Thursday, October 24, 2013

Investing in Stocks

Imagine you have received a large inheritance but it was stipulated in the will that the only way to receive the money was by investing it into the stock market within two weeks. The benefactor also stipulated that all money must be invested in only one of two stocks and must remain in the stock for one year before it can be sold for cash value.

One stock has gained wealth in the millions, but showed signs of crashing. It could happen in the next twenty four hours or remain stable for several months. The other stock had showed slow but steady growth since it's inception, but was guaranteed to spike drastically in the next twenty four hours.

Which stock would you choose?

Peter writes " But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,... (2 Peter 2:10-13).