If you could put one billion dollars into one company

HappyHarry said: "Which one would it be, and why?"

bobjitsu said: "I honestly would have to say Chico's. If for some reason that didn't happen I'd go with GE, Wal-Mart.....something big and blue."

Yoshimi said: "GPGI, read my thread on it"

Yoshimi said: "[QUOTE=Yoshimi]GPGI, read my thread on it[/QUOTE]it may sound stupid, seeing how it is a penny stock, but they have such a optimistic future"

misterjover said: "With a billion bucks, I would know invest it into my corp, which would then re-invest it into a variety of projects and firms. First, I would go public so that a billion dollars or more can be invested into my corp, and my firm would know what to do with a billion in a heartbeat. We would buy enormous lots of closeout items in bulk for a million and a half per lot, and we would simply liquidate those goods to wholesalers and retailers in smaller portions. The markup would reflect at least a 30% margin, and I would be trading goods like that all day and night, across the globe... everything from clothing to toothpaste. If it has value, it can be traded. Reinvesting our profits either into more inventory or a stronger distribution system is what we would do for the first few years in order to compound our revenue. Plus, we would do construction loans and residential and commercial real estate development throughout the globe with that kind of cash. The possibilities are limitless. Then, we would establish a research team that does nothing but flies around the world in search of emerging firms and economic trends. We would either buy a portion of their shares to help them become marketplace leaders or buy them out completely and resell them after we optimize their profit-making abilities in their respective industries. The list goes on and on. A billion dollars is an extreme amount of money, and we could do wonders with even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of that amount. :)"

MorelandR84 said: "I would invest it in a company trying to build a time machine so hopefully I could go back in time and buy google and microsoft stock when they first came out on the market."

misterjover said: "[QUOTE=MorelandR84]I would invest it in a company trying to build a time machine so hopefully I could go back in time and buy google and microsoft stock when they first came out on the market.[/QUOTE] LOL!! If you can make the machine for 500 million, and invest 500 million in Microsoft in the 80's, you'll be richer than Gates and Buffet combined."

HappyHarry said: "Buy Berkshire Hathaway stock in the early 1970s. Things could work out very well."

InvestorMan said: "[SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Tivo... when people start using "Tivo" as a verb, as in "I'm going to have to [B]Tivo[/B] that show because I'll be at work tonight", then you have a sure winner. Remember "Xerox"?[/FONT][/SIZE]"

Airelon said: "Hmmm. I think you got me on that one. :) I don't think I could. Not unless I had $10,000,000,000.00 behind me - due to risk management reasons which I think is the most important part of investing. And if I had $10,000,000,000.00 I really wouldn't be worrying about investing any longer. ;) :)"

dsm091 said: "[QUOTE=bobjitsu]If for some reason that didn't happen I'd go with Wal-Mart.....something big and blue.[/QUOTE] what he said :)"