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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:00 AM Original message |
Looking for an absolutely safe investment |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. Real estate? |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. Cheetos... |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I'm a Goldfish man myself... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
3. cash under the pillow |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. "One Word: Plastics" |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. If your ROTH IRA offers a Money Market fund that invests exclusively |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Interesting suggestion. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Please do note that even this option carries a tiny element of risk (the |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. That's what we did about 6 months ago. We shall see but I definitely feel a little |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
7. arable land? |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. I second land. Also |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. Guns and ammo |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. and dry goods |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
9. Gold. |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
10. Buy a bus ticket |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. I hate to say it, but I'm with the poster who said under your mattress! |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Exactly. Plus, this is an IRA account |
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ITsec (477 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. Food. And water. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
16. Your mattress. |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Funny. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. She's probably safer than an investor. |
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CitizenPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
17. depends on where your investments are held |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. A lot of people are saying "cash"... |
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CitizenPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. that is true |
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CitizenPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. PS just checked my money markets and they are not insured |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
18. I wouldn't overreact to a low count poster. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
22. Vanguard Treasury Money Market |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Thank you for the advice! |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Yes |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Vanguard is still the best bet among all the financial institutions |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
23. I bet Blackwater stock does well |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
29. a ROTH IRA is insured up to $250,000 |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
31. Treasury Bills |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
33. Your Mattress |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
35. I know a way to make a MINT. I'm not worried at all. |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
36. I just closed my Washington Mutual accounts this morning. |
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