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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 453452, member: 13650"]Probably the best advice would be to spread it out. </p><p><br /></p><p> Take a small percentage and put it in metals. </p><p><br /></p><p> Maybe have some fun and get some of those rare, more expensive coins that you know you can't go wrong on. I'm reading 'Collecting and Investing in rare coins by David Bowers. It's a thick book and I'm only through the first 150 pages but so far, I think he has some good advice, as far as if you're looking to invest. A main one being to expect cycles and fads in the market. I know there's been a lot of inflation but the prices that some coins could have been purchased for in relation to today's market is shocking. He gives many examples.</p><p><br /></p><p> Then I'd probably put a percentage of it in the market. I would likely put less in the market than most here because I don't trust it right now and I think it could get a lot worse before it gets better. But some say to invest in oil right now. It's come back down. Mobil's getting rich. With no other options in sight, you know any oil stocks will be skyrocketing in the coming decades at least.</p><p><br /></p><p> Then I'd store a chunk of it under the mattress or other secure location within the home so you could have something that you could actually get your hands on in a worst case scenario. Just my opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 453452, member: 13650"]Probably the best advice would be to spread it out. Take a small percentage and put it in metals. Maybe have some fun and get some of those rare, more expensive coins that you know you can't go wrong on. I'm reading 'Collecting and Investing in rare coins by David Bowers. It's a thick book and I'm only through the first 150 pages but so far, I think he has some good advice, as far as if you're looking to invest. A main one being to expect cycles and fads in the market. I know there's been a lot of inflation but the prices that some coins could have been purchased for in relation to today's market is shocking. He gives many examples. Then I'd probably put a percentage of it in the market. I would likely put less in the market than most here because I don't trust it right now and I think it could get a lot worse before it gets better. But some say to invest in oil right now. It's come back down. Mobil's getting rich. With no other options in sight, you know any oil stocks will be skyrocketing in the coming decades at least. Then I'd store a chunk of it under the mattress or other secure location within the home so you could have something that you could actually get your hands on in a worst case scenario. Just my opinions.[/QUOTE]
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