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Matthew Thomas | Please Answer? 10 pts Stock market/retirement planning? |
I am 21... should I keep my money in the stock market i have about 70k in value now.. (but i have lost about 30K) My question is should I take the money out and put into cds... Bc of the way the stock market is going? Or should I just leave it alone and not think about it?
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I have went to my broker and he doesnt know what to do... I was the one that suggested cds. I just hate not feeling like its mine.. and my broker is a dick |
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Michael G
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It is not a good thing to draw out when the value is down. I would say leave it. The stock value will get better. Buying more stock now when it is cheaper to do so. In this way will gain as soon as the market is booming again. Remember stock investments are long term and not short term. The market will always go in the dumps and get back out. The best time to pull out is when the market is booming or just about to go down. Not when it is already down and you start loosing. If you want to invest in cd use fresh cash. |
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There are several ways to preserve or even increase a good rate of return in a down market. For example, CD's are one way, typically having a return of 3-4%. Due to the rising number of foreclosures going on right now, a relatively new investment option has emerged. I will give you a simplified example of what I'm talking about....
Let's say Jane's home went into foreclosure. It was auctioned and bought by a real estate broker. Jane wants to keep her house but in order to do so she has to come up w/ a 50K down payment to buy back her house from the broker (which she doesn't have)-that's where you would come in. Major lenders and some real estate firms are brokering deals between people like you and Jane. These are legal binding contracts which usually have a rate of return that is double that of a traditional CD. Of course, since these agreements are not insured by the FDIC, there is more risk involved than with a CD. It's just another way to diversify and perhaps create a lucrative little business for yourself and here's the best part....are you ready? YOU would be helping people who desperately want to keep their homes. Good karma all the way baby! If you want more info, contact me and I'll connect you with my broker who can give you more info..she's amazing! |
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Your financial advisor works for you .. . if you have a financial advisor that doesn't know what to do in a market correction, you can fire him, which is the best idea. Part of the business of advising is to have a plan that centers around who the client is, and what the money is for. In this case, that seems missing. So, #1 - find a different financial advisor. (If you are with a big firm, they often have many advisors and your account will be re-assigned. If you want a different firm altogether, is it very easy to move your account without selling out, it's called an ACATS transfer (I forget what ACATS stands for).
Second, find a copy of Ibbotson Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation Chart from 1925 to current. (P.S. most financial advisors will have this) You have time on your side. Look through any 40 year period in history to see what asset class has performed the best - even include the great depression in there, or the crash in 1987, or anything. Stocks win every 40 year period. The only way to guarantee a loss is cash out now. You still have your stocks, and with the help of a financial advisor, you can likely tune your portfolio up for an upcoming bull market and or re-allocate your portfolio to diversify and add in some non-correlating asset classes that help manage downside risk. |
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get out before total crash and you lose 99% of it
get into cash on hand statis
buy t-bill for 13 week intervals
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Kay
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Your age allows you to take a longer view of your investment than others. I applaud you for starting early. Since I'm not a stock broker, I would not be arrogant as to making recommendation but I could tell you what I have done in the past few months which might give you some ideas.
What I did was swapped stocks within my portfolio. I sold some stocks on the day market was up, waited a few days and added my position on other similarly priced stocks I already had in my portfolio. I did not put new money into the portfolio.
Let me give you one example, I sold Intel at $15/share on the market up day, waited a few days for the market down days (there were more of these days) and bought Altria for $15/share adding to my position. Altria has a dividend yield of 4.5% and has higher chance of positive price movement compared to Intel according my analysis of the companies earning patterns and the overall technology market.
I simply exchanged and rearranged my portfolio to allow better probability of price appreciation. I got rid of dead money for now and reinvested in the stocks which had better chance of near future appreciation. In order to do the rearranging, I studied my stock holdings one by one and reviewed companies earnings growth, market niches, product leadership and balance sheet (checked cash and debts) to come up with the one I should sell (swap on the similar price stocks) for the one I should buy.
I could just sit on the current value without doing anything until the economy picks up. By working and rearranging my portfolio, the total value might remain the same for now, but I feel I had increased the potential for appreciation in near term.
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curious
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we are in a deep recession. My suggestion is to talk to your stock broker. You can actually do a roth 401 or even diversify your investment by having funds in the stock market and other funds in mutual funds and cds check the rules of qualifications for a roth |
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Rock Legends 1973 - 2009
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That decision is entirely yours.
Markets statistically experience boom and bust cycles when viewed long term. Consequently, markets ALWAYS recover from a bust.
If you have lost confidence in the performance of your portfolio, make changes. If you are comfortable with your investments, ride it out.
It is YOUR money! |
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nuckelbuster
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Absolutely NOT.... Listen... The stock market is where you want your money now... Historically, every recession/depression we have ever had was preceded 6 to 8 months prior by a significant spike in the cost of energy. What do you do with your money? Look at the gas pumps. If the cost is going up significantly, put your money into CD's or bonds, If the cost is going down, put it into stocks. The stock market only shows what the economy was like for the last quarter. The last quarter sucked...... but this one is going to be really good. Companies make money by selling goods or services. If the average Joe has to spend all his money to put gas in his tank and heat his house, he's not going to be spending it anywhere else and the market goes to hell. Well the price is going down. Average Joe is going to have money to spend, and he will spend it. Now is the time to get into the market, not after its already gone up. |
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