250k to invest

busowner987

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What would you invest in if you had 250k?

I often look through the business section of the times on a sunday. I noted recently one of the large male strip companies was sold for a modest amount.

So what would you setup or would you jump into a franchise?
 

busowner987

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Lol..

I have a friend who knows somebody that borrows money and pays pack with good rates. Except I don't think he is the type of person you want to cross.

A finance company Hmmm. I'm just not sure the returns would be great and the risk I would imagine would be big.
 
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Lol..

I have a friend who knows somebody that borrows money and pays pack with good rates. Except I don't think he is the type of person you want to cross.

A finance company Hmmm. I'm just not sure the returns would be great and the risk I would imagine would be big.

This risk is massive if you don't know what you are doing.

But that also applies to start up restaurants, bars etc etc (seen many people loose their homes in those businesses)

I know a lot about lending - and collections & would be extremely selective in who I partnered with.
 
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Of course not, are the actual advantages of blockchain/******?

Apart from using too much power to be scaleable?
1 rig uses 1KW of power and runs off 1MB of internet - But last year when the market was at a low point 1 rig made £7100 net, you deduct your electricity off that which is rounded up to £1200 for the year that still leaves you with £5900 net and a 59% ROI plus because you own the equipment you asset positive in your first year.
 
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I assume you don't believe Blockchain and ****** is the future then?

The future of what exactly?

The underlying concept of blockchain, i.e. a decentralized, distributed and public digital ledger that's used to record transactions in a way they can't be altered retroactively, without the alteration of all subsequent blocks - is interesting and has been put to good use with a few startups I've seen.

Apart from that ****** is all bs.
 
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    Going back to what @busowner987 asked, I think it depends on what you want:

    1. If you want to set up a business, do something you have the right skills to run (if you have an existing business, maybe expand it).
    2. If you want a passive investment, there are lots of options, depends on things like what trade off of risk and return you are happy with and how long term you are investing for.
    3. If you want to invest but want a more active role, maybe angel investing or buying a stake in a smallish business.

    The last is an attractive compromise in many ways, but its difficult. You need to assess the business yourself, decide whether you trust the people running it, and negotiate how much say you get. Lending instead gets rid of the last problem.
     
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    1 rig uses 1KW of power and runs off 1MB of internet - But last year when the market was at a low point 1 rig made £7100 net, you deduct your electricity off that which is rounded up to £1200 for the year that still leaves you with £5900 net and a 59% ROI plus because you own the equipment you asset positive in your first year.

    any intelligent, informed predictions available?
     
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