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I'm 28 and just came into some money (8 figures). About 70% is invested in stocks and the rest is cash. I don't want all the money tied up in stocks. Should I buy apartments or land and build my own apartments? Adrian John Cartwood, I answer Quora questions about money 501 votes You are in a very similar situation to the position that I was in when I sold my business, with three key exceptions: 1. You are a lot younger (I was 49; you are much youn... Read More » Are the lifestyles of someone who is worth 100 million dollars and someone who is worth 1 billion dollars really that different? David Freiman, Father of sometimes flaky adult offspring 449 votes From what I have read yes. There are the wealthy, the super wealthy, the extremely wealthy, and the filthy rich. I expect a lot of the expenses at the high end go to thing... Read More » If NASA really went to the moon, why can't they prove it? C Stuart Hardwick, Award-winning scifi author. www-cStuartHardwick-com 1.4k votes You can prove it for yourself. Call up the McDonald observatory in Texas, or any with suitable laser rangefinding equipment, and ask if you can come by and watch them bounc... Read More » What is GitHub for a beginner and how to get started with it? Mayuresh Waykole, I love what I do 191 votes Hello, I understand what you have been facing.... Read More » In a 14-hour flight, what do pilots do when free? Tim Hibbetts, Kayaking up Denial 2.4k votes A flight of 14 hours means that there are two full crews (for flights requiring two operating pilots). This usually means that the first 30 and last 45 minutes have all fou... Read More » Is there scientific proof that time travel is a myth? Could there be time travelers that just haven't come to the year 2015 yet? Iain Miller 878 votes Time machines have been invented, it's just that the inventors forgot to make them time & space machines. They travelled back a week in time, and found themselves hanging ... Read More » What are some of the scariest short stories? Pazu Kong, Traveler, writer, cafe owner, photographer 126 votes A man died in an elevator in 1994 in Hong Kong, CCTV wasn't installed at that time, the police found the case strange because the man lived on an odd-number floor, yet he t... Read More » How powerful is the U.S. military? Jon Mixon 429 votes Three things: The United States is the only nation that can conceivably fight a two-front war and win one (if not both) conflicts. Within 7-10 days the United States can p...  Read More » How do I find a mentor? James Altucher, Blogger, author, social media, investor, wall street and easiest to ask on Twitter 364 votes After my dad went into a permanent coma I had to take his car back to the dealership and hand them the keys. They wanted to know what happened and I couldn't talk. I couldn... Read More » Is Euler's identity overrated? Senia Sheydvasser, Math PhD Student at Yale University 51 votes To be honest, at this point I do feel that it is a little overrated. When I was just learning calculus, Euler's identity seemed like the coolest thing imaginable. However, ... Read More »