Dear Nuckenfutz, 

  (I love your handle.  <g>)  It's your cash--only you are truly interested in managing it to your benefit.  You've learned farming, and learning cash or asset management isn't any harder.  Trolling blogs, even this one, for great ways to spend your money just won't hack it simply because none of us knows your situation and preferences.  I hope you like reading, because that's what it'll take, I think.  Or, buy the expertise and get a tutor.

  I can think of only one truly insightful stock recommendation from this site:  Early this summer, WYDave made a three-letter recommendation--FCX.  It quadrupled.  I dearly miss his insights.

  Many others give their opinions of grains, and they are far above my expertise.  I'll just say the people posting here are just amazing in their collective skills and knowledge. 

 Best of luck finding what works for you.  Take care.  Stetts