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$5,000.00 to invest and forget

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Originally posted by: alien42
DPDW - currently .68
growing company in the deep water oil services industry and a very rare OTC stock.
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If I had listened to you, I would be $1,460.00 in the black right now. 🙁

MotionMan
 
Originally posted by: maddogchen
so what did you invest in?
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Nothing yet. The "forget" part was more true than even I anticipated.

I am still looking for something to do with the $5,000.

MotionMan
 
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: maddogchen
so what did you invest in?
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Nothing yet. The "forget" part was more true than even I anticipated.

I am still looking for something to do with the $5,000.

MotionMan
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S&P 500 ETF? The index is back down to 2005 levels so you're getting a good discount.
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: maddogchen
so what did you invest in?
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Nothing yet. The "forget" part was more true than even I anticipated.

I am still looking for something to do with the $5,000.

MotionMan
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S&P 500 ETF? The index is back down to 2005 levels so you're getting a good discount.
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Why ETF and not just a mutual fund?
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: maddogchen
so what did you invest in?
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Nothing yet. The "forget" part was more true than even I anticipated.

I am still looking for something to do with the $5,000.

MotionMan
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S&P 500 ETF? The index is back down to 2005 levels so you're getting a good discount.
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It's buy, buy, buy time.
 
CHK - natural gas is a good play right now and will only get stronger the next 5 years. Oh and the haynssville shale has a lot of speculation going on and CHK owns/leases a bunch of it. I'm personally up 12.35% ytd after fees on this one.
 
I am really looking for something relatively stable, but that pays pretty good dividends on a consistent basis.

MotionMan
 
CMI - another one that has done well for me this year. Upped their dividends last quarter.
Only up 5% on this one since they got hammered last week.
 
Originally posted by: MotionMan
I am really looking for something relatively stable, but that pays pretty good dividends on a consistent basis.

MotionMan
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I would shy away from Dividends, who really cares if you get a 32 cent dividend when your stock drops a point.

Look into reading this book
How to make money in stocks


If you're looking for a company with big growth capabilities, look into LDK. Not sure when it will bottom out, but it should over the long term go up.
 
Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
Originally posted by: MotionMan
I am really looking for something relatively stable, but that pays pretty good dividends on a consistent basis.

MotionMan
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I would shy away from Dividends, who really cares if you get a 32 cent dividend when your stock drops a point.

Look into reading this book
How to make money in stocks


If you're looking for a company with big growth capabilities, look into LDK. Not sure when it will bottom out, but it should over the long term go up.
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Feh, stocks will go up and down, but a dividend is money in my pocket. 😉

MotionMan
 
I've got about 30k burning a hole in my pocket. Should I wait another month or two until things settle a bit, or should I dump it in an index soon?
 
Gold and silver, because paper money has no intrinsic value and will continue to decline as the government prints more of it like crazy. We have a $10 trillion debt and the coming retirement of baby boomers that will only make the situation worse, and demand further devaluation of the dollar.

Every share of GLD is backed by 1/10oz gold, and every share of SLV is backed by 10 ounces of silver. That's my advice.
 
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
Originally posted by: MotionMan
I am really looking for something relatively stable, but that pays pretty good dividends on a consistent basis.

MotionMan
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I would shy away from Dividends, who really cares if you get a 32 cent dividend when your stock drops a point.

Look into reading this book
How to make money in stocks


If you're looking for a company with big growth capabilities, look into LDK. Not sure when it will bottom out, but it should over the long term go up.
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Feh, stocks will go up and down, but a dividend is money in my pocket. 😉

MotionMan
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Dividends are good things, indeed. Still, I would invest in a broad-based, low-cost index if you really want to "invest and forget." (Vanguard's generally the default). The dividends from the stocks will go back into purchases of the index.

Getting into an index that covers more than just the S&P 500 should give you better returns over the long run.

/MBA
//top 25 school
///not that it matters.
 
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
I've got about 30k burning a hole in my pocket. Should I wait another month or two until things settle a bit, or should I dump it in an index soon?
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DO NOT BUY WAIT FOR MARKET TO CRASH AND SETTLE DOWN.
 
Originally posted by: Capitalizt
Gold and silver, because paper money has no intrinsic value and will continue to decline as the government prints more of it like crazy. We have a $10 trillion debt and the coming retirement of baby boomers that will only make the situation worse, and demand further devaluation of the dollar.

Every share of GLD is backed by 1/10oz gold, and every share of SLV is backed by 10 ounces of silver. That's my advice.
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Historically, gold has performed pretty poorly as a long-term investment. It only does well during times of higher inflation, and generally only holds its value during other times. I used to have a nice graph bookmarked that showed the long-term returns of gold vs. stocks, but I'm getting a 404 when I try to access it now. I found it on the diehards forum. Do a search on there for gold and you will find many threads discussing it as a long-term investment.
 
Originally posted by: Special K
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: maddogchen
so what did you invest in?
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Nothing yet. The "forget" part was more true than even I anticipated.

I am still looking for something to do with the $5,000.

MotionMan
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S&P 500 ETF? The index is back down to 2005 levels so you're getting a good discount.
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Why ETF and not just a mutual fund?
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I'm not an expert, but ETFs generally have lower fees then mutual funds. The disadvantage is you have to pay the brokerage to buy and sell. If you are holding for a long time, the lower fees each year will have a greater impact then the brokerage costs when you buy and sell. This is even more true the more money you invest.

Vanguard has a tool to calculate whether it is better to buy an ETF or a mutual fund. https://personal.vanguard.com/...ionContent.jsp?etfId=0

Here is their description of when to buy either an ETF or a mutual fund: https://personal.vanguard.com/...dsVIPERorMFContent.jsp
 
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
Originally posted by: MotionMan
I am really looking for something relatively stable, but that pays pretty good dividends on a consistent basis.

MotionMan
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I would shy away from Dividends, who really cares if you get a 32 cent dividend when your stock drops a point.

Look into reading this book
How to make money in stocks


If you're looking for a company with big growth capabilities, look into LDK. Not sure when it will bottom out, but it should over the long term go up.
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Feh, stocks will go up and down, but a dividend is money in my pocket. 😉

MotionMan
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Vanguard has a fund investing in high dividend companies. It is VHDYX, currently yielding 3.65%.

If you really are looking for a single stock, here is one person's suggestion: http://articles.moneycentral.m...tementHighReturns.aspx
 
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