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thecondor17 | 2,000 shares of General Electric? |
I recently inherited 1/9 of my grandmother's GE stock. She acquired 18,000 shares as part of her retirement after 38 years with GE, so I inherited 2,000 shares among other things of hers. My question is, what should I do with this stock?
What would you do if you were in my situation? |
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Lake Lover
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A very nice bequest from your Grandmother, indeed. By the way, you do not pay any tax on your inheritance. If there is any estate tax to be paid that is taken care of by whoever is executing the terms of her will before you receive your inheritance.
My feeling is that you should hold onto General Electric for the long term. My first impulse was to sell a portion and invest in a more diversified portfolio, but you could get into much worse stocks than GE.
Look at GE! The company makes jet engines, light fixtures, air conditioners, and other appliances. They own NBC and CNBC. They build electric powered locomotives. THe list goes on and on. Sure, they took a little beating with their finance business and I bet Mr. Imelt learned a lesson.
This stock market correction has been so illogical that GE stock price has been beaten down far more than it should have been. I would expect GE stock could double over the next five years. Keep the stock and smile every three months when you get a nice dividend in the mail!
I would not buy GM or Ford. Those companies are destroying capital. GM could run out of cash in less than two years at the rate it is going. Just my opinion. |
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R_Crumb_Rocks
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Hang on to it. GE is a good bet to come out of the current financial storm in good shape. GE has financial holdings (bad), but has many diverse operations that make good money. |
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Grant
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Stocks are always a long-term investment. As everyone is talking about, stocks aren't doing great. Unless you need the money right now, keep it in the stock market as long as possible/until a bull market (a high point in the market). |
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beancounter
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I agree with most of the above. GE might have a little trouble short-term because of their financial component. But they should do well long-term. They're very diversified. To look at it pessimistically - if people ever stop buying light bulbs we'll have a lot more to worry about than the price of GE stock.
Even if their share-price continues to drop short-term, they're paying a good dividend. Decent dividends certainly make bear markets more palatable.
Disclaimer: I'm a long-time GE shareholder so I might have some bias. Right now I'm considering buying more GE - undecided but I'd almost certainly do so if I had a little more $ to invest. I'm definitely not selling what I do own. |
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Common Sense
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I might keep some of it.... but I wouldn't allow it to be more than 5% of my total portfolio..... It's financially irresponsible to have any one stock as a major portion of your assets. |
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27tonone
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hold on to these they will go up then sell it.. now its not a good time to sell.. |
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googie
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You have 2000 shares of GE? You should contact the company and ask that the dividends from those shares be reinvested in additional shares This is one on the better companies and they have cut and sold several divisions which did not fit the new corporate pattern. The company will emerge stronger than ever . Keep the stock and watch it grow.Remember , reinvest the dividends. |
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Kevin R
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First take your certificate to the bank and put it in a safety deposit box. Second have the company re-invest your dividends for you. It's free. Pay your taxes. That maybe around $4,700 unearned income, so be aware. Never Sell. Think of her and buy her flowers. |
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Feed the scenesters to the lions
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i would reinvest in GM, they're super low right now, they're working on a car that runs on electricity and takes you about 70-90 miles before you have to start using gasoline. also does great on gas i hear, coming out in '09 or '10. |
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betmoneyonit2
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You're first consideration is going to be the value of the estate and what tax consequences that you have. Then whether or not you have enough to cover them, and if so, do you want to cover a stock that has been dead money for 4 years or not. |
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