If you took an ordinary coin and tossed it high in the air, it would flip and perfectly weighted, it would have a 50% chance of landing heads and 50% chance to land on tails.
A 50% chance is not what one would call excellent odds.
When investing the 100% investment vehicle that all investors use as a benchmark to compare other investments by is the humble bank term deposit.
Depositing your money in the bank is like Beyond the bank deposit there are all sorts of investments of varying degrees of risk.
Typically, the smaller the interest or returns, the higher the safety of the investment.
Not always, but most of the time a smaller yield is a sure sign of safety.
Safety in this case refers to you getting your money back at the end of the term.
A fast cycle investment is a little different and typically turn around in a week to a month.
Investing $10,000 dollars in a fast cycle investment can be a lucrative way to double it, but again it is risk that most prudent investors concern themselves with.
Risk after all is said and done allows you to make a logical choice whether to take the investment in the first place.
So despite a fast return and a high yield, a fast cycle investment above all else must be safe.
My definition of a safe investment is one where the value of the money you spent to invest is returned to you on purchase in the form of tangible collateral and that tangible collateral has a ready and liquid market that is ready to buy your asset back at any time you choose.
A house, a car, in fact any item of value that you buy at or below intrinsic value is a good fast cycle investment that can be turned around in a week or two.