10,000 to invest, but where?

gulf keystone petroleum.

You beat me to it,

GKP

Transfer it into a stocks & shares ISA and put £5K in RRL and £5K in RMP.
Not that I'm biased or anything.

Stocks & shares ISA, retail bond, ICG7
It'll cost 100.8 per 100 currently.
pays 7%
Tax free dividends in an ISA.
You get the dividends paid every 6 months, then the investment back in seven years.
The bonds are traded on the market, so you can sell at any time. (so you are not tied in for the full period.
(I believe the spread is currently 100.4 - 100.8 (Mid price quoted as 100.6)
Check the ISA provider you choose allows investments in retail bonds. e..g. Selftrade

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/retail-bonds/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=XS0716336325ZZGBPUKCP

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/download/bondfactsheet/XS0716336325ZZGBPUKCP.pdf


http://www.selftrade.co.uk/

premium bonds.....or Rio Tinto shares

Wells Fargo

Netflix

Tesco

Tesco look oversold to me. But I also like their index-linked bond. Premium bonds will give you 2% tax free and are risk free. There are some oil minnows like GKP which could do spectacularly well but are not for widows and orphans. Banks could also do well but I am not touching them myself. Gold sovereigns are another possibility. The consensus view is that gold will rise over the next year. Your best choice depends on how much risk you want and what your view is of the economy; personally I am staying defensive.

I have a good feeling about my tip. Normally that is the kiss of death.

would have said lloyds bank but there will be a mini crash this week....wait till after that ;)

ZincOx Resources. Valued by several analysts at 3 times the current price and should really take off some time this year.