 How does buying stock work exactly? |
| I'm looking to purchase about $300-$500 worth of stock, mainly just for fun, and was wondering how exactly does that work. I know you have to go through a broker or a site like scotttrade.com, ... |
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 FINACIAL DECISION. PLEASE HELP- ? |
hello
Yesterday i decided to buy 3 stocks.
ambac financial group (ABK) 2000 shares for $1.26 each
American insurance group (AIG) 3000 shares for $1.76 each
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 Might astrology be useful for investing in the stock, futures, or forex market as a self-fulfilling prophecy? |
Please note, that I do NOT believe in the validity of astrology
itself.
Nonetheless, human beings are superstitious beings and
every year that goes by, not only does "New Age M... |
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 Good books about investing? |
| I want to invest some money in stocks, but I know very little about the stock market. Does anyone know of any good books that I could read that would help me to learn about investing ?... |
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 Help please, is correct answer B or D? |
It is easier for a partnership to borrow money and to hold good employees that sole proprietorships because?
a - the more limited access to a partner's personal funds make the ... |
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 Planning to invest in DSPML TIGER Reg or ICICI Pru infrastructure G mutual fund through SIP. Is it a good one? |
| Planning to invest in DSPML TIGER Reg or ICICI Pru infrastructure (G) mutual fund through SIP for 3 years. Is it a good one.which one is better?... |
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 What did you do with your mutual fund investments ? |
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 Is buying a condo/apartment a good investment? |
My husband desperately wants to buy a home because its such a great time to purchase property. He feels that renting is wasting money.
Right now cant quite qualify for enough money to ... |
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 I recently bought some bonds , and now want to cash them in cause i need the money.? |
| If i take them to a bank, will get get what i paid for them. Most were purchased for $500 and mature in 30 years being 1,000. Can i expect to get $500 dollars back for them? Or am i unable to cash ... |
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 Explain short selling? |
I read about it on wikipedia but..i just dont get it.
how would someone benefit from short selling by buying from someone and then selling at lower price and then buying it back?
A... |
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 What mutual fund would you suggest is the best bet to invest in these days, anyone have an idea? |
| there are 7,000 mutual funds offerings that a person can invest in, problem is, how does one know which fund is best to invest in. they all seem to look good. anyone out there been through this and ... |
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 Which companies can survive a US recession? |
| If US goes into recession, then which are the companies that will not be at risk because majority of their revenue comes from outside the US? I'm trying to check for stock buying opportunity for ... |
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MickeyMouse | What is mutual fund ?? on bignner level what should i do ?? |
should i buy stock from company online or should i Mutual FUNDS ?? but i don't know how to get into Mutual Funds....I really want to save my money by using that and want to make my additional income through this source....
If possible also advise on tax return ( on year end)....many thanks |
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Go to bookstore and get Mutual Funds for Dummies or Investing for Dummies. They will have easy to understand concept and descriptions. More information is better when it comes to investing. Take your time. Start saving money now and get into the habit. Put it into a savings account now while you are learning about mutual funds. When you feel ready, then you already have some money saved up. |
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ram
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I recommend that you get a copy of Money magazine. They give a pretty good introduction to the concepts related to investing. Especially this month's.
As for taxes, I recommend using Turbotax. |
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kojava
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http://www.morningstar.com/
has nice guides on basis concepts of mutual funds. Click on "Learn" and then "Funds Curriculm".
Easy way to get into mutual funds is to buy from large mutual fund companies such as Vanguard, TRoweprice or Fidelity. Vanguard got low expense ratio mutual funds. TRowPrice funds have higher expense ratio but they are usually rated higher.
Unless you have a tax deferred account such as 401Ks or IRAs, mutual funds are not a good way to invest because of higher costs in taxes. One way to lower its tax costs is to invest in mutual funds with low turn over rates. |
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Chaddy
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dont buy any of these.....buy real estate...atleast you know where your money is when you want it. |
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Financial Answer Guy
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Wow, buy real estate so you know where your money is?!? Sounds like an argument for liquidity...
Terrible idea, however. Real Estate is overheated and requires significant assets be invested. Unless you are going to try to flip the property (in which case you are going to lay out additional cash to hire a contractor, pull permits, go through the hassle of inspections and purchase materials) you have the hassles of either finding (and paying) a property manager or managing the property yourself. Better to just include a REIT or REIT Mutual Fund in your portfolio. NOTICE, I said IN your portfolio, not AS your portfolio. Be wary of having a lack of diversification. |
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Lorrain
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An open-ended fund operated by an investment company which raises money from shareholders and invests in a group of assets, in accordance with a stated set of objectives. mutual funds raise money by selling shares of the fund to the public, much like any other type of company can sell stock in itself to the public. Mutual funds then take the money they receive from the sale of their shares (along with any money made from previous investments) and use it to purchase various investment vehicles, such as stocks, bonds and money market instruments. In return for the money they give to the fund when purchasing shares, shareholders receive an equity position in the fund and, in effect, in each of its underlying securities. For most mutual funds, shareholders are free to sell their shares at any time, although the price of a share in a mutual fund will fluctuate daily, depending upon the performance of the securities held by the fund. Benefits of mutual funds include diversification and professional money management. Mutual funds offer choice, liquidity, and convenience, but charge fees and often require a minimum investment. A closed-end fund is often incorrectly referred to as a mutual fund, but is actually an investment trust. There are many types of mutual funds, including aggressive growth fund, asset allocation fund, balanced fund, blend fund, bond fund, capital appreciation fund, clone fund, closed fund, crossover fund, equity fund, fund of funds, global fund, growth fund, growth and income fund, hedge fund, income fund, index fund, international fund, money market fund, municipal bond fund, prime rate fund, regional fund, sector fund, specialty fund, stock fund, and tax-free bond fund. |
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deymond
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For taxes, you can probably complete and file your taxes online for free by using a provider in the Free File Alliance (see the IRS.gov link below).
I would recommend purchasing mutual funds, and I would recommend purchasing them directly rather than through a broker (this will help you to avoid fees and the higher minimums that brokers often have).
I would disagree with one of the previous answers. I don't recommend purchasing mutual funds from large companies like Vanguard. I myself own funds from Ariel, Robeco (it was Boston Partners when I bought it), Buffalo, Dodge and Cox, Matrix Advisors, Meridian, and Oakmark.
Also, for reading material I would recommend Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. It didn't change my life or anything, but I found some very informative things in it. |
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