Where to Put $100,000

Canadian Business Magazine (Jan. 23, 2012 Issue) has an interesting article which features the opinions of several experts on where to invest $100,000 in today’s market. The article, aptly called “where to put $100,000 now” features the quoted advice of 6 people. It is as follows: 

Larry Sarbit

Chief Investment Officer

Sarbit Advisory Services:

-          Put it in the US, it is cheap right now, but will have a big payout later

Kim Shannon

 President and Chief Investment Officer

 Sionna Investment Managers

-          Divide your fortune into 4 equal parts: Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate, and Gold

Steve Palmer

 President and CEO

 AlphaNorth Asset Management

-          Take a long term perspective and invest in a diversified portfolio of small-cap stocks

Sandy McIntyre

President and Chief Investment Officer

 Sentry Investments

-          Buy six or seven of the highest-quality dividend-paying stocks in business that have been around for 50 to 100 years. US, over Canadian, and the occasional European Investment. “a Diageo and a Nestle. When times are bad, people eat chocolate and drink booze.” 

Dan Dupont

 Portfolio manager

Fidelity Investments

-          Put it in global large-cap stocks 

Neil Jacoby

 President and Chief Investment Officer

 Aurion Capital

-          Equities, Corporate Debt, and High-Yeild bonds, but be prepared for the risk. 

Now, what is not in the article is my expert advice:

JULIE JAMIESON

Realtor, Real Estate Investor and Teacher

Team Jamieson Real Estate

As you all know, I’m big into real estate, and CANADIAN real estate. It’s a fact that at least 95% of the wealthiest people on the planet made their money in real estate.

Ottawa, despite what people think, is still a very affordable market. I know this sounds insane, but this year I plan to get approximately a 300% return on MUCH LESS than a $100,000 investment, and build my real estate portfolio by $650,000 in property in Ottawa. Call me if you want to do the same thing, 613-203-7333.

Keep an eye out for my upcoming blog post: Why I’m Buying my Kids Their First House and They’re Barely Old Enough to Ride a Bike.