I believe a big E nergy discovery will be made soon (alternative energy source) and I want to short some of the oil stocks.

I am with Share Builder and have MSFT, AIRN, GRZ, GSI and AERG stocks. I have been researching Share Builders mutual funds and don’t know which one to invest in for 3 to 5 years or more. Which mutual fund should I invest in through Share Builder? Which one is great? Do you think AIRN, GRZ and AERG will go out of business, because they seem like there not going to do better soon?

Jatropha Curcas is a plant that offers an investment opportunity with amazingly high yields of return and is emerging as a miracle plant and a likely claimant as the king of the next generation of renewable energy sources because it’s berryies contain a quality green bio fuel.

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I am hoping to invest in a stock that is 1-15 dollars a share. I have 50 dollars to invest in so i would like to get a few shares of something ( it depends on the price). I was looking for basically a stock that will be increasing with Obama’s plans of change. If you know any stocks that are increasing that aren’t related to Obama, i would love to know them also! I was also looking for some good companies in alternative energy that stocks should be going up in. What are major companies for alternative energy? I also know Technology stocks are rising. Is Dell a good choice? Well, thanks in advance!!!

I know the Stock Market is at its lowest right now, but I want to invest in my future. What is the best investment I can make. Any tips please feel free to share. And, can someone with experience give me the basics of how a Mutual Fund works?

Increasing global population, according to the United Nations Population Group expects the global population in 2005 to 2009, an increase of about 7,500 people each year, while the global population at 2050 breakthrough year 9.0 billion people, food consumption relative 8 years of a rising population doubled. The present population of China and India accounted for 40% the total global population, the two countries from 2005 to 2025, an estimated 1.1 billion people entering the middle class. With the economic recovery, China and India economic power grows richer, their eating habits will change, from rice and corn starch food, etc., transferred to the meat and dairy products high protein foods. Coupled with sustained economic growth, rapid urbanization, the public demand for food also increased.

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Phil Anderson: American Council of Life Insurers, Aetna, AIG, New York Life, MassMutual, VISA

Rebecca Anderson: Aegon, American Council of Life Insurers, Cigna, Barclays, Credit Suisse First Boston, HSBC

Stanton Anderson: The Debt Exchange

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Online trading has been around for years now. Before the power of internet emerged, stock trading was limited to the halls of stock exchanges or dealing with brokers who charge expensive commissions to make transactions and manage a portfolio. All of this has changed; millions of people nowadays buy and sell stocks online not only in the U.S. market, but they buy and sell stocks all over the world markets.

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The most important thing you will need to decide before purchasing shares in a mutual fund is, of course, how much you wish to invest. Now, if you’re just getting started in investing, you may not have a lot to invest. If this is the case, you may need to invest all of your money into one mutual fund to begin with. If you have more money to work with, or you are more experienced, you may want to spread your money out over a couple of funds. You might even choose to put a portion of your money into mutual funds, and the rest into riskier investments that may provide a stronger growth opportunity.

Your first option for investing in a mutual fund is to do so through a brokerage firm. Some brokerage firms sell a wide variety of funds, and some have their own funds, which they may sell exclusively. If you buy shares through a brokerage firm, they will hold those shares in your account with the firm.

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I’m 24 and looking to start a Roth IRA, as well as a non-retirement account (for a house). Stipulations: I want to invest in something socially aware/eco conscious (I anticipate a huge movement toward the green trend…) with about a 10% return (long term) and low expense ratio, preferably a company older than five years, with some international involvement (Not that I don’t love the US of A, but just in case we go belly up…). I looked at socialinvest.org, but it’s overwhelming! Any advice? I was looking at Russell 1000, and Vanguard has a socially aware fund called FTSE, but among those listed are mcdonalds and the gap (factory farms and sweat shops, anyone?) and it doesn’t have international investment hardly (1.9%) Please please please guide me. It’s so hard to learn all this on my own and everyone I talk to seems to have a vested interest in my money…