What I'd Do if I Didn't Need the Money for 30 Years
The investment challenge was short term, no ifs ands or buts about it. Truthfully, given the duration of the game, my best bet to win would to be completely invest in volatile stocks that might get me a lot of money in a short time. I didn't go this route, only because I wouldn't have learned about practical investing if I had.
If I had 30 years to mature my investments, I would definitely play it quite differently. I would invest about 40% in a medium/low risk mutual fund focused on growth, and 40% in a medium/low risk mutual fund focused on profit, which would purchase bonds. The other 20% I would invest myself over several stocks. One would be a small but promising company, and the others would be established, Bluechip companies that I would hope to consistently grow over the 30 years.
