Case #3 May is nearing her retirement. She was able to save up a significant amount of money, and is now planning to invest it to earn something when she has already retired. After considering a lot of factors, she came down with two choices: buy stocks or construct a building to be rented out to others as a dormitory. Which option would work best for May and why? Case #4 Miko has been involved in buying and selling stocks in the past three years. However, he is already starting to think of other investment opportunities from which he could earn apart from the one that he is currently involved in. Which type of investment would you advise Miko to buy? Case #5 Mia does not really like to take risks, however she is willing to take a little of it because she plans to earn more by buying investments. Which investment should Mia start with?

Case #3 May is nearing her retirement. She was able to save up a significant amount of money, and is now planning to invest it to earn something when she has already retired. After considering a lot of factors, she came down with two choices: buy stocks or construct a building to be rented out to others as a dormitory. Which option would work best for May and why? Case #4 Miko has been involved in buying and selling stocks in the past three years. However, he is already starting to think of other investment opportunities from which he could earn apart from the one that he is currently involved in. Which type of investment would you advise Miko to buy? Case #5 Mia does not really like to take risks, however she is willing to take a little of it because she plans to earn more by buying investments. Which investment should Mia start with?

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