 What Should I Invest in? |
| I know this is not the place to get this kind of advice, but I'm just looking to put some ideas together. I am 21 and the way i see it the stock market will probably never be any lower than it ... |
|
 Can I earn supplemental income through investing? |
| I have a few thousand dollars I can invest, but I also would rather not invest in anything too risky as I don't want to lose much. I am hoping to supplement my regular income by possibly a ... |
|
 What are some Quick ways of making money like investing in Tax Liens? |
| I was hearing about how tax liens are a good investment can someone explain and fill me in on how to make money on that? ALSO ANY OTHER WAYS like ... |
|
 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 ... |
|
 Is sensex an indicator of indian economy? |
| no sensex is not indicator of indian economy because sensex is unpredictable in nature but this is not the case with economy .Economy is increasing steadily then how can we say that sensex is an ... |
|
 Traditional IRA....confused? |
I am looking to open a Traditional IRA with T.ROWE through the automatic deduction...I am confused on how to pick an ira.
Do I just sign up for a Trad ira and thats it or do I sign up for a IRA ... |
|
 Stock Market Investing Tips? |
I am ready to invest in the stock market, I don't know much about investing, but I like to jump in that way.
I'm not a HUGE gambler, but I want to know should you invest in one ... |
|
 If I want to buy stock, where should I start and with how much? |
| I recently received a nice sum of money and I would like to invest it in the market. My question is what is the best place one could go to buy stocks? Also, what type of stocks should I buy? What ... |
|
 Can anyone recommend some good books on short-term stock trading? |
| I am using long-term investments for my long term goals. But, I would like to take a small portion and learn to trade stocks over the short-term. Are there any good books or techniques you would ... |
|
 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.
Additional Details
people are missing the point of my question I want the name of a UK financial advisor who is prepared to back up what ... |
|
 I have decided to start saving for the long term. Whats the most peofitable thing I can do withh my $? |
| I don't know anything about stocks, savings bonds or mutual funds. I heard some of these pay up to 5% a year. Where do you go to invest in these things? Is there any place on the internet to ... |
|
 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 ... |
|
 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?
Additional Details
Nick: Nice but....not sure why you're ... |
|
 I have made a few bad investments. Let's say the loss is around $15K. ? |
| I have a job that pays ok, yet sometime I dwell on my losses in bad investments. Some say to forget about it and move on. What should I do?... |
|
|  |
Mark S | I don't have much money to invest, what kind of gold coins should I start with? |
I would like to start acquiring gold coins such as the Swiss 20 Francs or gold bars etc. but not something that the government could confiscate (ie us coins after 1933). What would be a good online website to buy gold from? Would gold bars be good as well? How about the effects of grading, certified or not, year, etc. affect the price (in particular - swiss franc). |
 |
 
farfel
 |
frankly, i would save until you had enough to buy 1-ounce Krugerrands. they carry one of the lowest premiums over the gold price, and they are the most recognizable bullion coins in the world. smaller gold is okay, but some of them have some numismatic element, which can be unstable, and i don't think the extra premiums are worth it.
other posters have advised against gold simply because of the 1980 spike and subsequent crash. while it is true that you would have lost a ton of money in that particular instance, you have to ask the question, how many people actually did that? most gold bugs would have recognized gold's ascent early on and ridden the price up to just below bubble levels.
i also don't recommend gold ETF's simply because you don't really own the gold, but rather a share in what the ETF issuer says it owns. if the ETF were to go belly up, you might not get back what you put in. the risk is very very slight for corporate incompetence and malfeasance, but it's there, nonetheless.
i myself don't "invest" in gold, i have it as a permanent (never sold unless all hell breaks loose...) hedge in my portfolio, being about 10% of my net worth, and rebalanced regularly. as i earn income i convert about 10% of that into gold, and sometimes i pay a lot, sometimes less, but the gold price is actually irrelevant to me. i also have a similar percentage in silver, and i'm currently overweight in silver. |
|
mntndo
|
Are you buying gold because you heard it is at record highs? If so don't buy gold. Don't buy any investment at record highs. Besides gold is historically the worst "investment." |
|
Common Sense
|
I'm an experienced investor & I'm in and out of gold on occasion. I only use a very small part of my portfolio for gold. It seems crazy for someone with little money to invest most of it in one thing.... especially gold.
But... if you must, why buy coins or the metal? For under $15 you can buy as much gold as you want. There would be no shipping charges or storage charges or big "spreads".
Simply buy the ETF for gold which is symbol "GLD". Keep in mind in the 1970's Gold hit $800 an ounce. It then dropped by 50% and took over 30 years to get over $800. Not a great "long term" investment. |
|
bossdave
 |
Tough commodity for a buyer - gold is nudging $1000/oz in the US. |
|
Daniel S
|
if we go into another giant depression you have alot more to worry about than the government taking your coins away (there are ways of hiding them so they wont find them). also you ought to know that swiss francs are a currency, not gold. gold is nearing $1000. I doubt you will be buying too many gold bars (they weigh 27.5lbs, do the math on the value of these things).
If you want to invest in precious metals what I would do is open a trading account and buy some GTU. each share is worth a certain amount in gold and silver and if the company goes bankrupt you are entitled to that gold and silver (you cant, however, request the metal if the company is not bankrupt). each share trades for around $36 a piece. also there is no problem selling the shares where as selling actual metal may entail some difficulties. hope this helps. |
|
Andrea B
|
from experience i can say that investing in gold coins is risky and seldom worth something in the end.why don´t you invest in savings bonds instead?whatever you decide to do good luck. |
|
Ted
 |
What ever gave you the idea that you should be investing in gold? You have obviously done zero homework and you are going to be eaten alive by some rip off dealer.
I just sent you an email containing all the US monetary gold coins mande after 1933 (not counting bullion coins like the American Eagle.) That was a joke: The St. Gaudens Double Eagle was the last one and stopped in 1933. By the way, the US mint does make gold bullion coins. Why would they do that if they were going to confiscate them? The US repealed the laws restricting private ownership of gold in 1986. |
|
| |
|
| | |
| Questions List |
Answers | Last Post
| | | |
7 | 37 minutes(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 51 minutes(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 2 hour(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 4 hour(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 6 hour(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 11 hour(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 2 day(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 4 day(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 1 week(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 3 week(s) ago
| |
|
Homepage 
Financial
Forum 
Investing 
No Spam
Adult 
Gambling
Unfinished
Deception
Plagiarism
Not English
