 Any good stock ideas...what will do good this year? |
1 yr. appreciation?
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give me some good ideas...this is costing me 5 points...he, he.... |
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 Are there any online places to learn the stock market? |
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 I am funding a Roth IRA, now what? |
| I just opened a Roth IRA, and will max it out in a few months. What do I do next? Buy stocks, ETFs, mutual funds? I'd like to do some research before I start investing, but I wanted to open the ... |
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 Are we headed for another great depression? |
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 Is wallstreet going to go bankrupt? |
| I graduate from high school in 09 and I want a job that involves the stock market, but it seems it might go bankrupt. do you think it will?... |
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 Does anyone know a good stock to invest in or at least has an intelligent opinion about it? |
| We just came into a large chunk of money and want to invest about 10,000 but aren't too sure what to invest it in. I was thinking ethanol might be a good long term investment but I'm scared.... |
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| Is forex trading actually simple? |
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 Is forex trading and currency trading the same thing? |
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 Is $1000 a good starting amount? |
I'm willing to risk that amount starting out but is that enough for most stock? The price is in between 80 and 90.
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 $10,000 to invest: Ford or GM? |
| I have $10,000 to invest. I want to get in near the bottom with an American auto maker. Does Ford or GM have better upside at this point?... |
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 Financial Advice for younger person? |
| what would be the best financial for a younger person in school and a so far solid job who has limited funds but wants to make it big in the financial world (millionaire) stocks, bonds, annuities ????... |
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juangatos | Do investors sometimes buy and sell the same stock several times over again? |
Is that sound practice at times? |
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Frank Castle
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1) Yes.
2) Yes. |
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zyberianwarrior
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dr death got it wrong there is no rule that says you cannot trade the same stock. However if you sell it at a loss and reacquire it withing 30 days then for tax purposes you cannot take the entire loss of the sale. I have done it a few times but this bear market took me out of the game for a few days. |
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Tom H
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Yes, of course. I agree with many of the others answering in the affirmative, but add a point or two.
You can be a long term investor in a particular stock and still swing trade it. You don't have to sell all of your position. Selling and re-purchasing later doesn't necessarily make you a short term trader. I've owned GM and UNH for a few years still done some trading of shares. In some cases it might take 6 months or more between trades.
2 examples: Several weeks ago BBBB reached $46/share which was crazy high. If I was heavily invested, I would have sold a portion, but unfortunately my investment was too light to begin with.
In early 2007 Microsoft finally released the Vista OS. Its stock price ALWAYS peaks when they release a new OS. It is really dumb to say to yourself that "I'm a long term investor & therefore I can't sell." Sell a small portion. Buy it back later at a cheaper price. |
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Tesoro
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In contrast to what another answerer posted, you are allowed to sell a stock and rebuy it whenever, even within 30 days. But, you are not allowed to sell a stock and take a loss and then rebuy it within 30 days. Meaning, you are not allowed to report the loss in order to save money on tax. It is called the wash-sale rule.
So for example, say you sell 100 shares of IBM at a $3,000 loss, and rebuy 100 shares within 30 days, then you will not be able to report the $3,000 as a loss when it comes time to do your taxes. |
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Bruce J
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A short term investor may do this. Long term investors (those saving for retirement, etc.) usually keep thier money in a stock or mutual fund for years, regardless of market fluctuations. |
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Adam J
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In general its better to buy and hold a stock (because of commissions and tax consequences and the fact that most people aren't really good at timing the market) but there's nothing to stop you from buying and selling a stock multiple times. |
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lturner17
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yes, of course. |
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kevinjohnbrown
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I personally would classify that as trading. I would consider investing as something done over a longer time frame.
Day trading, swing trading, position trading, etc. are all considered relatively short term in nature.
Neither is "right" or "wrong" but more a matter of your style and goals. Money can be made or lost doing either. |
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Rick B
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Yes. Many of us buy the same stocks that we recently sold if we see price fluctuations that we want to take advantage of. |
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emucompboy
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Yep. If you do it several times within a week, you're a "pattern day trader." |
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Dr. Deth
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you can't sell and re-buy the same stock within 30 days - tax rules, but if you watch a stock closely and can tell when it's a good value to buy and when it's good to sell, you can do it - that would be a long term strategy though - over several years |
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