What is the best investment for a college fund for a baby?
May 13th, 2010
I have looked into few ideas but I am looking for an investment option for 17-18 years which I will be adding into monthly. I want something fairly stable but with a decent return. Thanks.
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Lower risk, large cap blue chips that pay dividends. If you don’t want to pick individual stocks you could go with a number of different etfs that track the s&p, or a number of specialty dividend related funds.
Stable does not necessarily provide a decent return. Bank deposits such as savings or fixed deposits are stable but the interest rates are negligible. Some other safer instruments but with low interest rates include treasury bonds.
Mutual funds, Exchange Traded Funds or Index funds do have risks. But these are usually spread out through a number of stocks held within the funds. Research into the available funds to find how stable they are. These instruments do give a decent rate of returns.
Individual stocks and shares are in the high risk group. In selecting this instrument, look for blue chips. Buy and hold them for a couple of years. You will need to do your research on this. Criteria to look at includes company reputation, its management team, the product it is selling.
Another product to look at is insurance. Look for those that allows premium to be paid on a monthly basis with participation in the company’s profits. This investment vehicle does have risk but it is not as risky as stocks.