If you plan to invest, then you should really have a minimum of knowledge about how financial markets work otherwise you are likely to lose your initial investment.
Don't rely on friends telling you how to invest but seek the help of professionals such as investment specialist with an investment institution. They can help you tailor the best strategy for your capital.
In most cases, you have the option to invest aggressively, have a balanced or conservative investment. The return on the investment will depend on the type of investment you do. The more aggressive the investment, the higher the risk to lose bigger shares of your initial capital.
I run a production company. It requires extensive knowledge of cinematography, writing, budgeting, marketing, sales, business management, and on top of all that you also need to be able to do all these things at the same time while under deadlines and immense pressure to make sure everyone gets paid, come up with ideas that not only work, but that a large group of people as well as your client identify with.
Oh and if your late or miss any of the points on your contract they can sue the shit out of you.
I love what I do, but it's incredibly stressful and you need to be someone who thrives in stress. Excuses needs to be against your religion and impossible needs to be your specialty and most importantly, you need to be really good at working with other people.
I have been investing in the stock market since I was in high school. I have had some big losses over the years but if you look at the big picture I have come out ahead. You have to have a basic knowledge how investing works. Invest a minimum amount and see how it goes. There are plenty of books out there about investing. Read a couple of these and do some research on a few companies you might be interested in.
@888theGreat yes, gold id a big winner. I missed out on it. I had a collection of energy and tech companies. For the most part I did pretty well over the years.
Lawn Service and online store. Invest in Gold, Silver, Platinum. Palladium, Rhodium, copper, nickel, Alum, and lead. Also invest in Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, Opals, Sapphires, and Moissanite. GIA graded Jewelry. Art like Original oil , water colors, and limited Prints.
that is more of a scam and not a business. If you tutored kids , that would be a business. actually , you could make more by tutoring rich kids than being a teacher in school system
@888theGreat: If you want to quibble with the semantics of whether teaching is a business for the purposes of this discussion, fine, but don't falsely insult it as a "scam". And the overwhelming majority of people who tutor will not make more money than they would as a teacher (not that tutoring and teaching are always mutually exclusive either). The market isn't as big as you seem to imagine it is.
@888theGreat: I see. How many rich kids do you estimate are out there whose parents would pay enough for tutoring for teachers to support themselves? Keep in mind that these kids generally already have teachers.
Can you cite a poll that supports your claim that teachers are anti-capitalist? Do you have any idea how many hours a week a teacher works? And that many also coach or sponsor extracurricular activities at their schools?
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