{"id":14108,"date":"2023-09-20T05:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T05:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/finance\/im-50-and-went-from-being-homeless-to-owning-a-home-where-do-i-invest-50000\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T05:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T05:33:03","slug":"im-50-and-went-from-being-homeless-to-owning-a-home-where-do-i-invest-50000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=14108","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m 50 and went from being homeless to owning a home. Where do I invest $50,000?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0002520233\">\n<div class=\"snippet__body\">\n<h2><strong>Dear Quentin,<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I have a question that might appear like a simple one, especially for all the advanced money-management folks out there and for people with more money than I have. I am 50, have very little savings, and I would like to invest $50,000. What is a good type of account to start with? Where can I get a 5% or 6% interest rate?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8230;\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/im-50-and-i-went-from-being-homeless-to-owning-a-home-i-have-very-little-savings-where-should-i-invest-50-000-fbf0793c?mod=personal-finance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Quentin, I have a question that might appear like a simple one, especially for all the advanced money-management folks out there and for people with more money than I have. I am 50, have very little savings, and I would like to invest $50,000. What is a good type of account to start with? 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