# Investment opinions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-opinions/478120>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 20, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-opinions/478120 "2008-12-20T22:45:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-opinions/478120/1 "2008-12-20T22:45:18Z")

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I’ve managed to save up $1000 and I’m thinking that right now is a good time to invest.

I do already have a small investment in Jantzi funds but they really aren’t doing anything. I am going to ride it out with them for now or go down with the ship.

I have an appointment next week with my Accounts Manager but I’d like to go in with some ideas.

What are some things I should be considering investing in?

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**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-opinions/478120/2 "2008-12-21T04:05:01Z")

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[The Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index](https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0522&FundIntExt=INT#hist::tab=0)

Frankly nobody knows what’s going to happen to stocks in the next years. They could go up, they could stay flat, or they could drop a whole lot more. Bonds, on the other hand, are reasonably safe. As long as the global economy is in turmoil, the investors will seek the safety of long-term government treasuries, so the prices will stay up. The annual return from dividends is about six percent a year. The fund I’ve linked to invests in a wide array of long-term bonds, which gives you added safety and stability.

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**Author:** ![shallora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@shallora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shallora)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-opinions/478120/3 "2008-12-21T04:26:31Z")

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Haven’t we done this kind of thread like, thousands of times before?

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**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-opinions/478120/4 "2008-12-21T05:55:41Z")

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> [@shallora](#):
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> Haven’t we done this kind of thread like, thousands of times before?

Obviously I’ve not read them.

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**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-opinions/478120/5 "2008-12-21T06:09:39Z")

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> [@FloatyGimpy](#):
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> Obviously I’ve not read them.

I did a search and there are, indeed, a number of investment threads! Lots for me to read.