In the first place you have to define your investment idea. What do you want to achieve with your investment? How long are you able to invest your money? Do you want to invest your money active or passive and how high is your risk tolerance? Define all these aspects, you can start to analyze various categories of investments: An investment into gold is defined as very secure investment. In an historical perspective, there was always a fluctuation in the price of gold, but in the end, the trend is going upwards slowly, but steady. However you have to plan your investment into gold, due to the fact that you can buy gold on the stock market as a certificate or physically. And if you buy it physically you have to store it. Buying real estate is a very common way of investing money and store it for a long time period. This statement already includes one of the most important aspects: If you invest into real estate, you need time, due to the fact that tax regulations prevent short buy and sell interactions in countries like Germany. In addition to the temporal aspects, you have to show creditworthiness to fund your investment. Of course, when investing in real estate, one must also be clear about the choice of location, as this is crucial for an increase in the value of the property. Shares offers one of the best investments to invest money, due to the fact, that you can choose from a wide variety of different companies with different risks. In addition to that shares are easily to trade and to store. Due to the wide selection of companies, the investor can also focus very precisely on different markets or regions. Government bonds form one of the safest investment options for money, provided that you choose a government with a high credit rating. However, with a high credit rating, you can only expect a lower margin. Furthermore, investing in government bonds also means that you tie up your money for a long time and cannot flexibly liquidate this bond