If your buddy wants to turn that into a quarter mil tell him put it all into oil, say oil hits 75 a barrel in 1-2 years, he gets in at 20-25 a barrel. If he gets oil 20 avg on a stock that follows commodities charts he only needs oil to hit 60 to make 300 G's yo.
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dead man. Do it then ask for a 5% cut for the tip once he pulls out. Reasonable, and he may be able to gift you the $$$ tax free. EASY 12-15 Gs for u