If you had $80,000 to invest what would you buy? I'm finally gonna sell some stock and need to put it in something to make it grow. I'm not nessasarily afraid of risk. At least not with a portion of it. Maybe some Ford stock? What do you guys think?

Ford is risky, but IMHO a very good risk. Once they shed the losers Jag, etc. and if the Ford family keeps their f'ed up hands out of the biz, Ford can be poised to very well. Also look at SSW -- nice 7% Div. Plus Growth.

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Did you ever buy GM when it was low? I remember you talking about it.
What exchange does SSW trade on?

Energy, Energy and Real Estate

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I have been told pharmaceuticals (sp?), energy, and real estate.

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it's automatic.

Vanguard Mutual Funds.

Everything you know, and a lot more, is priced into the current price of the stock. If you think you can outsmart the guys who do this for a living, God bless you, but you're wrong. You may do it once in a while, but on the average forget it.

Remember there are guys who do nothing but sit for hours staring at screens trying to find small inefficiencies in the market.

Any specific thoughts on why you like the energy segment? Specific areas?

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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I deliberated on this for quite a while and think I've come up with an excellent investment for you, Omegaman: my "To Do" list. I think $80K would just about cover that . . .

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What's your time frame? Age? Do you need accessibility and liquidity? Are income taxes an issue? How is the rest of your portfolio positioned? Do you have a specific need for the money in the future and if so, when?
These are some typical questions I would ask if someone walked into my office with $80K and asked what to do with it. The answers to these and probably more questions would determine the best place to invest the money.

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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?

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He go in the ground floor of CROX

ABT it trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Just google TSX