Smart investments

[Not_A_Llama]

My general strategy right now is to get long commodities - through ETFs or production companies.

I would probably short USO and oil production in general right now. As soon as the Arab political situation becomes more certain, I think oil will head back down to 70. That'd be a good time to buy in, especially considering the prospect that we may be at peak oil already, the Saudis may be lying about their reserves, and China's appetite is going nowhere but up. $150 oil I could see in a year or two, which would pay handsomely.

The nuke scare in Japan will make Natgas exploration more lucrative, even if it's resolved without major incident. I don't know about coal production plays, but considering that it's our major electrical baseload fuel, and considering the now-increasing hesitation on nuke, I think it's a solid play.

Precious metals are retardedly high right now, imo. I'd expect some sort of 30%+ devaluation in the next year, which would be a good time to buy in again.

Now would be a good time for real estate.

[Byte Stryke]

Metals...
after the current oil scare, Get into that.
Right now, Japanese major stocks are low... if you buy smart you can get in on the cheap and make some hard cash soon (~5 years)

I would steer away from most of the technologies for a while.


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I am not a wall street mogul nor do I play one on Television.

[BadShot]

Talk to a financial professional. Yeah, its nice to see what your buddies are doing, but your risk aversion is most likely different than mine. the goals of your investments are also going to differ and the best way to do any of this is to talk to a professional. If by chance you have USAA, they're pretty damn good at helping you figure out what is right for you even if you do not use any of their financial services. Additionally a Certified Financial Planner is an advocate for you, as opposed to an investment broker who only wants to make their own money. Yes a CFP is going to make a fee, but the more holistic approach that they take is one I found both assuring and informative.

My personal investments are modest at best, by my goals are to provide for my children and also for myself and better half. The widow I have for those goals are again, going to be unique to me.

Here's a decent place to start if you're looking for a CFP

www.fpanet.org

[Sixgun]

Metals would be best, the Lead and Guns kind.
If things get bad, I bet they both will be worth there weight in gold. And if you really want something you can just take it from the non-gun people.