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PrimeTime | I have 50 shares of AMD, should I cash them and put them into my 4.5% savings? |
I bought them a long time ago, around 1999. I definately purchased them higher then what they are at. But, I've been waiting years and AMD just doesn't seem to be doing anything. CPU manufactures just don't seem to get the kind of respect that they used to. Do you think I should continue waiting it out or just cash in now and put that money into my savings account that has 4.5% APR? |
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TechFarm
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What's the goal with this money?
1. First of all, you can sell them at a loss. And you get a tax break! Do you have any stocks with a profit that you want to sell? Here's your chance to offset them.
2. Second, you can get better rates than 4.5%. Many good ones give you 5.05%. Some, even more. try hsbcdirect.com or gmacbank.com.
3. If you need the money within 5 years, yes, put it in a savings account getting you at least 5%
4. If you need the money in more than 5 years, and want growth, invest in another company or ETF! How about a Google? (GOOG). |
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John S
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transfer to a index fund instead, they follow the stock market not individual stocks, this is much safer than a single stock and has potential for higher yields than savings accounts or CDs. |
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Vin P
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You might want to look into DRIP (dividend reinvestment program) accounts. You could get a stock with a nice yield and cost dollar average into it over time. I started investing in DRIPs and have done pretty well. You get the yield from the divi and also the gains from appreciation. Here some companies that I have DRIP accounts with.
NCC
DUKE
Spectra Energy (has a lot of potential)
MRO
Mattel (Rated a buy by Motley Fool and Kramer)
You could even hold on to half your AMD and just diversify. NCC pays about 5% for example so that's better than your savings account. It's the 9th largest bank in the US. |
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zeppelin0890
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cash em in and invest them in a new stock if u wanna stick to computers try intel or microsoft or apple |
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William H
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If you think AMD will increase by more than 4.5% annually, then hold on. If you think AMD will not move up in value more than 4.5% annually, then sell the stock and take your loss on your tax return. |
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Alex G
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Yes, move them over to a mutual fund or ETF fund. ETF is more volitile and can give you up to 20% annual, but it's a bit riskie then some mutual funds. If you are young (under 35 yo), it's ok to have a bit risky but high return investments.
4.5% APR is too low because inflation will eat 3% from that. Money Markets are quite low risk investments, but they can be an option if you have $10,000,000 or more to invest, otherwise you just get some peanuts...
Check this:
http://fundszine.com/13-investing-in-mutual-funds-the-advantages/
http://fundszine.com/15-investing-in-mutual-funds-the-advantages-part-2/
http://fundszine.com/62-buying-a-fund-questions-to-ask/ |
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Andy
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Well you had two chances to make good money -- early 2000 at roughly $45 and early 2006 at roughly $40. If you bought at about $16 and sold at $40, that's a 166% gain, or better than 23% a year over the seven years. But now, the stock is so beat up, you may as well wait and see if it recovers a bit -- unless you need the money right away. The semi-conductor index and Nasdaq are in an uptrend so I'd wait and see. You can check out www.extramayo.org for some background. |
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trader
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I would hold onto them a bit longer. Looks like a bullish flag is occuring. If the pattern holds true, I expect it to go up through the $14.88 level and then it should continue onto test the $15.50 resistance level. There has been relativily good volume on up days and lower volume on down days. If it breaks through the $15.50 level, it should continue on to the $21 level. If the price fails to break through the $14.88 or $15.50 levels and goes down on high volume, I'd then sell.
Check out the yahoo group ComputerProgramPicks. Best of luck to ya. Having luck is executing with a prepared mind.
Addition 7/12/2007: AMD broke through the 14.88 level today. Keep watching it. |
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