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Byrd | So how do stocks work? |
lets say I had 20,000 to invest what would be the best way to invest? What is a sure fire bet? Would I just go over to Smith Barney and say hey here's 20,000 do what you will? How do you know who to trust? Who do you trust? |
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While you are getting experience, you can learn about what makes stocks go up and down. There are many books and websites that explain how to buy stocks.
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Sure fire bet?
Only the Treasury bonds/bills at: http://treasurydirect.gov/
Even Smith Barney has blown accounts. |
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Chad
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There are no "sure fire bets" in the stock market and anyone who tells you there are is not being honest.
Investing in "individual" stocks takes a lot of knowledge and practice; so I would not suggest doing this until you understand completely how the stock markets work.
Instead visit Vanguard.com and learn about mutual funds, index funds, and exchange-traded-funds (ETFs). Trading funds is less risky than trying to trade "individual" stocks. Vanguard is very well liked and known for their very low fees.
Unless you plan on spending everyday of your life looking at stock charts trying to determine the best time to get in and out of "individual" stocks, I would look into some sort of fund.
Also be very careful about asking for stock tips online. Most are probably worthless or contain unethical motives. Do not fall for any Pump-and-Dump scams.
As far as books go, I actually started out with the Investing for Dummies books, and they definitely pushed me in the right direction. To many other books have their own agendas in my opinion.
The websites below all contain plenty of FREE information to get you started in the right direction. |
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Barry R
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You should start a practice portfolio at http://www.top10traders.com - you get $100,000 in play money. Each month the site ranks the best investors. |
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Its complicated to say who is trustworthy and who isn't. The majority of people will say not to trust Smith Barney, Edward Jones, etc because they make their money off of fees/commissions. However there are honest advisors that work at these firms.
The key to investing is that there isn't any 'sure fire bet' there are options that are risky and less risky options but even FDIC insured CD's have risks inherent with them (ie interest rate risk).
The best advice I can give for trustworthyness of an advisor is see what he/she has to say and research their recommendation. If they don't let you out of their office without a sale then I'd be cautious.
In simple answer to your title question: Stocks are shares of ownership in a company. The main reason ppl make money off of stocks is because someone else thinks that the stock you own is valuable and is willing to pay you what they think it is worth. You just have to make sure that that person pays you more than what you paid for it when you bought it.
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your question suggests that you are a neophyte when it comes to investing. if you were my friend i would tell you that it might be better for you to invest your money in a mutual fund; which is simply a portfolio of stocks that is managed by a professional investor. you to get exposure to the stock market, without incurring risks that seem to plague individual investors like yourself.
i am an investing professional for more than 10 years, and run a hedge fund for a group of rich private investors. even though i consider myself to be quite sophisticated when it comes to investing and am immersed in it every day, i have the majority of my net worth invested in mutual funds. in my opinion Tweedy Browne and Third Avenue Value Fund are fantastic and I sleep well at night knowing that they are making decisions on my behalf. 10% of my money is in an account that i use to invest in individual stocks- which is fun for me and allows me to throw a hail mary every once in a while. |
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