The reason that you ask us where to invest your 500$ is so much wrong that i can not think about anything less wrong. Yes, some of them will tell you to invest in the X, others to Y,U,Z. And where it leaves you? - At the start, and problem is? -You, because you are familiar with the market, you don't know how, where, how much, when, which, and you are looking for answers in other people. Conclusion: Start looking for the answers in yourself