Hi. I have about 20K spare cash and with IR's so low and the market in no man's land, am looking at alternatives.Today I put ten grand on barcelona to win the champions league at 5/2 with bet fred. What do you think? What are you guys doing with your savings at the moment? Appreciate sane replies!Thanks

Stick your money in Ipex. Down 40% over the past 3 years.

Just for the record, I'm looking to preserve my capital and generate a return on that capital.Thanks

Try PA Consulting shares. A banker

'invest' it in a nice sports car

Use your other 10 grand to pay off topconsultant.com and patent consulting-focused forum-based websites. Then sell the patent to PA for about 100k. The very existence of this website alone probably wipes about half a million a year off their brand equity... poor sods!

How did PA come into this?! They're bad but are they that much worse than IBM, Accenture etc....

PA are better than this forum gives them credit form. Whilst being far from stellar, they were a solid outfit in their hayday. Better than the likes of some of the Big4 I've worked at subsequently..Now can we put this thread back on track?

form -> for

Like PA's CEO, go out and bulk buy chinos in the January sales

.....hope you all followed my advice!

Yes - I bought PA shares and I am soooo looking forward to being a millionaire in 2012We are doing megabig jobs now

Spare change to the tune of 20k? I spend it all on comic books.http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/worlds-most-valuable-comic-books/

Like printing money.......easiest 25K ever.....

I can only hope that you are not the real/original Gamble, as tempting fate, like that, is a fool's game.

Buy Bitcoins.The value has rocketed this year and it is set to eclipse all fiat currency.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

I would have thought that the most economical and investable fiat was the cheeky cinquicento

I think the 150% return that 10k bet on Barca should give weight to your competency in Sports betting.My bet of £10 on 11/4 for Messi to Score and Barcelona to win yesterday was, while not as financially rewarding, very fulfilling. In all seriousness, I would consider speaking to somebody who wants to get into the restaurant industry. With the right concept and implementation, opportunities are rife. You should really find someone who has the foresight to turn your savings into a cash cow business and provide a brand new eatery concept for our much inquisitive nation...

It paid 25K.....a 250% return, not 150%To the guy who said I was tempting fate..........absolutely murdered......like candy off a baby

150% net profit

Haha - yes, 250% net profit... oops...

Invest in start-up business. Good return on investment.Please let me know if you're interested.