How To Invest Without Messing With Stocks

If you’ve got some extra scratch you’d like to grow into something bigger, do not risk it on the Arizona Cardinals against the point spread. The stock market is definitely a better option, but its volatility and complexity can scare people off.

Free From Broke suggests several ways you can gamble your fortune without dealing with the Gordon Gekkos of the world.

The post suggests dabbling in real estate, domain name squatting/speculation and side businesses. There are definite paths to losing your shirt by making poor investments in any of those fields, but with homework and luck you can succeed just as well outside the stock market as within.

What are your favorite non-stock investments?

Five Ways to Invest Without Buying Stocks [Free From Broke]

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