 Is there a financial advisor in the UK who puts his money where his mouth is? |
i.e. who invests in the products he recommends.
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people are missing the point of my question I want the name of a UK financial advisor who is prepared to back up what ... |
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 I have decided to start saving for the long term. Whats the most peofitable thing I can do withh my $? |
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 How much of a dividend do you receive on a stock? |
| In other words, if you own a stock thats worth $100/share and you own 10 shares of that stock, how much of a dividend do you receive, and how often, if the dividend rate is 5%? Lets assume the stock ... |
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 What's your advice on buying short term stock? |
I'm all set up. I know someone who just got an obscene amount of General Motors stocks....was he on to something?
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 I have made a few bad investments. Let's say the loss is around $15K. ? |
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 I am very decent trading in Forex. How can I make money without any of my own? |
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 Which is the best bank/company for the demat and trading account? I am just starting for the trading? |
| Please answer or inform me which is the best bank/finance company for the demat account? Also possible inform about the brockarage and other charges????... |
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 Anyone knows any info about ShareBuilder? |
Hello,
My husband and I are looking into investing. Has anyone used ShareBuilder? If so, what is your experience with it?
Please let me know if you highly recommend it or if there is a ... |
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 17 yrs old lookin in investments? |
i wanna know how i can start investing my money and let it grow n stuff
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also, what would be the first step in starting such as what and where do i look for companies?... |
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 Is this right time to buy stocks at dow 12000 points..? |
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 I want to invest money in SIP for my retirement & kid's education &marriage. How is bajaj capital.San-Canada |
| Since last 3 years i am in Canada. I have one son.I am 35 years old. I made some good savings in Canada. Now, i am coming back to india. I am thinking to invest my money in SIP for my retirement and ... |
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 If I buy thousands of shares of a penny stock, like Enron will I become part owner? |
Some say this wouldn't be wise, but would I be a big decision maker if I invested thousands of dollars in a company would stock pries at $0.03 a share?
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 I have $100 to start investing in stock or mutual funds? |
| I am not educated in stocks and mutual funds, but i know that i need to invest in future .. SOmeone help me. I dont have alot of money , only 100.00. HELP ME... |
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 How do I find stocks or funds that I can invest in and make an average of $20 a day? |
| I am new to buying stock. I want to find some stocks or funds so that my money will grow sort of fast. I don't have lots of money to play with. I'm starting with like $1000. I understand ... |
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 How could I start a MUTUAL FUND at age 14? |
| How could I start a MUTUAL FUND at age 14? Me and my friend are very entreprenuric and have been studying this stuff all are lives and know a lot of contacts and people who do these kind of things.... |
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 If you had $50,000 Where would you invest it? |
| If you had $50,000 and wanted to invest in something med to low risk, where would you invest it? Would it be a business, a stock, or what? I want the money to make me more money basically.... |
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 Should you factor in the cost of the trade? |
do you include, say £12, when looking at shares?
should this be included when looking at the numbers?... |
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 Are there stocks in which you could invest 1 million dollars or more? |
Because I've heard people say it's harder to invest money when it's more than a few thousand?
But how else could you get a big return on 1 million or more?
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atoxyz123 | Don't all companies even CARGILL have to become public or sell eventually (read details)? |
Think about it, everything a person STARTS or OWNS will eventually belong to another person. Take Cargill for instance they are the largest private company, but what happens when the owner dies gives the stock to their kids and then they decide the company is a waste of time and they want to be a doctor? SO eventually won't ALMOST all companies be sold on the exchange? |
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The Cargills, and the inlaws the MacMilans, who ran the company when W. W. died, havent tired of the money yet. They are on the Forbes list, and some of the richest people in Minnesota. Some of the third generation are still living. Cargill pays a dividend once in a while on the shares the family, and a few others own. Since the shares are only held by a few people its a large dividend. The danger is that as it is passed down to more and more descendants the dividends may become smaller as the shares are spread over more holders if company profits dont keep up. Regardless of that they may pursue careers. One of the second generation of MacMillans became a professor in mathmatics, but he probably benefited from the company. The company is largely run by nonfamily members now. They dont have to work in the company to draw money from it. And many dont even in smaller businesses. They're sometimes set up as partnerships and some of the partners pursue other careers while someone else manages the business. The partners draw a share of the profits.
Another private family owned company that has done quite well, although nowhere near the level of Cargill, yet, is the True Companies. The founder was worth about 250 million when he died in 1994. Family members still manage the various businesses. But there's no reason any company has to go public. There just has to be liquidity in the business. |
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flirtyme27
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there are a lot of family owned businesses (private owned) that have enough pride to want to keep it all within the family all the time. i don't think it's accurate to say that almost all companies will eventually be sold on the exchange.
just my opinion on the matter - i'm not sure if there's any real evidence to back it up either way. |
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Rick B
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More and more companies are being bought and converted to private companies.
No, all private companies do not have to go public. They can be passed to other private individuals or PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS. |
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seanxtang
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you stated a fact. What is the question? |
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innocentBroken
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whatever happens ...money is locked in the company
and money cud be used ...they are nt liquid So Co. cud use it ...
even if sons have it afterhe dies...money is still ther in Co, being used somewhere...so its of use anyways Even if son sells shares ...Still money will be in Co, |
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kate
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Some companies went public ,
Then went back ( Levis Strauss ) .
Some do , does not mean they have to .
Or that it is good . . .
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Ranto
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The vast majority of privately held companies NEVER go public. When the owners die, either someone in the family continues running it, the company is shut down or the company is sold to someone else who keeps it private. Very few get to the size of Cargill.
As for Cargill -- it is only the second largest privately held company. The company was founded in 1865 -- so the owner died years and years ago. Most of his descendants are not involved in the business -- but have plenty of money to become doctors or celebutantes if they like. Selling is not important to them.
In addition -- companies are not sold on an exchange. The processof going through an IPO is not controlled or even monitored by stock exchanges. Most companies that go public trade OTC at first. Even those that do trade on an exchange are taken public through a public auction that is run by a syndicate of investment banks. |
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