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 My son is playing a online stock market game for his class. What stocks should he invest in before Dec. 11? |
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 My question is about stocks. i am 20 and i need to kno what stocks to buy in this bad market for discount..... |
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 Stocks !! I want to give it a try, but not sure how to start? |
I want to personally set aside a few dollars and give the stock market a try, but I have absolutely no idea how it works, or where to start? Does it have anything to do with Mutual Funds?
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 Stock market, CD's, or just a savings account? |
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 Why is Ford worth 44% more than GM? |
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shakespearesghost | The value of my 401k keeps dropping. Should I invest in something more secure? |
My 401k gets invested in a diversity of funds and stocks. It's lost $400 in the past week. Should I put the money (almost 20 grand) elsewhere? |
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mikeeyman
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Think long term.... Your account may have dropped 5% in the last week... But over the last year, you should have seen a 25% increase. In 20 years, I'd be surprised if your return hasn't exceeded 300%. |
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justanickname
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That is how it is going to be. Stick to it in the LONG RUN. As long as you have diversified portfolio, you will be fine. Dont worry! |
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Foamy4President
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stocks, mutual funds etc are all about risk. If you switch your funds every time the market changes, youll actually make less in the long run. If you have a diversified portfolio, then leave it be, ride the wave, its better in the long run. Short term losses, long term gains. |
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jebediabartlett
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Hang in there...just read your plan literature and and make sure you are invested in solid funds...look them up individually...look back to past performance...look at the years that were " down"... then select the funds that lost 5% or 9%...avoid the ones that lost 27% or 31%.
Your 401 is a long-term investment... $ 400.00 loss is nothing... if things work out right for you, someday in the future your " swings" will be more in the $ 8000.00 to $ 11,000. range !!
One other thing...get some good portion of your funds into something international, and something " heavy" in energy.
Look into the funds listed go to any good financial site ( moneycentral/cnbc) and look at the " top 25 holdings" of the funds you own. Are they good, solid companies that you recognize.?..in dependable sectors? As far as " stock" goes, don't be too heavy in anything in particular...if you can buy individual stocks, make sure you check your status every day... don't be afraid to protect your gains , but don't settle into a super cautious bond-type fund either...I assume you have a ways to go yet...and also that some of that $ 20,000. is profit... so, get used to the swings, welcome to the world of investing!! |
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John S
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as most of the others have already mentioned....ride it out. over the past 20 years the average annual return of the market has been just under 11%. keep pumping your money into your 401(k). remember the old addage "BUY LOW - SELL HIGH". you'll get more bang for you buck if the market is down some, meaning you'll buy more of the funds. then when the market turns around you'll have that much more invested into it and your overall balance will be greater. |
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Sahara
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It depends first on when you will need the money. You should not worry about daily or weekly fluctuations for a long term account. You need to understand what is causing the fluctuations. You have no reason to fear if your 401K account is diversified. That is the key to reducing your risk or fluctuation in account value. If you have 10 or more years until retirement then I would hold tight for now. You don't want to cash in on your losses, do you?
You're supposed to buy low and sell high. But a lot of people do the classic, buy high and sell low. They do it because they panic. Get a game plan. Make sure you are truly diversified.
Learn about asset allocation and read your prospectus. Ask a professional about anything you don't understand. Be wary of anyone who says anything about guarantees. That's a lie. Nothing in the world of finance and investments is ever guaranteed. You can only look at the past and what is happening to predict the future but predictions are sometimes wrong. But if you have time on your side then you can weather it. It's when time is not on your side that you need to be concerned and when you are under 10 years, that's when you should be looking at more conservative investment vehicles that have less risk/fluctuation. |
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SxyMom
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Change it!! It's your money, savings, and future your talking about |
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