MONEY Magazine: What to do with $5000
young couple
You have five grand in the bank, plenty of possibilities, and you're eager to make that initial investment a killer. But first you've got to build the right foundation. (more)
family
Once you've been investing for a few years, your next five grand can fill any gaps in your portfolio葉hat is, if other responsibilities don't have dibs on the money. (more)
older man
Now that you're a seasoned saver, you have a rich menu of investment options to consider. Crucially, that next $5,000 can make your portfolio safer in your pre-retirement years. (more)
Rising rates means higher monthly payments -- are you ready for them? (more)
See how MONEY Magazine made over the portfolios of five families. Plus: See the MONEY 65, our annual list of best funds in every category. (more)
The hot jobs this year. Plus: Labor market forecasts and salary guides. (more)
What would you YOU do with $5,000?
  Invest it
  Save for a house
  Buy a 1975 VW Beetle
  Go on a great vacation
  Buy some original artwork
  Vegas, baby!
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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: テつゥ 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices テつゥ S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.