How should I invest my SPG points? Long term horizon.

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Use them -- points are fiat getting diluted. Exchange them for cash on points.com and invest that.

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Tongue in cheek post because everyone started asking about investment advice on here

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Haha! 😂

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I don't know about the points.com suggestion, but I agree with BAH1 that there's no such thing as investing SPG points. It's a question of when to spend: can you get a better deal in the future vs spend now.

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