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If you had $26M would you invest in a moderately risky venture for an expected 5% return over 5 years?

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Hm. 5% is quite low, especially for a moderate risk investment.

Iโ€™d say no. It should be quite easy to find something to invest in where you could get at least 10%
Of course it depends on the market, type of things youโ€™re planning to invest in, where the money came from, etc.

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No.
I would invest it into more sure ventures at a lower rate over a longer period of time.

If you think about it, 5 years is a lukewarm zone for returns - it's neither short nor is it long.

Also, when you hear about astounding returns on short-term investment deals, it's generally too good to be true.

There is no such thing as getting rich overnight.

He who is armed with the best information is usually the most successful.

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No since I am already getting a average 37 per cent profit per year. for that money you would not get out of bed for 5 per cent.

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Why get greedy? ****Shit, if I had $25 million I could live like a king for the rest of my life and not make a cent of interest. Of course, I live way below the poverty line as it is.

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I suppose if its your money then its up to you. Most businesses dont even get going well in 5 years let alone show a profit. Research is the key here on any investment the more you know the more you will make.

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There are blue chip stocks you could buy that give you a comparable quarterly dividend.

Bank interest is also really nice when you have that much in an account.

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Thank you all for your replies. It will help me a lot.

what prompted the question is a proposal my boss had made about developing land. The cost to develop the land is about $26M and I can't see people investing with a return of about 5%.

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Mutual funds are incredibly safe and return an average of about 12% per year. It's a fund that is invested in 1,000's of stocks all across the market. 5% is crap, if you have $26 million you need to call Vanguard, that's where my money is.
https://investor.vanguard.com/mutual-funds/?WT....

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Padre_J_Roulston wrote:
Thank you all for your replies. It will help me a lot.

what prompted the question is a proposal my boss had made about developing land. The cost to develop the land is about $26M and I can't see people investing with a return of about 5%.

For the risk, no. It would be an attractive offer if it was low risk, I would say. but moderate risk, no. You would want to see a 15-20 percent return for moderate risk, at least to me.

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wtf? o.O

is this a serious question?
if i had 26 MILLION DOLLARS I'd only buy what I need and occasionally what I want and make sure I had lots left over even after living a fabulously comfortable life.

lol....invest...lol

That's what big business wants you to do with your little multi thousand dollar nest egg so they can get it instead of you.

Wait...do you have 26 million dollars? Can I borrow JUST ONE PLEASE?

I PROMISE to pay it back when I can :D

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