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the economist | Would you agree that attempting to invest in stocks with only $1000 is counter productive...? |
Since you would only make back a very small profit which commissions would immediately eat away. |
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jonmm
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Absolutely not. You can start investing in stocks with as little as $1000 and make a nice return. Over the long term, a stock typically goes up 8-10% per year. If you buy from a discount online broker, the fee could be as little as $10 to buy and $10 to sell. So, you would only need a gain of 2% to cover the commissions (less than 3 months to break even). Also, if you hold a stock longer than 1 year, you get to pay a lower tax on this gain on your income taxes.
Buy a stock in a large, steady company that you know and you should be relatively safe. This includes companies like GE, Microsoft, ExxonMobil. |
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Melody S
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Yes I would agree, but not because of commisions. I would agree because with $1000 you couldn't diversify. You would have to put all your money into one or maybe two companies. With a small amount of money I would invest in a mutual fund; however, I would only do this if you are actually investing and not trying to find some magic get rich quick scheme. Investing is a long term deal. If you don't have at least 3 years and more like 5 or more then you should put your money into a CD or money market where you aren't risking your principal and just take the interest. If you can invest for a longer time frame then I would look at a mutual fund that can invest in many different asset classes. I own a mutual fund called Ivy Asset Strategy fund. It can invest anywhere the fund managers see a good opportuinity for growth such as domestic or international stocks and bonds, currencies, commodities, or any other good investment they believe will produce good returns. Once your money grows and/or you have more to invest you can create a more personalized investment strategy. To do that I would find a good financial advisor you can work with long term and trust. |
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bubuane2000
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even if you invest only 500 dollars, there is a small fee to buy stocks, and the commission is a % you would still make money if you buy a growing stock. Go long term. |
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El Guapo
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I agree with Melody S, a stock mutual fund is the way to go--you'll get a much better long-term investment for your money. The only thing I'd add is to sign up for automatic monthly investments. You can add as little as $100/month (I think even $50 with some companies), and you will be very surprised how quickly it adds up.
Good luck! |
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Terrence B Knows
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Some people want to test the waters
starting out small and maybe grow that into something
over time
everyone has their own style yet it doesn't mean its the best
or right for everyone |
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Jo Blo
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yes,, Jo will agree with that
if you invest all your money into one stock and it does well,, you do OK,, but the risk is up because you have only one security. The more you have the less risk, but the less return.
Buying 'penny' stocks is just not wise,, you'd be better off going to a casino and placing the 1K on the roulette table for one spin.
as example, lets say you invest $1K in stock through an on line stock broker and pay a commission of $10.. and you do so so and a year later your stock has gone up 10%,, wow! you've made $100. but,, you had another commission to sell,, so it cost you $20 total in commissions,, = net of $80. or 8%. If the risk to make 2 1/2 % over a no risk to worry CD is worth it,, go for it.
Jo would invest in a mutual fund with Janus or vanguard and have a small portion of several companies,, less risk |
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spkmyer
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No that is not necessarily true. The stock does well enough it would make up for commissions, however you are still looking at a small profit. Unless you continue to invest in the stock like sending $50 a month to it, and re-investing dividends. I think you can start a nice savings like this, though it would be a long way away before you made a huge profit. |
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Chris
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Trading in stocks with only $1000 would be counter productive because you would only be able to trade once every 4 days and comission would break you.
Investing in stocks is a completely different story. Using something like sharebuilder would be an excellent idea where your money could go to work for you without worrying about high comissions.
Investing is for the long term and over time you can return substantial profits that will dwarf any comissions that you'll pay. |
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SMEAC
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You could get lucky,lots of stocks have big gains,on the other hand you could loose.Remember,the stock market is a gambling casino,never risk more than you can aford to loose. http://wallstreetradionetwork.com/ |
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shedevilish
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Dont invest in large blue chip companies (glamour stocks) like someone suggested, everyone thinks they are great thus they are overpriced, and you want to buy a stock thats underpriced. Use your 1000$ to invest in an index fund, look up funds that have low fees, since the big shots are not outperforming the market anyway, why pay the extra fees. You can make a lot with that little bit if you continue re-investing. Like Einstein said, compound interest is powerful! |
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Frank Castle
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Zecco is FREE. |
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Agueda F
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You can use the $1000 to invest in FOREX market with returns of +10% month.
Look at here....
http://www.finanzasforex.com/prg |
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