I need some tips. How do i investest? Do I need a broker.I am thinking of buying 1000 shares of dupont. yes I know they are in a lawsuit now but I want them incase they jump up....
My wife and I have 2 young children (2 and 4), we live in California and our income is around 200k/year. We owe $700k on our mortgage (rate: 6.25%, 30 year fixed) and we try to contribute the maximum ...
It seems this is all a redux of the S&L bailouts during the Reagan Era. Reagan may be gone, but his Reaganomics live on as Bushonomics and McCain-omonics, as I just read on yahoo news how he'...
Buisness has been cyclical in the past : example, See Ford 1Q profits for 2008.
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For the same reason people invested in Polaroid until it filed for bankruptcy.
Doctor Deth
Ford just made a big profit last quarter - $100mill after losing money for years, so your analysis is faulty
mntndo
Rates are low for borrowers.
A nobody
Because smart investors know that the market goes up AND down not up OR down.
Investors realize the value of certain companies and the price for which they have to pay to buy into such values.
Many companies loose money and the price of their stock doesn't alway reflect it. Then again, there are some companies are worth more dean than alive, just look at their book value versus their market price.
Remember the only thing that drive the market is BUYERS, if buyers believe in a company the price will always go up, it's only when you don't have buyers will the price of the stock go down
src50
Because they expect a turnaround. There is always a buyer for stocks if the price is "right" in their eyes.