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  • I want to buy stocks. What kind of info should i check to determine whether it is a good stock??

    my friend tell me to see the P/E ratio, regularity the company pays dividend, historical prices and volume, expected return and risk, expected news. anyone has other suggestions?

     

  • can foreigners trade in nasdaq or any stock market in other countries other than their own?

    i’ve always wanted to become an investor preferrably like warren buffett or those who are in the forbes 400, i mean big time investors, i heard that foreigners aren’t allowed to buy in other countries is this true? but how does the big time investor do this? i heard they have of companies from different countries? or did i miss anything?

     

  • Some questions about stocks and investing?

    Hi. I am just having trouble with some finer details about and trading. I have some questions here, and if you have anything to add besides answers to them, please do tell.

    1. Can a stock be simultaneously sold/available for sale on the NYSE and Nasdaq? Or any for that matter. Can the stock be sold in more than one place and, once sold, be immediately taken away from the other ones? Or does this only work with electronic ones such as Nasdaq? Please explain.

    2. Where should a young person looking to begin investing start? Is buying online the best way? Anyway, what other ways are there even? I mean, is another way to directly call up a company or call a broker? How do most successful investors start out? Everyone starts somewhere.

    3. Once a stock is publicly traded on the public markets, does the company still have the power to sell it directly themselves?

    4. Is it as simple as just buying and selling when they go higher…or is a lot more stuff able to be traded? What I mean is, for ETFs and other things, is it possible to buy any of it online or through a stock exchange? When the famous or even just any relatively experienced investor , they don’t just buy online, right? They must do something. What do they do? Do all of them have umbrella companies? Please explain how the whole process "works" and all scenarios possible.

    6. This is a little bit redundant, but, how exactly are things besides traded? Or just ? Do most people just go online or what? I mean, I cannot think of another way, but Warren Buffett and others do it. Do they use phones? Email?

    7. When someone or some company actually sets out to buy a whole company, do they just go to the stock exchange and buy over 50% of the shares (after research etc. is done), or is it more of a transaction.

    8. When a company wants to go public, who do they call to put the shares on the market? Also, do any companies actually market (as in advertise) their shares to potential buyers?

    9. Is there any one single book or two or three books that can explain all of this stuff (that are good books)? Or maybe biographies or something? I have read a few investing books, but I feel like they all assume that the questions I just asked are common knowledge.

    10. I am 17 and in high school. I am going to major in economics and minor in mathematics at either Brown, Princeton, or UF (applied to all of them and I will at least get into UF) and I want to learn about investing. Investing could definitely be a good career for me, and I am highly interested by it. I understand that some good job opportunities come from going to top tier schools and getting internships, but I do not want to "rely" or even have to deal with that competitiveness. As much as I would like to work that stressful life, I want to have good knowledge on the side. Plenty of famous investors never worked in investment banks. They just managed companies that did or something like that. How do they get into those positions? Or must one get an MBA from a top school to get there?

    11. Are there any famous or not famous millionaires or rich people that simply made by investing by themselves and not by working at some bulge bracket firm?

    I feel like I do not know anything about this, and I should. Is it because I haven’t actually bought a house or anything yet so I do not know? If these are silly questions, sorry.

    I look forward to learning. Thanks!
    It’s such a deep topic, and there does not seem to be an "order" as to which you learn it. I want to learn about all of it and be familiar so I can begin my journey. There is just so much information. I can feel that I have only knicked the giant boulder.
    Also, when you do want to buy online, do you just go somewhere like Scottrade you’re good to go? Or is there some process?

    It is all so esoteric to me.

     

  • What is a good beginners book to investing?

    I am 17 and im looking to some of my . I have already had about 5 years of novice experience with it and have gained around 3000$ as a result. But i feel that even though i have gained, in my opinion, a large sum of compared to what i started with (500) i still have a lack of experience in how to and what should i buy.

    So my question is this: Is there a book that is good for someone of my experience that will help me further learn about the and trends to look for? I want a book that gives great tips and suggestions. For example i learned recently that the generally always drops a little on a Monday.

    Thank

     

  • where can i go to buy stocks online?

    hey am 16 years old and i would really like to start since alot of are at there low points liek gm ford i would liek to no where i can mabey day or where i can go to buy i would rather do it myself i dont want to pay a broker for trades and for buying and selling where can i do it online thats easey and if i have to get a stock broker how much would it cost me

     

  • I am looking for an online stock/investment firm?

