What are some safe investments that pay really good interest?

Reply #10

darthfury78 — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:26:20 GMT

I good idea is to invest in Preferred Stocks like HSEA, for example, pays a quarterly dividend of 51 cents a share. Thus, if you win around $5 Million(after taxes), you could invest in over 100,000 shares and get around $50K every 3 months, or $200K a year without touching the original investment. The other amount your could invest in common stocks like Coca-Cola or Disney and watch that $2.5 Million become $10 Million over a period of years.

Between Preferred Stocks and bonds is that Pr... [ More ]

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HoLeeKau — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 22:16:29 GMT

Have you tried to cash it? I find them once in a while but they've already been cashed. That's the problem with the vending machines, they don't keep the cashed ticket so the winners throw them on the ground when they leave the store.

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river26 — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 22:02:29 GMT

today i picked up scratch off ticket in a parking lot of a conveince store it was a 30.00 scratch ticket, all the numbers scratched off, it was a 50.00 winner. i did not belive it i never pick them up. i past it up a few feet went back because it was a 30.00 ticket i picked it up, its almost hard to whose it was, they just missed it.

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EZMONEE — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:56:11 GMT

I'm investing in 5/$20 scratch tickets a day, I'm jus being real

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hearsetrax — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:48:34 GMT

sounds like wise advice ..... but nothing is safe from Uncle Sam and cronies

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gy65 — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:26:46 GMT

things to invest your money in that will have a decent to really good return rate

In the context of monthly dividends . . VWEAX. Share value WILL fluctuate up and down with market conditions. Doubtful that your heirs will scrutinize if there was a gain or loss on your investment amount . . more like how much do I get and when .

Pay estimated quarterly taxes.

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SergeM — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:39:29 GMT

The safest thing is a saving account, if the bank isn't bankrupt.

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bigbear29 — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:24:26 GMT

I think if you won a big lottery jackpot, put yourself on a budget. Pay in full for the house that you are going to live in, same for 2 or 3 cars. The point is to not try and spend all of your lottery jackpot. Investing works for some people not for all.

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BobP — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:47:00 GMT

There is nothing out there far as the eye can see, if there were everyone would be on it like stink on . . . like they were on the housing market. Watch for the next bubble, get in, get out.

Invest in real things you can use while your money is still worth something. Buy a free standing McDonalds, etc. Decent well built house where taxes are low on a nice chunk of land on water, car that will should be running twenty years from now and still have some value instead of expensive nonsense th... [ More ]

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music* — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:37:11 GMT

John, We appreciate your dreams. Like noise-gate has written here on LP before, Wait until you win to make decisions about your money.

Today is not a good day to buy bonds. Interest rates are going up soon and that makes the price of bonds go down. I do not want anything I own to go down in price.

So, talk with professional advisors like, Lawyers, Certified Public Attorneys CPA's, Certified Financial Planners CFP's. A Trust Estate attorney will create Trusts, Wills, . If you find the ri... [ More ]

What are some safe investments that pay really good interest?

john130420 — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:12:57 GMT

Say you have millions of dollars, what are some good things to invest your money in that will have a decent to really good return rate? I heard AAA bonds are really safe, insured by the federal government, non taxable, and pay an interest rate of 3-5%. Is that true and are bonds the way to go?

FYI, I'm just fantasizing about money