what type of investment would you suggest?

Invest in both. Short term i say trade the bond markets. Long term go with Real estates. And as for stocks wait till we have a correction at these levels, invest in undervalued value stocks and small-mid cap companys with yield protection.
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Well if you want investment advice from me then I charge $1,000 per hour Monday to Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. Weekend and after hour rates are 1.5 times the normal rates. Holiday rates are 2 times the normal rates.
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So many questions in one question itself. You have jumbled the situation.

Let me answer one by one

1) You say that 1000 ounce of gold or 50000 for silver is big for you. That means you are a small investor.
2) You have not made it clear, the tenure for which you want to invest. So I presume it to be long term
3) You have said that you want to have hassle free investments. That means, your risk appetite is low and so share market or commodity market is definitely not for you. The equation in these markets are very simple "High risk:High profit"
4) Whatever your investment size is, never invest in single avenue. "Don’t put all your eggs in same basket". Divide them, some of them in risky, some of them in moderate and some of them in safe investment bets. This product mix will yield you better returns.
5) Answering your question directly, I would suggest,
-Invest some part in mutual funds (Medium Risk investment)
-Buy some actual gold (Safe & Liquid investment)
-Buy some shares of good company (Highly risky investment)

The combination of this will have to be done by you depending upon your risk profile and tenure of investments.

All the best..!!
Happy Investing..!!!
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In away this is quite simple. You have the right idea: invest in assets. Your choice of assets, namely Property. shares, precious metal is not bad. What about oil? Then you ask how do you do it? Well there are companies who are manging these different assets and you can have a share in their businesses. Yes, stocks and shares. There are huge, well managed property companies, ditto mining, oil exploration, production and refining companies and many others. If you want direct investment in gold, platinum etc. or even oil, wheat,gas there are ETFs that will do the job.
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First of all, stop listening to others, and listen to yourself instead. Your investments should depend upon your own investing knowledge, personality, risk appetite, investment horizon, and how much money you have to invest.

You say you are interested in commodities, but you want the "safest and hassle free" investment. Unfortunately, these two objectives are inconsistent because commodities, in general, are risky and volatile. If you do wish to get into commodities like gold and silver, buy the ETFs like GLD and SLV that own these commodities without your having to own the actual metals.

The problem with metals is that all the metals ever mines are still somewhere on this planet. The only commodities I like are oil and natural gas, and because we are running out of them.

Most (not all) rich people became rich by owning real estate. The land is finite, and with the increasing population, it will always be in demand. If you want a hassle-free way of owning real estate, I would suggest doing it via REITs. You will be getting ownership as well as some income in a hassle-free way.
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Start looking at companies in natural gas. Natural gas has greatly lagged behind oil since the crash. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, APC, is a great investment. They have positioned themselves very over the past year and once the price of natural gas begins to rise again, which is most definitely will, this company should take off. Their CEO, James T. Hackett, is on the Dallas FED board which is most definitely a help to APC. You could find could go with more of a natural gas fund in lieu of directly investing into a single company.
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Physical silver in your physical possession.

silver is undervalued right now gold is good too

get some of both

I collect physical copper too , Am an Electrical contractor and keep scrap wire but copper takes up room so I trade it for silver.
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This is the difference between gold and dollars. One is limited and the other is unlimited. Gold and equity are limited. Dollars and credit are unlimited. The two cannot be mixed without a negative outcome for society.

Imagine two neighbors. Both are unemployed, yet neither are worried about it at the moment. One neighbor has a stash of gold coins. The other has a FICO score of 800. One has equity, the other has credit. For the time being they can each live on what they have. Eventually both will have to get a job, but hopefully you can see the difference.

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