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Originally posted by: ItTheCow
Originally posted by: welst10
I'd recommend you put those in mutual funds. You can buy some higher risk funds, such as small cap, or tech funds. Individual stocks require quite alot of "burnable" cash and alot of time to track them.
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Would stocks be something that I can invest in, and leave it alone for a couple (or more) of years? According to you, it isn't.
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yea you can keep it for a long time without checking it much. Some ppl like to track it often and sell when they think it's high. some dont. In any case, just be prepared that your money might be all gone.
 
Originally posted by: J0hnny
Once you've accumulated at least 100K, buy a multifamily home and rent it out. Then you can proceed to sell the home after a year or whatever the early tax penalty time frame for selling is and in a couple more years, you'll be like Donald Trump.

Imagine that, all from a little stock called ABTG.
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to be like donald, you'd have to then leverage the equity in the multifamily home towards several other properties, figure out the break even point of rented units and come up with a business plan to keep them occupied. or pay a property management firm to do it for you.
 
Just remember if you're going to international funds, get one thats unhedged, so you'll reap the full benefit of the falling US$.
 
Originally posted by: rufruf44
Just remember if you're going to international funds, get one thats unhedged, so you'll reap the full benefit of the falling US$.
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Yep. My sister advised me that investing in the Pacific region will do me well since China will be hosting the 2008 Olympics. Ergo, their economy will do very well afterwards. Is there an validity behind this?
 
Do your own research and pick your own stocks, don't waste your money on mutual funds, its all window dressing.
 
Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
Go into real estate. Put a downpayment on a property and start leasing them!

instant $$!
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yeah actually good idea, or use that money to get a loan, and get even bigger property

Dogg
 
Originally posted by: ItTheCow
How's this sound?

60% in a high risk mutual fund (Pacific international?), 40% in a technology stock.
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1) If you go tech, go with MXIM and/or LLTC. I would recomend LLTC.

2) With the rest of the 60%, go after an index stock that tracks the S&P mid-cap

1) The two best techs you can get into in terms of growth and safety over the long term. I prefer LLTC. LLTC is about 25% of my portfolio and I do not hesitate to recomend it.
2) more volatile than the S&P 500, but should get a better return over the long term.

If you want to start with individual stocks though, I would honestly recomend a solid base. Grab value line and find boring stocks that have historically return 10-15% and should into the future. Look for historical growth of earnings and dividend and share price. I just bought JP and it adheres to this principle quite nicely.
 
Originally posted by: Rudee
If you don't understand the in's and out's of the stock market before you "invest", it's not investing, it's gambling.
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VERY TRUE!

You have to learn the basics of valuation. It takes months to learn the basics and a lifetime to master.
 
Originally posted by: J0hnny
I'll structure it for you:

Put it into high tech companies that deal specifically with broadband technologies. I recommend Powerline Communications. There is tremendous possibilities in that area.

Ambient technologies (ABTG) is one that I highly recommend because they're a research company that deals with PLCs and if PLC become mainstream, they'll profit on their patents as well. Then watch your stock climb.

After you've made 500% on your investment ($40K+), you then proceed to sell your shares (not all of it) and buy stocks with very high dividends and yields.

Once you've accumulated at least 100K, buy a multifamily home and rent it out. Then you can proceed to sell the home after a year or whatever the early tax penalty time frame for selling is and in a couple more years, you'll be like Donald Trump.

Imagine that, all from a little stock called ABTG.
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Remember that saying:

"If it's to good to be true, it often isn't"

This is a perfect example of the hype you can run accross on the internet and from people in general that have no clue on what they are doing.
 
Originally posted by: ItTheCow
Originally posted by: rufruf44
Just remember if you're going to international funds, get one thats unhedged, so you'll reap the full benefit of the falling US$.
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Yep. My sister advised me that investing in the Pacific region will do me well since China will be hosting the 2008 Olympics. Ergo, their economy will do very well afterwards. Is there an validity behind this?
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see how greece does in the next couple of years....

check to see how Australia did after they hosted the Olympics.

 
Originally posted by: J0hnny
This is a secret you MUST NOT REVEAL!

Learn to play options. Then you'll be rich in no time!
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there is truth to this.

I know people made much $$$ with options. I tried to learn about them but I never got a full grasp of how to skilfully trade/gamble with them.
 
I recommend Powerline Communications. There is tremendous possibilities in that area.
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unfortunately, now that SBC/verizon have made a deal with the FCC for fiber-to-premise, PLC is likely dead, its very tuff to compete with 15Mbps pipes for $50/month

to put it in perspective RBOCs (SBC/verizon) have annhilated the entire clec/dsl industry leaving a graveyard of northpoint, rythm, quest, with covad the only survivor (and a penny stock at that)

but good luck!
 
Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Originally posted by: J0hnny
I'll structure it for you:

Put it into high tech companies that deal specifically with broadband technologies. I recommend Powerline Communications. There is tremendous possibilities in that area.

Ambient technologies (ABTG) is one that I highly recommend because they're a research company that deals with PLCs and if PLC become mainstream, they'll profit on their patents as well. Then watch your stock climb.

After you've made 500% on your investment ($40K+), you then proceed to sell your shares (not all of it) and buy stocks with very high dividends and yields.

Once you've accumulated at least 100K, buy a multifamily home and rent it out. Then you can proceed to sell the home after a year or whatever the early tax penalty time frame for selling is and in a couple more years, you'll be like Donald Trump.

Imagine that, all from a little stock called ABTG.
Click to expand...

Remember that saying:

"If it's to good to be true, it often isn't"

This is a perfect example of the hype you can run accross on the internet and from people in general that have no clue on what they are doing.
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Which was exactly what I was trying to emulate.
Although I do believe that risking your money into technologies that are unrealized would give you the best opportunity to make more money in a short period of time. You just have to take a leap of faith.
 
Ok, I think I have some ideas as to what I want to invest in. Does anyone have recommendations for an e-broker?
 
Sod the stock market all on black 😛

j/k

Some advice for a stock market n00b (me) to read up on.

Koing
 
If you're serious about putting money into stocks, I would avoid mutual funds. They tend to butt rape you on commissions and few even beat the market. The exception to this is index funds, which just track whatever index and charge very low commissions.

Like someone has already mentioned, do your own research. I would recommend reading Peter Lynch's book One Up on Wall Street. Some great basic advice in there.
 
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