Best R/R way to turn $100k into $1m in 5 years

Say you have $100k saved in the bank, you have 5 years to turn it into $1m without taking silly risk. Yes, this is difficult but.. Not totally unrealistic considering it’s a 50% IRR.
 

No buying risky stocks and no buying crypto, only legit strategies with a solid risk/reward ratio, bonus points to anything that accounts for todays high interest rate and high inflationary environment.

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Figure out how to bring back the infinite leverage glitch on Robinhood 

The important thing is never to let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries; to continue steadfastly on one's way without letting oneself be either defeated by failure or diverted by applause.
 

Start an online service based business and copy those who have succeeded in the space. 

Maybe spend a few thousand dollars or better yet pirate content to learn how to deliver the service your selling, 

 

Honest answer? Use the $100K on a matchmaking service to find a rich trust find baby, get married, and then divorce after 5 years. Not even ironically, divorce is the main fortune maker of the world's richest women.

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Lever the $100K up 10:1 through an SBA 7(a) loan and buy an SMB for $1MM with like $200K in EBITDA or SDE. Operate the business for 5 years and make your million back, and if you're a skilled enough operator, you can maybe get the business worth $2-3MM by the end of it.

You could maybe even use some of the money you get in the first years to buy subsequent businesses.

 

"no buying crypto, only legit strategies"

… lol. Crypto is the safest answer to your question.

When will you guys realize that crypto is legit and here to stay?

Before you MS, I bet you didn't realize credit exists on crypto. Lending, borrowing, tranched debt, insurance, stripped bonds, real world assets, and more ALL exists in crypto RIGHT NOW.

Various types of DeFi protocols have CASH FLOWS and are profitable from day 1. Yes, you can build a DCF and do other fundamental valuation on these protocols. No, crypto isn't just buying memecoins and BTC.

NGMI.

 

lmao @ all the finance bros who gave MS. The bond market in crypto is at $100bn… it’s not going anywhere.

It’s the safest bet to 10x in 5 years.

 

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