If you had $5000 to invest, which stocks would you buy for long term?

[Night201]

If you had $5000 to invest, which stocks would you buy for long term? What stocks would you get and why (if you want to write that as well.)

 

[Russ]

Ones that are going to go up.

Russ, NCNE

 

[StickHead]

If I had $5000 I wouldn't invest it.

 

[MustPost]

I would suggest not going to AT for investment tips.
I have a few of my own, but Im not telling

 

[miniMUNCH]

Pharmaceutical emerging growth funds...but I would be inclined to hold off for the time present.

 

[sgopal2]

Here are a few general tips:

Now is a great time to buy, as the market has crumped over the last year. WHAT you should buy depends on how soon you need your money back. Some of the stocks that are good value are the ones that have crumped (airlines, tech, especially).

1 year: DON'T BUY anything. Put your money in a CD or money market fund
2 yrs: DON'T BUY...if you are intent on buying, buy something STABLE like a T-bill fund
5 yrs: stick to Large cap growth stock funds --- they are very stable
10 yrs: large cap value, mid-cap value stocks, US treasury bond funds,
30 yrs: Buy a good mix of everything: Intl stocks, Bonds, mid-cap growth stocks, small caps, S&P index fund

DON"T buy individual stocks with $5000....the best place for that money IMHO is in a Roth IRA. Put it into an S&P Index fund so that it will try to match the performance of the market.

 

[hans007]

i'd say intel. they aren't going anywhere, microsoft. lsi logic, larger established players.