The first and easiest way is to do your homework in the stock/equity world of publicly traded entities.  Having invested myself in some of the largest public companies, and experiencing the wild fluctuations in today’s stock market, this approach certainly is not for the faint of heart.  As an example, the largest solar power company, first solar (FSLR), has moved over a hundred percent several times in the last couple of years, and others like sunpower (SPWR) have experienced the same.  If interested, be careful as there will be winners and losers in this market. Big risks and big rewards come together. For a list of these email us.

The second way to invest is to look at locally owned privately held companies.  As many of these are cash strapped startups, most of them will welcome your financial investment.  Of course the challenge here is to find a management team that you feel comfortable with and are willing to establish a long term relationship with in order to realize substantial return on your investment money.  

The third option is to look at your passion and interests in the field and pursue them as a company yourself and partner with others that share the same approach to the field and philosophies.  The greatest benefit to this is that you control your own destiny.  If you fire yourself you will more than likely know about it, hence you will have increased job security. 

All of the above involve tradeoffs between risk and reward.  View each approach carefully.  As always make sure that you are entering the investment for the right reason.  Rarely is it to make a bunch of money and more often than not the best investment is the one that you enter into to make a positive impact on the greater good, and thus you will also be part of the growth in your investment. 

Good luck and have fun!