Reply #31: If I may ask...

[Chan790]

how much and what rough time frame?

Honestly, if the very small amount is really very small, you would probably do best to go with something low risk with a reasonable ROI, especially if you have a long time-frame. (Once you have a larger savings amount, opportunities with higher yields and comparably-low risk should open up to you.) Commodities investment is a very scary roller coaster for even seasoned investment professionals. Gold is more stable than most commodities, but the time to buy gold was years ago. Buying now, you might find yourself sitting on it waiting for the next spike to get out what you put in.

In all cases, I recommend the same thing as a (well...now, soon-to-be former) banker, sit down with a trusted financial professional and ask them what they'd do.