 What are some good stocks to invest/buy? |
| What are some good companies? My friend said that he bought a stock and now its at $1700 and I was thinkin I might buy one so I can have some money for my car when I turn 16. My parents would by the ... |
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 Is Wachovia Next? |
| Bear Stearns is now toast. People are now saying Wachovia is next, and if you own any of their stock you better sell it - and fast! Has anyone else heard this? Do I need to sell all of my Wachovia ... |
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 If & When will the world suddenly starts selling oil in Euros instead of U.S. Dollars? |
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 What's they key to trading, buying, and selling stock? |
| I just don't understand it. I remember watching Trading Places with Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd, and it seemed like the idea was to buy low sell high and you were simply guessing and taking a ... |
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 I have $2000 to invest. Where should i invest it? |
| I would like to invest 2000 dollars. In what company should i invest it and who do i talk to specifically to invest it for me. Who do i talk to too litterally invest the money for me?... |
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 Need Investment Advice? |
| I just inherited a cool $1million and I have never had this type of money before. I have been looking in to the mistakes other people have made when they inherited money and I don't want to go ... |
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 Will the stock market be okay again? |
| I am so scared. i am in long term but I m 58 and retired. I am taking 4% from my IRA. Losing everyday.... |
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 What will you do with a $30K? |
If you have a $30k saving...What would be the best way to make the make grow, other than putting it in a Bank and earn that little interest?
What'll be the best way?... |
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 Think about it. A poor person buys $50 and they pay an extra $3.50. Doesn't that extra 3.50 hurt? |
| Doesn't that hurt those who work hard and only make $900 and month? Come on!! You really think they are lazy because they only make $900 and month? Get real. Find out whats really going on in F... |
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 Where to invest $100K for 2 years? |
| I have $100K to invest for two years. I will be using this for a down payment on a house. So where would be a good place to put this money. High Yield savings account? Index fund? Under my bed? V... |
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 Buying Stock, New Investor Question? |
| I don't know anything about stocks. Where can I find more information about buying stocks and investing in the market? And what is the best way for a "newbie" to start?... |
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Charles K | Can anyone give me a investment suggestion for my money? |
I just turned 18 years old and have about 50 grand in the bank that i plan to invest sometime early in Feburary (When my GIC bond expires). What i'm looking for is a good mutral fund that would give a good ROI. Since i'm under 21, I don't want to consider investing the money in a down payment for a house,,,,,
If you have any other suggestions for investing my money please tell me... |
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Joe
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You should invest in stocks, bonds, and money market funds. You want to buy a diversified portfolio of stocks, as individual stocks are too risky. For most folks this means buying mutual funds. I like Vanguard.com, other people like Fidelity, TIAA-CREF, and DFA. Buy no-load, low cost funds. If you are like most people you will invest part of your money aggressively in stock funds, and part conservatively in money market funds and bond funds. Vanguard.com has an on-line questionnaire which will give you an idea how aggressive you want to be.
If your company offers a 401K plan at work, try to invest the most you can. The money grows tax free, and some companies will match your contribution. Investing in a mutual fund IRA is also a good idea. If you have children, you may want to consider a 529 plan or other college savings plan that grows tax free.
I like index funds. Because of their broad diversification, you are less likely to have a dramatic drop in value. They also have the lowest expenses. For stock funds, I would suggest putting ~70-80% of your money in the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund. and ~20-30% in a foreign stock index fund. However, there are many different opinions out there on what the best mutual funds are. Read the links below and form your own opinion
If you have high-interest debt, like credit cards, it is best to pay this off first before trying most of the investment ideas above. You should also have 3-6 months of salary saved up as an emergency fund in a bank or money market fund before trying more risky investments.
Believing advice you get on Yahoo answers can be risky, so read these websites for further information. If you find it too confusing, contact a professional financial advisor. They will charge you significant commissions, however.
Sources:
http://www.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/planningeducation
http://www.fool.com/school.htm
http://sec.gov/investor/pubs/assetallocation.htm
https://flagship.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/FundsInvQuestionnaire?cbdInitTransUrl=https%3A//flagship.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/planningeducation/education |
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Common Sense
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Andy's suggestion prompts me to say;
Don't take investment advise from strangers whose qualifications and motives can't be verified. Any suggestion on monthly returns 1% or over should be run away from as quickly as possible.
What you really need to know can't be covered in this limited space. Read a couple of good books on Mutual Fund Investing (a good one includes the "Dummy" series).
Doing anything less is simply gambling. The number one thing you can do is acquire more knowledge (as you're trying to do)........................................ |
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Investors_noob
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read: http://investment-blog.net/about/
invest:http://investment-blog.net/2007/08/21/these-future-bull-which-are-undervalued-and-its-worth-to-buy-and-hold-for-next-coming-six-monthssewcobjuniob/ |
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zcommodore
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Consider the couch potato portfolio that can be found on this website below. It is relatively low risk and it's returns beat most mutual fund managers. |
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Swiss Drema
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nobody can exactly tell you 100% returned,but split investing
or lump sum in one . |
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kemperk
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i suggest an alternative; do not do any passive
investing at all [any stock market]. Instead,
find someone in your community who is seeking
an investor/partner. Hire a biz atty to rep you
and review biz plans.
YOUR return will be much higher and you can
WATCH your investment grow and you can
actually AFFECT the return--whereas in
buying stock, you cannot.
I will work with your atty and CPA for free. |
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Raiddinn Beatdropper
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Put the 50k in ING Direct online bank that pays a high amount of interest.
While you are doing that, go out there and read 50 books about investing.
Once you read all 50 books, then decide what to do with your money.
I guarantee if you do that you will be far better off than doing anything anyone is telling you to do on here.
Some books you should include in those 50 before deciding what to do with the money is "Beating the Street" by Peter Lynch and "One up on Wall Street" by the same guy, "Value Investing with the Masters" by Kazanjian, and "The Essays of Warren Buffett".
Raiddinn Beatdropper |
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badurakhman s
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Three month ago I find this side by google, and join.
Click on English section, and try to read their explanation,
maybe this one what you looking for.
http://www.peluanginvest.com/?id=simalango |
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J
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50 grand at 18 - what a great deal. And you want to invest it instead of buying a beemer! Wow you are mature for your age and could set yourself up very nicely for the future. Saving should be safe and for the short term, investing requires taking some risk and is for the longer term - at least 5 years. The 5 years is just a guideline - the point is investments e.g. stocks and bonds go up and down and sometimes down and stay down for several years - you don't want to "invest" and plan to use the money in 3 years as a downpayment because the market might be down just when you need to take your money out.
So, think about the amount you want to have safe for savings and put that into CD's or a good money market fund (Vanguard Money Market Prime for example).
Now the money you want to invest should be diversified between US large company, small company, and international stocks and some short and medium term bonds. Rather than get complicated and expensive you are best off with a mutual fund that does this allocation for you. For my daughters at your age and even now I put them in the Vanguard Star fund. But Vanguard, Fidelity and T.Rowe Price all have Balanced, Target allocation or Target Retirement funds that can take your investment and allocate it for you and reallocate it as the market changes. Investments have risk but actually by spreading the investment among different types of stocks and bonds usually when one type is down some other are up - so you don't get a rollercoster ride. |
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