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- From: pearson_steven@tandem.com (Steven R. Pearson)
- Subject: Re: What to do with $5000 to $10000 till April 15th?
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 02:07:30 GMT
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- In article <1ejeubINN2qj@seven-up.East.Sun.COM>, jdesai@ilu.COM (Jatin Desai) writes:
- >
- > I have accumulated an extra $7000+ in my business account which I will need
- > to pay taxes on April 15, 1993. Since I did not make a lot of money last
- > year, I don't need to worry about penalies etc. - I have made sure of this
- > with my accountant and by doing the IRS worksheet myself. Now the question
- > is - What do I do with the money till then? I am not a savvy investor but
- > am willing to learn. I do not mind a little risk as I have enough to cover
- > partial loss of the amount in case something very bad happens. Of course I
- > don't want to squander it all by buying junk investments!
- >
- > I do not mind general or specific advice, but I would prefer specific advice
- > like (I think Mutual Fund A will do good in next 6 months).
-
- Being willing to take risks is one thing, and taking reasonable risks is another.
- Personally, I do not believe that in your time frame (less than 6 months) anything
- but a conservative, capital preserving investment is called for. The potential
- rewards do not justify the risks in my mind. You have to believe you have a
- good shot at being rewarded when you take the risk. In your time frame, the
- extra returns from stocks or longer term bonds do not adequately compensate
- for their risks. I would recommend nothing more risky than a short-term bond
- fund (for example, Vanguard Short Term Corporate, Vanguard Short Term
- Municipal, or Vanguard Limited Term Municipal). (I'm a Vanguard bigot when
- it comes to bond funds, as you can see. Other companies offer good short term
- bond funds too, but I am less familiar with them. I believe Strong and Scudder
- have short term corporate funds that have performed well of late.) Other
- options are money market funds (taxable or tax free depending on your bracket)
- or maybe a CD.
-
- If you still think putting the money in stocks would be a blast, at least call it what
- it is: speculation (aka gambling). Over this short time frame, it is not investing.
- And I offer this alternative: Take the amount you say you would be willing to
- cover in case of a loss between now and then and go have a blast somewhere.
- Like Las Vegas maybe. And put the money you need to pay the IRS in something
- safe.
-
- More than your money's worth, -steve p. (opinions mine, no warranty)
-