$1,000 is nice, but it is a pittance of a seed money amount.
I recommend you invest money in PAMM accounts (forex, stock). For example I use AlpariNZ, Also as you can use HotForex, ThinkForex etc.
I choose PAMM >1 year, Max. Drawdown <20%, Profit > 3% per month....
3% in monts - not SO good, But it's my "safe" investing. you can choose for example 8%
You should go for the long term and do not invest diretly in the stock market instead go for the mutual funds which is very good option for you and newbie to invest
$1,000 and "really good return[s]" do not mix. If you invest in blue chips for a few months, you might get a few hundred back (if you're lucky), but besides that, you would need to do short-term trading to get larger returns, which is not for the faint-hearted and needs a lot of analysis and work.
If you want safe, just stick to blue chips for now until you have more capital to work with. You don't want to blindly jump into higher frequency trading, and just lose the $1,000 you put in. Hefty returns come with hefty risk, and unless you're absolutely skilled, you should avoid it until you are more familiar.
P.S. Intel's been getting good news lately. Consider putting more into it. Drop Apple, since the chance of it increasing by a lot is low for now.
If you know so much about investing as you stated, then why are you asking this question?
you need atleast $3,000-$5,000 and should be long term short term is hard to get a obtainable goal and profit
I am 19 years old and going to turn 20 this September. I would like to invest my money in something where I can earn a pretty hefty return so I can actually make money. When it comes to investing, I have a pretty good idea of what it is and how it can be done because my parents have been helping me ever since I was 13 to get a job and save money. With that being said, I have been working since I was 13 and saved pretty much every penny I earned. Even though it was extremely hard at that age to save haha. So I have already invested quite a bit of money in the stock market in Intel and Apple. For the past few months, I have been jobless because I just want to take a break from working since I need to focus more on school and my checking account is draining extremely fast right now. So I would like to know of a way someone my age could invest about $1,000 and earn a really good return on it. Any ideas are welcome and I am open to anything.
