How to invest $30000.00

trade it dont invest it!!!

Most likely you would invest it the same way you'd invest 10k or 100k. In other words, how much you have shouldn't change in any significant way what you do with it.

if you have a 20-30 year timeframe, put your dough into any of the sp500 index funds and never watch price quotations. so far, every 30 year period in the entire history of the us stock market (since 1792) has delivered positive returns. (20 year periods have generally been positive also, with -- i believe -- three exceptions.) however, be prepared for a wild and wooly ride full of volatility, drawdowns, and black swans. if you have a much shorter investment horizon, google
"swiss annuities" and see if these vehicles might meet your needs. by posing such a question, it is clear that you should avoid buying individual stocks or attempting to time the market.

What is the money for? Retirement? A down payment? College Education? Just fun money? That will go a long ways towards determining how you invest.

spend it all on a really far out of the money option on a volatile stock... no but really a little more info would be helpful

Lock up 29900, and take 100 out to the local bookstore and buy some good investment books and read first.

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/

Read the articles from this site for setting your finances in order.Read "Hot commodities" by Jim Rogers.

More than individual stock selection,being in the right asset class is more important.Commodities are in a secular bull market.So sell stocks on rallies,buy commodities on dips.

Invest in RJI.Watch CNBC.When the money honeys start discussing commodities exclusively and stocks are shunned,it is a sign that everyone is into commodities.Sell and buy stocks.

Happy investing !