If.....

[kimchi]

You'll get no meaningful replies without stating your personal situation & objectives.

[Henry17]

Is $100 used as a proxy for percent?

[hotmark777]

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Is $100 used as a proxy for percent?

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Yes more or less, and to answer above posters question, lets imagine that investor is very conservative as i mentioned, and mainly interested in preserving his wealth, and getting a good return without being too exposed to high risk assets. His personal situation is quite comfortable

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

id invest in booze.

[Henry17]

You'd need to give a specific starting balance. Using percent makes no sense as what I'd do with $50k is very different then what I'd do with $3M.

[hotmark777]

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You'd need to give a specific starting balance. Using percent makes no sense as what I'd do with $50k is very different then what I'd do with $3M.

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Lets say the guy is worth 100 billion dollars just for the sake of argument... I specified this would be a very general question, and it is aimed at a person who is relatively comfortable, but very conservative

[stephenNUTS]

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Just saying "if someone has $100 billion dollars" is abit unrealistic IMO?

MSFT reported blowout EPS last night and their shares are up over $4 per share in pre-market trading.Bill Gates just made 3.5 BILLION dollars MORE on paper than he already has.............does it really matter anymore to him at this stage in the game...or going to change his lifestyle in any way?

Just WOW Bill!

As Henry17 stated.....now comparing someone with $50k or $3MM in capital ,is a completely different story with regard to investment objectives.

Each persons age,priorities,lifestyle,risk tolerance,etc. becomes much more relevent with more realistic numbers.

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