How to invest the Euromillions in todays Climate

[Topboy]

Ok i know there is another thread running about how you would spend the 85 mil if you won it BUT this thread is different

Considering todays Economic Climate, the state the banks are in, and the stock exchange, how would you safely invest the 85 mill from the Euromillions if you won it?

Consider the following

You are not going to spend any of the money

You are going to try and invest it safely and draw of the interest

What is the safest way

[RDM]

I reckon Arms dealing would be the only sure-fire no loss option.

[Jasandjules]

Why the f**k would I invest it? I'd be spending 10 million quid in the first month............... But I suppose I'd buy a few houses here and a few abroad to start letting them out (though I'd make use of the holiday homes as well I rather think).

[GTO Scott]

£85m?

Sod investments, that would pay for one hell of a weekend away, and the replacement kidneys, lungs, liver and heart that would be required afterwards

[Topboy]

Ok guys i know it's Friday night and all that BUT your only allowed to invest it in the finacial sector. No Coke or hookers allowed...;)

Whats the safest way

[Neil_H]

Good time to buy property if you have tons of cash to buy it with.

[Jasandjules]

Topboy said:

Ok guys i know it's Friday night and all that BUT your only allowed to invest it in the finacial sector. No Coke or hookers allowed...;)

Whats the safest way

I didn't read only the financial sector in the OP.

IN any event, I wouldn't invest ANY full amount of winnings in ANY one sector or idea. Have you not heard of investing in Umbrellas and Suntan Lotion?

So, I would buy some bonds (actually, Gilts and rather a lot of them to guarantee, well at least as well as possible, an income stream), I would put some in a pension fund... Perhaps buy rather a few AIM shares for a punt.

BUT< being realistic, I wouldn't only invest in financial markets, after all, I used to work there, I know what happens.......

[The Ben]

buy a bank and employ people to run it correctly!

[m3jappa]

As above, sod any investment. Why would you want to take ANY risk with that amount of money already in a (safe) bank if there is such a thing.

My god though i would be good at spending it

[Topboy]

m3jappa said:

As above, sod any investment. Why would you want to take ANY risk with that amount of money already in a (safe) bank if there is such a thing.

My god though i would be good at spending it

Thats my point

What is a safe bank in todays terms.

If you put the lot into a high interest account and the bank goes under then your stuffed

Edited by Topboy on Friday 6th March 21:39

[arryb]

Buy complete towns worth of houses?

[Schermerhorn]

Become an arms dealer.

Buy a tank

[village idiot]

buy half the available property in the county using interest-only mortgages... then sit back, wait for hyper-inflatipon to kick in and then pay off all the mortgage balances for the same price as a loaf of bread...

i think that works?

[Superhoop]

The worst ' I just won £85m on the Euro Millions lottery' thread ever.....