[philfree]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Okay, here is my .02.....$100,000 divided by 10 stocks = gambling.

I would not invest in any individual stocks. Not unless you are a damn good stock picker and most people are not. This is going back to a stock pickers' market.

Therefore, I would

A) Invest in mutual funds
B) Not have all my money in stocks

If you are talking about a 7-10 year time frame I would piece in stocks up to around 60-70% depending on your age. I would spread that around in a SP500 fund, a tech fund, euro fund, asian fund and latin american fund

The rest I would just sit in cash as rates are going up and therefore bonds will be taking it on the chin over the next couple of years.

It's not.