This is probably a shot in the dark, but there must be others in this situation.

In the US current situation, with the stock market already having made a big run up, and bonds being a horrible buy (low rates and the certainty of net asset value losses as rates rise) WHERE to invest new money now to a reasonable rate of return with a reasonable amount of risk?

The only idea I have come up with is to ladder money into bonds, so as not to put net asset value at risk. Another idea is to buy very short term bond funds, but even those will go down in net asset value as rates rise.

My basic premise is that in a few years time rates will rise to a point where buying longer term bonds will look much more attractive for income and risk. But that is that now. So what to do now?

I am talking about liquid investments, not real estate.

It could of course include non US investments.

Thailand and it's Set of Stocks

Presently this is not a buying moment and remains an intra-day market for the savy, and the Thai Bourse will provide returns if stocks are bought at the very-very bottom.

Portfolio 200-400% returns in the fiscal year 2004/ 2005:

GENCO, LEE-W1, SSEC, SPSU, SSEC-W1, TT&T-W1, TWC, SVI-W1 (Exp Date),

Portfolio 40-100% returns in the fiscal year 2004/ 2005:

CP7-11, CPF, KEST, PTT, SCB, TOC, TT&T,

Speculate? I plump for 550-625 level for a Buying Opportunity?

Thaimee.

Thanks, Thaimee, that was interesting.

There is a relevant article today on how to deal with the current low rate but rising rate environment in bond and bond fund investments. Very, very, relevant.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...L&type=business

Thank you Thaiquila. Learn't something about bonds today. Any ideas which online trader in the States openly welcome's overseas investors and additionally will offer low trading fee's? Help appreciated.

Thaimee.

Any ideas which online trader in the States openly welcome's overseas investors and additionally will offer low trading fee's? Help appreciated.

What country are you a citizen in?

Look at Scottrade.com and Fidelity.com. Fidelity has a link for international investors.

I was also going to mention Fidelity.

I like Vanguard also but the last I heard you need a US address to open an account.

Here is some more info on dealing with income investments in a rising interest rate environment:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...L&type=business

Let's see...

Imagine we buy morning price:

100-400% Minimum Portfolio

GENCO 0.93

LEE-W1 0.25

SSEC 2.38

SPSU 8.05

SSEC-W1 0.69

TT&T-W1 1.42

TWC 5.50

SVI-W1 1.92

RAIMON-W 0.17

Wait to see Prices at Peak!!

My guess is we can expect more than 400 percent returns and perhaps even 600-800 percent by the end of the year!!

Good Luck. Thaimee.

Old posting. Bump for Review. Thaimee.