Perhaps you are so busy keeping your head above water, financially speaking, in the current economic climate that you have not given any thought lately to investing in property. The fact of the matter is that when there is little confidence in the property market and banks are loath to lend money for property purchases, then the time is exactly right for investment. The same goes for investing in bonds.
When investing in stock market always try to buy low and sell high. No one will argue against the fact that right now the stock market is very low and therefore the time is right for investing in stocks. Usually it takes quite a large amount of capital to buy a tranche of stocks or shares, so a good alternative is investing in mutual funds. These are collections of shares that are bought jointly by many investors. It is a sort of investors club but highly regulated. A good indication of when to invest in property and stock markets is to look at the gold price. A higher gold price means that people with cash are investing in gold in order to diversify. It is also a signal that there is a lack of confidence in property and shares. That makes it a good time to invest in these, but also in gold if you can.
Investing trading in shares and property is an exciting area and you stand to make a lot of money. Be judicious and spread your risk for the best investment results.