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by mtmail 3131 days ago
Are you willing to loose all $100k?
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Risk correlates to expected returns. The higher the returns the higher the risk.

To get the sort of returns you seek, you will most likely need to use leverage, which means you could lose more than your initial $100k, lots more.

No it doesn't; that is just a broad principle that is inapplicable in many specific situations. For example, any of us here could offer an opportunity for very low returns at very high risk, it just wouldn't amount to an attractive proposition to a thoughtful prospective investor who understood the offer.
I don't think you can get fast, high returns at low risks. Correlation might not be the best word, but I don't know what a better word would be.
So far the best answer to my question seems to be flipping real estate, in which case losing 100% (or any) of the investment is highly improbable.