How would you invest $25k for 1 year?

No risk, right?

Buy LVS, or a growing capital company (small to mid size) you have researched intensely that is on a strong dip, then Sell when it has grown 10% in stock price from initial purchase price. Don't be too greedy, but if it's a quick spike, it may go up for a few days as the emotions of the greedy buy more and more as prices go up.
This may happen in a few weeks to a few month, just be patient and use your knowledge of what makes up the strong fundamentals of a growing company.

Bam 10% of $25k in sometimes less than a month for $14 in transaction costs. (minus time spent researching said fundamentals of various companies and watching them, waiting for dips, or collecting dividends with your stache as you wait for dips.)

Focus on saving and working hard to earn more income actively and passively, before you start investing, but go ahead and begin researching everything and reading passionate blogs about savings and investing.

$2500 every other month is a pretty possible and very nice return.

Warning: you may lose money if you sell in a panic, cough* everyone in 2008 who sold/or didn't buy extremely low. Most of the Media is lies and Hype and Fear, just like Governments to hold and control their citizens.

Of course there are many other investments and all sorts of strategies out there.

Another note to make:

I would only do above after you are out of all debts, have a decent emergency fund to cover very frugal needed emergency living expenses of about 6 months (example living on $1k a month/person and saving $6k-$12k dollars based on current stability of your/their employment).

That way this investment money is purely for reward, and is not dependent on you, plus you are rid of all the attached fears that would come with you needing this money.(like panic investors who need to drink everyday and are close to defaulting on their overpriced mortgages)

A lot of people place investment money into 401ks for tax savings purposes, especially as taxes are rising, but who is the government to say that you will live to be the age the restrict upon you for retirement?

They want you to keep working at jobs, because they depend on you to survive. 401k fees take out 1-3% a year, and only offer you returns of 0.01% to 6% year. It doesn't even cover inflation.

Another path, is to invest extra money in the things you have researched and believe are great investments worth the risk. This way you are in control and not paying "experts" tremondous fees or commissions for giving you their commercials, plus not locked up in some fund that the Politicians get to decide on it's fates, or the 401k Hedge Fund managers get to decide to increase fees upon your locked away money, as they pass all the risks onto you as they play with your money, take all the rewards, and fee you at the same time.

Life is greener where you water the grass.

I can't believe all the horrible advice in this thread.

Investments? Savings? Bonds? International Currency? Under the mattress?

BAH!

The best option is so obvious I can't believe no one has mentioned it.

Just wait until the next uber hot deal comes along on SD. Something along the lines of the HP TouchPad price drop. Or the $450 StarBucks Gift Card. Then, buy $25,000 worth. Sell on eBay/CL and pocket the difference. You could easily double your money in a month. Rinse and repeat for a year. In the end, you could turn that $25k into $250k.

No risk, right?

Investing with borrowed money is probably the worst plan I've heard yet on this forum.

Investing it in foreign currency might just top that.

Can't wait to hear the update in a year!

Never a good idea to gamble with borrowed money, just put it in a 1% savings account or a 3% high yield checking if you can meet the criteria to qualify, and make either $250 or $750. Better to get a guaranteed return then risk paying back money you don't have.

Everything has risk my friend. It's all about probabilities.

I can't believe all the horrible advice in this thread.

Investments? Savings? Bonds? International Currency? Under the mattress?

BAH!

The best option is so obvious I can't believe no one has mentioned it.

Just wait until the next uber hot deal comes along on SD. Something along the lines of the HP TouchPad price drop. Or the $450 StarBucks Gift Card. Then, buy $25,000 worth. Sell on eBay/CL and pocket the difference. You could easily double your money in a month. Rinse and repeat for a year. In the end, you could turn that $25k into $250k.

Plenty of people do it. It's called buying on margin. I don't. I have a margin account but only so that I can turn the money around right away instead of waiting 3 days. I don't use more than I have in cash to back it up.

Please quantify the probability of OP losing someone else's money.

Please also elaborate on " very safe" puts.

Plenty of people do it, correct. Plenty of people also put it all on black 21 too but no thanks

I can't believe all the horrible advice in this thread.

Investments? Savings? Bonds? International Currency? Under the mattress?

BAH!

The best option is so obvious I can't believe no one has mentioned it.

Just wait until the next uber hot deal comes along on SD. Something along the lines of the HP TouchPad price drop. Or the $450 StarBucks Gift Card. Then, buy $25,000 worth. Sell on eBay/CL and pocket the difference. You could easily double your money in a month. Rinse and repeat for a year. In the end, you could turn that $25k into $250k.

1) Depends how reckless he is with it.

2) As far out of the money as you can get. If you do not understand, consult Google.