^Yeah bind your money for 5-7 years. How is that smart investment at all? And ample amount of money can be made from online trading, just that probability is against you.
Robbi, these are different options for different people, and since real money is involved, it has severe repercussions and maybe high rewards. Stock trading is increasingly lucrative, but involves high risk too. While i cannot verify the authenticity of that particular website, but I would like to steer you towards online stocks markets which let you play with real stocks and fake money. You learn how to deal with market fluctuations. Also look into hedge funds, stock shorts and penny stocks. If you get the hang of fluctuations, build intuition... you can go far within a short time. Don't be afraid, but be knowledgeable.