If you had $1B, but could only make one investment with it, what would you do with the money?

Title says it all. Trading structure/strategy can be as complex as you'd like, but the money has to be put toward just one "bet." For example: shorting a call on a Euro stocks index and going long on EUR/USD puts to invest in the idea that the Eurozone will fall.

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In this hypothetical scenario I'd buy property. Give me a (semi) guaranteed cashflow over bets in the marketplace.

I guess I'm assuming that I'd be ok with $1B and be more in wealth preservation and cashflow seeking mode.

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Angus Macgyver

~$990M into shorting Tesla ~$5M into a contract on Elon Musk's life ~$5M on hookers and blow while I wait

How did this advice turn out for you ??

Tesla share price: - 3 March 2017 at U$50.31 - 23 November 2020 at U$546.52 (up > 10x)

You sir, are probably broke or fired (likely both)

Your "990M into shorting Tesla" would probably mean you're owing 10bn ... nice one !

 

$1 billion to set up a foundation in order to do well by doing good, and to access the upper echelon of philanthropic circles of the world.

Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes.
 

hire a private military contractor (think G4S) to take over Botswana so I can control their Diamonds.

"I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. " -GG
 

I'd buy treasuries. FDIC doesn't cover that much, and $1bn is enough to sail into the sunset.

if you're saying I can't spend the money I have to invest it but I'll get it back later, probably would buy something from tweedy browne or vanguard.

if you're saying I can't spend the money and I'll never get it, I'd give it to the Gates foundation, they're doing great things over there.

 

Ugh seriously? Dude, you just need to become a 11th degree Freemason to get access to that.

Only two sources I trust, Glenn Beck and singing woodland creatures.
 

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