Have spare cash? Here’s where to invest $5000 now

With Donald Trump still engaged in a trade war with China and tariff hikes for the rest of the world on hold for the next 90 days, turbulent market conditions are here to stay.

With Donald Trump still engaged in a trade war with China and tariff hikes for the rest of the world on hold for the next 90 days, We asked professional investors what they would do with $5000 right now in this volatile investing climate.

Lucy Dean, Andrew Hobbs and Michelle Bowes

Apr 11, 2025 – 2.44pm

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Trading platforms experienced record volumes earlier this week as retail investors – apparently unperturbed by the turmoil – bought bruised American tech stocks, global ETFs and gold.

But by Thursday the impulse to “buy the dip” had switched to “sell the rip”, according to Gemma Dale, the director of SMSF and investor behaviour at Nabtrade, which notched up recording trading volumes on Monday.

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Lucy DeanWealth reporterLucy Dean writes about wealth management, personal finance, lifestyle and leisure, based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney newsroom.

Andrew HobbsWealth reporterAndrew Hobbs covers self-managed superannuation funds, financial planning, retirement and inheritance. He has been a financial journalist for more than 25 years, working previously at Bloomberg and Australian Associated Press.

Michelle BowesWealth reporterMichelle Bowes writes about wealth from our Sydney newsroom. She has more than 20 years of experience as a business journalist and is the author of Money Queens: Rule your Money, an award-winning personal finance book for teenage girls.