[coltholt]

If just anyone could walk up and turn a 300% Annual return at the drop of the hat...I would be on my way to by a candybar...for about 100 bucks. Since that isn't the world that we live in...good luck. If you invest in random websites...you have a much better chance of turning 15k into 50 than 50k. Real estate could potentially be a reasonable investment for a more long term outlook. Housing prices are as low as they have been in a long time...but they might hold low for a couple more years. In the end the prices will rebound, but nobody knows when they might do that. The safest way to get a strong return is likely with the stockmarket...as long as you do your research first. Any investment that you make on someone else's word is in trouble from the start. If you do your research, know what you are looking for, and get lucky, 20% annual return is possible. If you go in investing in a website that you ran across on a message board, you had better be willing to let go of the 15k because there is a good chance that you will lose a good chunk of it. If you don't know much about investing, talk to a stock broker. They will charge you, but you have a better chance of getting strong returns.

[vince_juv]

Originally Posted by amg2000;

Several ideas comes to mind, but first, how much risk are you willing to take?

Brian

yeah, I agree with Brian...think of the risk.

[roadtoharvard]

Regional banks are cheap right now as well as some of the behemoths. Might want to check out KRE, USB, BAC, and WM. Then again don't take any of my advice as i'm not a financial professional and any decision you make is at your own discretion and all that jazz.

[kurochan]

you won't get your return quick but you can leverage yourself out at prosper.com

[malm42]

First off, housing prices ARE NOT at the all time lows. In fact, they are far from that. This is why the RE market is in such bad condition right now. Demand has gone down, but prices have not yet to began to fall drastically. Housing prices are projected to plummet anywhere from 10% in some markets and as much as 40% in other markets.

Second, the stock market is absolutely NOT the safest investment at all. You have to be out of your mind to say that the stock market is safe right now. If you have read any investing articles, all it talks about is how the DOW and other indexes have been hitting all-time lows.

[wully00]

Originally Posted by kurochan

you won't get your return quick but you can leverage yourself out at prosper.com

Agreed, I really like prosper. I'd start slow until you figure out the ropes...

[rekid]

there are tons of opportunities to choose from. i could only recommend what I would do but flipping houses looks good.

or you could buy surplus inventory very cheap and sell it for double your investment if you choose wisely.

theres lots of ways... u've got to choose what you feel more comfortable with and what you feel you know more about where you can handle and manage the risks more effectively.

[bernardm]

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You might rethink the $50,000 in 8-10 months. If you're in that kind of a cash crunch, you probably aren't well off looking into entrepreneurial ventures. On the other hand, if you are able to invest the money for the long run, there are a number of opportunities available.

[Crucialp]

Originally Posted by EthanK

I'm sorry , but unless you invest that $15,000 in cocaine, there is a slim chance you will get $50k in 8 months. As it was stated earlier, look on sitepoint.com, there are tons of great sites available just in your price range that are and will continue to make money.

Hahahaha! Oh i cant stop laughing at this comment!

But really if you want that type of ROI be prepared to lose it all!

[Crucialp]

Oh i just had an idea on how you could make that money! ANY casino, roulette and RED