In an investment environment that combines extremely low interest rates on fixed income investments with high volatility in the equity markets and a flat-to-declining real estate market, it’s time to start looking elsewhere for high-yield investment options. They’re out there—but just not in the places many investors tend to look.
There are a number of good ways to make money quickly while investing. While high-yield investments are, by nature, less secure than more conservative options, if you do your research and learn to read the markets, you may be able to score big. The following comprise the top high-yield investments for 2011 and 2012:
* Buying Gold and Silver
One of the highest-yield investments over the past ten years, gold and silver have shot up nearly 500% in the past decade. While the recession has largely remained for the bond markets and while the stock markets have seemingly halted their gains, gold and silver are poised to continue their upward drive. Inflation is on the rise, countries around the world are taking on more and more debt, and the European Union is shaky at best.
In times of high volatility and uncertainty, it is always a good idea to buy and sell gold and silver. Investing in precious metals ensures that your money will appreciate at least as quickly as inflation, and likely more quickly. While gold recently saw its upward march curtailed by an increase in market fees, the price of physical gold remains quite high. Whether you invest in gold and silver stocks in an ETF or whether you own gold and silver coins, you will get your money’s worth as the price of gold continues to rise.
* Binary Options
One popular form of high-yield investment is known as binary options trading. Less of an “investment” and more of a form of day trading, binary options give savvy market watchers a good way to make lots of money quickly. Rather than sticking with stocks for the long haul or betting short on their collapses, binary options are much simpler. You look at a stock, commodity or currency price and predict whether it will go up or down in a given time period. If you’re correct about the trajectory of the price, you may receive up to 170% of your initial investment. If you’re incorrect, you lose your initial investment outright.
Binary options are a highly risky, incredibly high-yield investment option. If you are market-savvy; if you know how to read financial news and extrapolate how stocks will move on a daily basis; you should consider trading binary options.
* High Dividend Stocks
If you’d prefer to go the traditional stock investment route, the big word in the game is dividends. Some blue-chip stocks pay significant dividends to shareholders, making these extremely good investments to keep. A dividend is like an immediate cash reward for your investment. By investing in high-dividend stocks, you can take part in a tried-and-true way to grow your investments. You buy a share of a company, and you will receive a portion of the company’s share price in return on a monthly basis, which you can put toward paying off your debts.
When you buy a high dividend stock, you are betting that the stock price will stay high for the next several years. Additionally, you might want to consider purchasing stocks on foreign markets. Some markets, such as the Brazilian, New Zealand, Chinese and Chilean stock exchanges, offer significantly higher dividends.
Do your research, consult with a financial adviser and choose the high-yield investment option that looks the most profitable to you. Good luck, and happy investing!
This post is provided by Birks Gold Exchange.
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I do not know as much about binary options but I am intrigued by your statement, “If you are market-savvy; if you know how to read financial news and extrapolate how stocks will move on a daily basis…” Does financial news play such an important role in how an investment goes up or down in a given hour? Is the ability of the binary options trader their quickness to the news or a bit of a gamble and guess as to what will happen next?
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This was a guest post, and I’m not familiar with binary options myself. But I’ve always had the idea that successful investors develop something of a sixth sense–it’s not so much what they know as much as their ability to anticipate. The best of the best are skilled at interpreting the tea leaves, so to speak. Think Warren Buffet here. Usually, by the time news goes public it’s already too late to capitalize. Just an educated guess on my part though.