My stock portfolio currently looks like this:
1. Dell
2. Microsoft
3. Bob Evans
4. Suncor Energy
*** My hot stock picks would be energy stock. I’m currently waiting for more alternative energy stocks to go public.
What’s your stock portfolio look like and what are your stock pics both short term and long term? Let’s share information for the benefit of all.
I just want to invest like $2000. but i dont really understand how mutual funds work. are they risky these days with the state of the economy? how long would it take for the money to increase in big amounts? and would i hav to pay any fees when i invest or withdraw my money?
If you know absolutely anything about investing, then you have probably heard of mutual funds. Once an obscure investment vehicle, they are now popular with almost all investors. If you ask your average investor whether they have any of their investment dollars allocated to a fund, they will likely answer yes. There are literally trillions of dollars of American money currently invested in mutual funds.
Funds have made investing for the average investor a little less complicated. A person no longer has to sift through stocks individually in the newspaper or spend hours watching the financial news on television. You can simply select a diversified fund that contains a bunch of different stocks of companies that fit into a certain paradigm, such as a fund containing nothing but small cap stocks, mid-cap stocks, large cap stocks, technology stocks, bonds, etc.
Such as the so-called “stimulus” bill, full of earmarks and pork barrel spending. Why couldn’t we have used the money spent and invested more in infrastructure and renewable energy? Why couldn’t the Dems have passed a bill that was 50-50 infrastructure to investment in renewables.
If we seriously invested in renewables like Solar energy, we could supply all of our energy needs through Solar power by the end of the decade and have fully phased out coal and natural gas power.
I want to know what investments tools (for example a market, a medium) I can use to maximize my ROI. I want to play into a sharply rising gold price during the next 12 months. I want to put a few K’s into it. I have some Jan 08 calls on options of gold shares, but want to do something esle in addition. I am not looking on where to put my money specifically (buy x or z), rather than what tools are available for an individual. I have a futures account ready. Without using margins, what should I look at?
Thanks,
Oh here are some rules…
1. I am not interested in buying mutual funds. from above, it should be clear I want to gamble (which it is not, IMO all signals are on green when it comes to gold)
2. I am not interested in buying options on stocks for gold producing companies. As indicated above, I have those already and if I can find my way to that market once, believe me, I can get there again.
3. Just to be clear: Maximized leverage on the price of gold, besides above. TNX
There has been a universally accepted system for financial success for as long as I can remember in America. This system use to work for almost everyone who implemented it; however this system has run its course and no longer works for most people. The first step of this system is to go to school and get a good education. This particular step can be agreed upon; however I feel that if we want students entering the “real world” to be more financially successful we should teach more material related to money management. The second step is to get a good job and make good money, however the only problem with that is I’m not sure that a “good job” exists anymore. Many companies today make obscene profits, yet do not pay employees anywhere near what they are worth and most companies occupy a great deal of employees’ time and energy. Furthermore, many companies have reduced their benefit plans drastically thus removing another perceived advantage of a job. Having a job can work if you truly do have a “good job” that pays you handsomely for what you do and provides meaningful benefits but stay tuned because there are other things you must do. The third and final step is to save the money that you make in the bank. We have been taught to save a portion of income consistently until we retire and that those savings should be sufficient for the rest of our lives. The problem is that banks pay you a putrid interest rate of less than one percent on most savings accounts. Even if you are able to put away large chunks of money every month, it won’t matter if you don’t get a decent return on your hard-earned money. In order to be financially successful, you must first realize that if you are one of the many Americans who do not have a “good job” you must find an alternate source of income that pays you significantly more for your time than your job does. The best way to do this is to find a solid network marketing company. Many of these companies have a proven track record of producing financially successful people because they have great business systems in place. They allow you to make great money on a part-time basis without concerning yourself with the headaches of a traditional business such as payroll and marketing materials. The investment is usually from $100-$500 with the potential to make millions. The next step applies whether you have a “good job” or not and that is to invest your money in mutual funds. Mutual funds are the best way to invest for the average person because they are professionally managed and the risk that is so oftenassociated with investing is diluted because it is spread among many great companies. Some mutual funds will yield a return of anywhere from 10-18%. This is the new system for financial success in today’s economy.
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I want to get started investing soon. I graduate college in 2 years. I heard mutual funds are the best way to go right now. However I don’t even know how to get started or where to start. I was thinking I can start at etrade.com and buy a few mutual funds and add money to them over time when I can until I start working full time.
Can I buy sector mutual funds on etrade? If so I want to buy a mutual fund that covers a wide variety of the technology sector and renewable energy sector.
The idea of investing in the stock market is a scary one too many new investors as a result of the loss of billions of dollars and lifetime’s worth of investments after the recession took a nosedive during the most recent recession. Experienced investors who lost a great percentage of their investment may not want to choose such a risky form of investment in the future, if they even have anything left to invest. Others may simply take to hiding their money under their mattress and not concern themselves with the market at all. Despite the current stock market climate investors, new and experienced, can make sound investments that are likely to offer a return on the investment year in and year out regardless of market conditions. That may sound like it’s impossible, especially to investors who have been burned badly. However, the long short mutual fund is not your typical investment. In fact, it’s an investment that takes into account the ups and downs of the market and uses that movement in its strategy. It’s somewhat complex how the long short mutual fund works in detail, but the basic strategy is to buy long stocks that will outperform other stocks in a good market and short stocks that are expected to lose. However, these short stocks will pull their weight when the market is down and help cover any losses that might occur with the long stocks. It’s basically like creating a portfolio and adding in some insurance that while not guaranteed will most likely keep investors from losing everything. As a result, the long short mutual fund is actually a pretty smart way to invest your money and safeguard that investment in spite of market fluctuations. Remember, the market is volatile and will go up and down. The long short mutual fund is expected to perform well over time and resist the volatility of the market. Investors interested in the long short mutual fund should know they may purchase stocks from the entire market to add to their portfolio or focus on specific sectors. Not all sectors react in the same way to changes in the stock market and even with the most market neutral stocks you will still expose yourself to risk. That’s important to keep in mind because although the goal of any long short mutual fund is to be successful and provide positive returns year in and year out there is no guarantee of that.
