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MLPs or maybe buy high div stocks that might have been beaten down recently? or corp bond funds
Hey short,
I am looking to invest $1000 just to start off. Something with very less risk. Any suggestions?
Right now, there is nothing that is very low risk that will earn you better than 4%. The 30 year Treasury is yielding less than 2%. There are many things that could earn you better than 4%, but wouldn't call any of them very low risk. What's the most you could lose (percentage-wise) and still be ok?
I have low expenses and make enough that 5k (all of it) is ok for me to lose. I guess I should have been clearer when I said low risk - I wasn't talking treasury bonds, even risk at the blue chip stock level is fine. Ok so maybe not low risk at all :-)
I'm looking into MLP as short suggested, never heard of it before.
I have low expenses and make enough that 5k (all of it) is ok for me to lose. I guess I should have been clearer when I said low risk - I wasn't talking treasury bonds, even risk at the blue chip stock level is fine. Ok so maybe not low risk at all :-)
I'm looking into MLP as short suggested, never heard of it before.[/quote]
I love MLPs, but they're really for rich people. MLPs are usually oil & gas pipelines that do not pay corporate income taxes, since they are publicly traded partnerships. Because of this, they issue partnership K-1 statements which can be problematic without a good accountant. Depreciation flows through to you, shielding some of the distributions from current income taxes, but becomes a huge pain in the ass when you sell, because it is all recaptured causing a huge tax bill and making it difficult to sell. Also, you are supposed to file state tax returns in every state that each MLP you invest in does business. You will most likely be ok if you buy a few, because I believe there is a $1,000 or so state tax exemption for individuals.
Importantly, do not buy any MLP ETF or mutual fund, because they pay corporate income taxes before they distribute anything to fund holders. They underperform the index by 5-8% on average per year.
My suggestion is to look into 'low-volatility investing'. This shows that high-risk stocks return less than low-risk stocks over very long periods of time, essentially invalidating CAPM, which is or should be surprising to virtually anyone who has studied finance. This study should help you understand why this seems compelling.
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~jwurgler/papers/faj-benchmarks.pdf
SPLV is an example of an appropriate ETF to express this investment view.
I love MLPs, but they're really for rich people. MLPs are usually oil & gas pipelines that do not pay corporate income taxes, since they are publicly traded partnerships. Because of this, they issue partnership K-1 statements which can be problematic without a good accountant. Depreciation flows through to you, shielding some of the distributions from current income taxes, but becomes a huge pain in the ass when you sell, because it is all recaptured causing a huge tax bill and making it difficult to sell. Also, you are supposed to file state tax returns in every state that each MLP you invest in does business. You will most likely be ok if you buy a few, because I believe there is a $1,000 or so state tax exemption for individuals.
Importantly, do not buy any MLP ETF or mutual fund, because they pay corporate income taxes before they distribute anything to fund holders. They underperform the index by 5-8% on average per year.
My suggestion is to look into 'low-volatility investing'. This shows that high-risk stocks return less than low-risk stocks over very long periods of time, essentially invalidating CAPM, which is or should be surprising to virtually anyone who has studied finance. This study should help you understand why this seems compelling.
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~jwurgler/papers/faj-benchmarks.pdf
SPLV is an example of an appropriate ETF to express this investment.
Sorry -- I don't know how to use this yet...so reposting my message without your text embedded in mine or whatever the hell that is called.
pay it off, the end.
are your loans floating or fixed? if they're fixed, shorttheworld's input seems really good idea.
Given the current environment, you should pay off the loan and lock in that 4% return. Save the balance of the money in a low yielding checking or savings account for emergency situations (i.e. unemployed and unplanned pregnancies).
http://personalsavings.americanexpress.com
Ouch...bleak view of the world.
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Just my .02
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