 Stock market and terrorist attacks question...? |
| I have started investing in the stock market in recent months but worry about what will happen if there is another terrorist attack on our country. It seems like only a matter of time before ... |
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 What are some good programs to watch to educate myself about the stock market? |
What shows are the most informative?
What shows are the best?
What shows do you like?
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specific shows, with channel, maybe time would be great, I plan on ... |
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 How has Jim Crammer's picks performed? |
| He is very fun to watch. How are his stocks really doing? Has anyone taken a look at his entire portfolio of suggested stocks? Does he actually beat the market?... |
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 Are gold and silver good investments to get into now? |
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 What can I do to multiply 1000 dollars? |
Okay. And no, not 2x1000=2000!
I'm getting 1000 dollars in like a week... it's a lot for me right now because I have been jobless for 3 months now and I only have 1 dollar in ... |
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 Investing online is possible? how old do we need to be? |
first of all, sorry for the newbie question
is there any minimum level of age we need to be to invest?
I am 18 yrs old, just sometimes thinking use some bit of my saving for investing ... |
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 Are there any long-term profits to be made off our bad economy? |
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Thank you! How do I invest in Treasuries?... |
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 Invest during a recession? |
| Almost every company's stock price has dropped over the past 3 months or so. Since everyone is down (lots of shares at half of their value a year ago), would it be wise to invest in a diverse ... |
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 Rumers on internet are, that gold will be sold for $ 3,000.00 an oz in near future, is it true? |
or they are doing it so people buy gold on higher price, because it is about to go down?
it happened, when technology stocks were going higher...people were buying them like crazy, and suddenly ... |
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 How do you make money with stocks? |
can someone please explain this for a stupid like me?
i have never been able to understand how to invest or anything like that.... |
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 I have $100,000 in savings -- should I pay off part of my mortgage or invest? |
| I have $100,000 in cash and want to know the smartest think to do with it. Some folks say I should pay off part of my home mortgage, which has a $323,000 balance and 27 years left. Assuming that'... |
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romeousn | First correct wins! Why is the S&P 500 the best indicator of "the market" ? |
Even if you don't agree, In one or two sentences describe why this would be the best indicator of the current market conditions.
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Note: There are over 10,000 stocks out there. Why these 500? |
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Steve
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Because it is diversified across all industries, and these are US companies, but they are multinational, so you get a flavor of the world economy as well as the US.
Second Part - size matters, these companies are larger than mid or small caps, which make up too small a portion of the market to be a true indicator, so these 500 major players are the best cross section of the market with their combined market cap. |
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Alexander K
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I am not sure this is necessarily the best indicator, but probably a very good one as it represents 500 largest public companies in the US. There are broader indexes, but they include smaller companies and those could be more volatile and sometimes a smaller company may go under even when market is in good shape, thus skewing the overall index reading. If too many large companies are not doing well, it can not be a coincidence. |
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Freebrum
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The Wilshire 5000 is a MUCH better indicator of market performance. It includes every stock traded on the NYSE (including those listed in the S&P) and most of the stocks on the NASDAQ and AMEX. |
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VATreasures
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It is a broad cross section of the market. It includes both growth and value companies in a variety of industries. |
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skipper
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dow jones only tracks 30 stocks
s&p tracks 500
better indicator it would seem to me |
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Invor
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someone wins yet????? if yes, i don't have to answer. |
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Exterminator
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It's because it is both standard and poor |
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