Interview question- Suppose I give you $10,000. How will you invest it?

Or some variation of this question. What are the follow up questions I should ask (eg: expected return, time horizon)

And were I to answer this in October of 2017, what could be a good answer? Or any structure I should follow?

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MoneyisHappiness

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Invest it in yourself because you believe in yourself, your hustle, and bs like that. Don't go too financial and say stocks

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