You can find information about the best place to invest funds on Wikipedia or on investment trading platforms like Etoro, Binary Options trading, and Forex Trading.
There are several sites that offer information about mutual funds available. One of the best is www.mint.com/invest/mutual-funds/. It is a free site that tells what a mutual fund is & how to buy or sell them online.
There are many locations to invest in real estate funds in order to realize good returns. Housing markets can turn up or down very rapidly, however. One of the best places to invest at the moment is in urban areas, where the flip and turnover time is short.
I would listen to your investment company's advice on where to put your money or which mutual funds to invest in. I would also consider family and friend's advice.
The fool.com offers information online on how to buy and sell stocks. Vanguard.com also offers basic investment advice related to 401k's
Investing through mutual funds is the best option.
Energy mutual funds or you can buy shares from oil companies through a broker.
Large Cap FundsThese are Mutual Funds that invest predominantly in Large-Cap (Blue-Chip) Stocks. The Fund Managers decide on which blue-chip stock to invest and when to buy/sell them. The Best 3 Large Cap Funds as of now are:1. Franklin India Bluechip Fund2. HDFC Top 200 fund3. ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity Fund
HDFC Mutual Fund. For its sheer consistency in performance over 15 years.
Midcap FundsThese are Mutual Funds that invest predominantly in the small to medium sized company's. They identify potential blue-chip company's and invest in them. The best 3 Mid-cap & Small-cap funds as of now are:1. DSP BlackRock Small & Midcap Fund3. HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund3. IDFC Premier Equity Fund
The best place to get information about the stock market is at http://www.fool.com/ because they have information for beginners and for people just looking for advice on what stocks to invest in.
You can find information regarding the Vanguard 500 Index Fund online at the Vanguard website. Once on the page, click on "Vanguard Funds" in the top navigation menu to bring up the information.
The best mutual funds are not the mutual funds that performed the best last year. Believe it or not, that has little effect on how it will perform this year. The best mutual funds are the funds with the best managers with the best long term performance, and whose funds hold the most value in the down years. This is how you tell the true winners from the lucky funds. With a mutual fund, you are not investing in an easier way to invest. The only difference in investing in a fund and investing in individual stocks is that instead of investing in a business, you are investing in a management team. Check them out first, and thoroughly.