Making Smart Investments
By; Victoria Bosse
Scenario
I’m an investor that won 1 billion dollars. I want to invest my money and double it by the time I’m 75. I am currently 50. What am I going to invest in and how am I going to do so?
Beginning 20 Time
- Did research
- Picked a topic
- Researched new topic
- Collected helpful links
- Took notes
- Organized notes
- Posted on Blogger
- Created a Smore
- Created MLA cited document
- Finished Smore
My 3 Main Investments
Why?
- Natural resource
- Limited
- Lighter than oxygen
- Leaves the atmosphere
- The national helium reserve was sold
- Small amount of private owners who control the price to there advantage
- Helium is used in cooling and setting process of most prescription medication
- The nationally preferred browser
- Google owns YouTube
- Google is so important to daily life
- Recognized as a verb in dictionary
Gold
- Natural resource
- Gold is conductive
- Very soft
- Limited resource
- Used in computers, wires, phones, etc.
Property Investments
95 Fuskie Ln,Daufuskie Island, SC 29915
790 E 6th St UNIT 3,South Boston, MA 02127
16 Woodland Ct,Lawrence, MA 01841
437 D St APT 2F,Boston, MA 02210
1110 Essex St,Lawrence, MA 01841
Land Is An Important Investment Because...
- Land is a natural/limited resource
- Requires no maintenance
- Can be bought and sold
- Can be built on, farmed on, left as is
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South Carolina Properties
- Mix of tourists and residential people
- Warm climate
- Convenient for investor
- Cheaper properties
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67 Fusckie Ln.
*Higher end
*Includes elevator which is great for retires
*Built in 2005
*Very few houses up for sale in the area
95 Fusckie Ln.
*Lowest coast of all other houses up for sail in the area
*Detached parking garage
*Built in 1993
Both properties include:
*Central cooling
*Over 1 acre of property
*Porch
*Vaulted ceilings
*Jetted Tub
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Boston Properties
- Heavily populated area
- Mix of cultures
- Diverse age group/Market
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437 D St APT 2F
*12 ft. ceilings
*Office space
*Large windows
*Chefs kitchen
790 E 6th St UNIT 3
*Water front view
*Stainless steal appliances
*Wood burning stove
Both properties include:
*Roof deck
*Jacuzzi tub
*2 Bedrooms
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Lawrence Properties
- Large/growing population
- Culturally diverse
- Located just outside of Boston
- Access to transplantation
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1110 Essex St
*Outdoor patio
*Dinning room
*2 Bathrooms
16 Woodland Ct
*Spacious yard
*2.5 Bath
*Built in 1996
*Deck
*Vinyl siding
Both properties include:
*3 Bedrooms
*Hardwood floors throughout
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Savings
- Average middle class salary= $51,371 a year
- Average life expectancy=78
- Minus 50 because I'm already that age
- 28 X Average middle class salary= savings
- Savings= $1,438,388.00
What I've Learned
- What to invest in
- How to invest
- Why natural resources are important
- Scarcity
- Demand
- Value