distribution allocations through the brokerage. It supercedes a will and sidesteps the probate process.

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2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

Real estate. Probably a commercial/mixed use building in Waterbury or New Haven.

I have come across some killer buys, you could have bought that SFH home with a lot that I referred to my uncle. Its closing tomarrow for $280k. Now all thats left to do is break off the lot which is worth about $80k and the house could be resold for...$280k.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Pick a group of assets that you like , a combination of both securities, mutual funds & R.E. would be good. Keep in mind you can investment in real estate without actually owning any through R.E.I.Ts. Calculate the efficient frontier & market portfolio then mix in some risk free bonds to get on the capital market line. Apply a liberal dose of time, and their you go...

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What stock(s) would you be selling to come up with the $80k?

Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles