i have $2500 to invest in stocks what should i buy?

[TranceNation]

here's my watch list:
intc (intel)
yhoo (yahoo)
aol
msft (microsoft)
nvda

 

[Spooner]

stock advice from ATOT?

 

[pyonir]

Enron, they're coming back!!!

 

[Ipno]

Don't put all your money into just one sector, spread it around a bit.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Spooner
stock advice from ATOT?

LOL...

its not THAT bad

(hides and laughs )

Better get some Inside info before you blow 2500

 

[blues008]

Stick it into a CD or bond.

I wouldn't trust the market right now - esp. the stocks you mentioned.

 

[hoihtah]

according to a member here...
it's better to invest in beer than stocks right now.

at least you can get that 5 cents refund on every can/bottle.

seriously...
unless you have some knowledge in a given industry...
i'd strongly discourage you from investing right now.

i used to think that buy low, sell high meant you buy when the stock hits the bottom... and sell when it hits the top.

however, unless you have influence over the stock, you can only guess where these top and bottom will come.

it's much safer... statistically, to ride the positive slope and be displined to sell at a striking point.

 

[hoihtah]

oh... damm... i forgot to mention...

invest in realestate

if you want to see a good return.

if you don't mind losing all of your 2500...
then you mind as well go a step further and play stock options.

really... right now is not the best time to be investing.
it'll be throwing money away... again, unless you have some insider's info.

 

[dman]

Depends, is it $2500 you want in high medium or low risk? Short term or long term.

Assuming minimal risk for maximum return, maybe an index stock/fund or mutual fund. The index's being down so low lately, I'm betting that's a good place to invest for the med/long term 2-5yrs.

Of course don't take any advice from me, I've not made a profit in the market in years. :|

 

[hoihtah]

if i had 2500 right now...
i'd invest in a laptop...

and use that to help me learn more programming languages.

i'll get much greater return.

 

[Mr N8]

Not kidding on this one...
Krispie Kremes

 

[Beau]

Open an options account. Live on the edge.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Wait for WorldCom stock to drop to $.01 again. Then sell when it hits $.24

nik

 

[goodoptics]

Originally posted by: TranceNation
here's my watch list:
intc (intel)
yhoo (yahoo)
aol
msft (microsoft)
nvda

If I were you, I would buy put options on INTC (way overvalued). I personally wouldn't touch any of the other stocks on your list. Too volatile. I wouldn't long tech here. Nasdaq will fall all the way to 700 before ultimately bottoms out. JMHO.

 

[Peetoeng]

By 2.5c/share stocks so you can impress babes that you own 100,000 shares in your portfolio!

I have been slowly moving cash from under my pillow into chinese buffet place. Seriously, short term cds would be a safe bet for a while.

 

[Draco]

Yeah, forget this market. Just put it in a 12 month CD or something.

 

[43st]

Originally posted by: hoihtah
oh... damm... i forgot to mention...

invest in realestate

if you want to see a good return.

if you don't mind losing all of your 2500...
then you mind as well go a step further and play stock options.

really... right now is not the best time to be investing.
it'll be throwing money away... again, unless you have some insider's info.

Yup... Real estate is ripe for a bubble burst. Low interest rates but out-of-control high prices. It's the next to crash. And what's interesting is that the Fed helped this bubble. Mark my words on this one.

 

[goodoptics]

Originally posted by: Thera

Originally posted by: hoihtah
oh... damm... i forgot to mention...

invest in realestate

if you want to see a good return.

if you don't mind losing all of your 2500...
then you mind as well go a step further and play stock options.

really... right now is not the best time to be investing.
it'll be throwing money away... again, unless you have some insider's info.

Yup... Real estate is ripe for a bubble burst. Low interest rates but out-of-control high prices. It's the next to crash. And what's interesting is that the Fed helped this bubble. Mark my words on this one.

I couldn't agree any more. Sad but true. By the way, read my sig.

 

[TheGameIs21]

My .02.....

1. I would buy a $500 12 month CD
2. put the 2K into a Roth IRA (unless you have already done your max this year)
3. (if you have done your max to a Roth) buy into an income, no load mutual with an addition $25 a month going into it.

You really didn't give us a whole lot of info to go off of. If this is a classroom game or a contest that requires investing in individual stocks or if it is real $$. Alot depends on how aggressive (Aggrssive = chance to lose all). If you want aggressive, they have aggressive mutuals that don't have all of their eggs in one basket. I would not put a full 2500 into any of the companies you listed above.

 

[flood]

i like to play around with www.virtualstockexchange.com
I picked up nvidia and dell a bit ago, nvidia was up 36% yesterday, but now its only 29%. i think its due to the visiontek thing.
dell went up ~4% and its been sitting there.

 

[goodoptics]

Forget the rest. Buy gold. just my .02

 

[LostHiWay]

You'd make more money by opening one of those checking or savings accounts that give your like $100-150 for opening the account. Most require you keep a few grand in for a year or so. It's seems like a much better better than the market right now.

 

[dirtboy]

If I had $2,500, I'd buy a full suspension and some nice 17" or 18" rims for my car.

 

[goodoptics]

Originally posted by: LostHiWay
You'd make more money by opening one of those checking or savings accounts that give your like $100-150 for opening the account. Most require you keep a few grand in for a year or so. It's seems like a much better better than the market right now.

True...just hope that the value of USD won't fall through the floor in the next year.