$10K today... tomorrow:?

Originally posted by whodey
Invest in the same people who brought the $50/share down to $5/share? Er.....um.....no thanks.

I would stick with commodities.

i thought those people all got jobs in the new White House.

Originally posted by FMF
Selling fresh Japanese onigiri in all Circle K outlets in Indonesian cities.

Well look who coughed up some dough and got his star back! 😉

Originally posted by Melanerpes
pay off all your debts - then invest in an index fund.

I'm with SleepyGuy on this one. Although I have minimal debt, I have been routinely outstripping the interest paid on even that small amount with the gains in the markets. Moreover, I need to carry some debt if I hope to perpetuate its use in the future.

Originally posted by utherpendragon
Well look who coughed up some dough and got his star back! 😉

He figured since he had $10K to invest, membership here is hardly drop in the bucket. And the returns!

Originally posted by kmax87
A123 Systems and LG Chem.

I'm waiting for Carbon Nano tube technology to mature though.

Because the cost of the batteries are a significant proportion of the total cost of the vehicle, investing in the companies that are setting up to lease the batteries may be the way to go. Like Greenstop and Think Car.

The power utilities themselves may want to g ...[text shortened]... lping to subsidize the battery cost in order to profit from your increased use of their energy.

A123 Systems looks like they're on the upswing, but is the LG Chem ticker "LG CHEM NEW 144A AD?" I can find precious little about it.

Greenstop has a compelling website, but it looks as though they're still in the private sector--- but definitely a source for finding the pulse. Likewise for Think Car.

And you're definitely onto something with utilities. There's no way they'll leave themselves out of this next boon.

Originally posted by utherpendragon
Well look who coughed up some dough and got his star back!

Dough? No. Onigiri is made from rice and dried seaweed with a filling of some kind. You could shift 500,000 of them or more at $0.50 every day in Jakarta alone.

Originally posted by kmax87
yeah it looks like a first cousin of the iMiev

True, but should be a cheaper alternative - Citreons always seem to be!