    I got screwed by E-… I invested 00, and forgot about it, I come back 2 years later and my account is worth 650$ cause they were charging me 25$ a quarter from some fee.

    I just want a firm that I can buy some stock online, keep it for as long as I want and not get feed to death every quarter.

    I would invest 00 at the start and prob put in 100$ a month and buy long term… prob 5 trades a year.

    Any suggestions?

     

  • On what website should I open an account to buy stocks? Which have good rates & returns in the mutual funds?

    This will be a custodial account with very little selling. I will be doing long-term investing and selling them in many years to come. Your input will be greatly appreciated and will vote as best answer! =-).

     

  • I want to buy stocks from Volvo, i'm new to investing?

    What is the process and where do i get the , go to the stor? or online?

     

  • How I can buy stocks online?

    I never was a fan but am considering to invest in some .

    Any website and suggestions

     

  • How can I buy stocks or mutual funds for my children that are all over the age of 21?

    I’ve offered each of them $ 250 to get started in or a . Do yopu have any good sugestions?

     

  • What is your favorite strategy when screening for stocks?

    I have two approaches:

    1) Short term profits for my regular account.
    2) Long term investing for my retirement accounts.

    I use different criteria to screen for both accounts.

    For my long term accounts I look for that pay good dividends and increase dividends. The price doesn’t really matter to me since I plan to hold these for a while.

    My short term trading account I like priced below 10, have a current ratio 1.5 or higher, and have insiders buying the stock.

    These two screening approaches give me a universe of to continue doing research. From that pool, I only buy where the company is eliminating debt while increasing earnings. For either strategy the company has to be going in the right direction.

    What are your favorite approaches to looking for ?

     

  • What is your favorite strategy when screening for stocks?

    I have two approaches:

    1) Short term profits for my regular account.
    2) Long term investing for my retirement accounts.

    I use different criteria to screen for both accounts.

    For my long term accounts I look for that pay good dividends and increase dividends. The price doesn’t really matter to me since I plan to hold these for a while.

    My short term trading account I like priced below 10, have a current ratio 1.5 or higher, and have insiders buying the stock.

    These two screening approaches give me a universe of to continue doing research. From that pool, I only where the company is eliminating debt while increasing earnings. For either strategy the company has to be going in the right direction.

    What are your favorite approaches to looking for ?

     

  • How do you make money if you buy stocks at $3 a share and how do you buy mutual funds?

    I would like to and need layman terms on how to go about it properly. I get the idea, but can someone tell me about selling the after time. Also how do you buy and whats the benefits of the buying them. How do you make at it.

     

  • Why hasn't the stock market lost many more points in the last few months?

    You would think the bottom would fall out. Especially with the awful employment market. Is computerized trading keeping the from crashing? Why would anyone choose to in this environment? There are absolutely no good economic signs that would trigger a buy. All economic news is dismal and getting worse. There are very few analysts that say people should be in right now. Mosr recommend other things such as cash or just plain sitting out the market. So again, I ask, are computer trading programs buying?

     

  • How do I get buy stocks or mutual funds in internation markets?

    I am from the US and keep hearing about foreign investment and how great it is.
    So being that I live in the US, how can I buy or in China, hong kong, Europe etc..? I’m mostly asking about online trading.

     

  • Where do i go to buy stocks online or in person also what are some good stocks to invest in?

    does anyone know how much sirius satelite radio stock is and is expected to rise

     

  • How do I invest in real estate? I want to buy stocks or mutual funds.?

    I want to add a real estate portion to my roth IRA, but am unsure of what to buy. What are some examples of or that deal with real estate?

     

  • How do I invest in real estate? I want to buy stocks or mutual funds.?

    I want to add a real estate portion to my roth IRA, but am unsure of what to buy. What are some examples of or that deal with real estate?

     

  • Why buy stocks in companies that don't pay dividends?

    Example: Sprint (S) does not pay dividends to their investors while AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) do. Why invest in something that won’t give you some kind of return?

     

  • Can somebody tell me about the feeses on scottrade.com or any other online discount brokerage?

    Also, I want to invest ,000.00 at first. So is it reasonable amount to invest at first. Regarding the feeses of discount , how much do they charge on every step. For example, to clarify my question, let’s say I buy of ,000.00, so they are going to charge me .00 only once ? and what other fees like opening a account fees? Do they charge when I transfer my from one bank to scottrade account? Will they charge when I sell them? Will they charge when I get some profit from selling those ? what about the taxes ?

     
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