Now is a good time to invest, right?

[ndee]

OK, I wanna start real small, lets say with about $1500. You guys think it's worth it?

 

[AnyMal]

Consider investing in Roth IRA, great long-term investment.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
Consider investing in Roth IRA, great long-term investment.

I can only invest in the Nasdaq cuz I live in Switzerland (that's the only American Stock Exchange where I can invest from my online broker)

 

[Zim Hosein]

ndee, IMHO, the major tech companies, the one's who aren't going to disappear tomorrow might be a place to start, but w/ the War on Iraq looming here in the US, your best bet might be a low interest savings account, at least you can't lose anything.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
ndee, IMHO, the major tech companies, the one's who aren't going to disappear tomorrow might be a place to start, but w/ the War on Iraq looming here in the US, your best bet might be a low interest savings account, at least you can't lose anything.

You mean like MSFT and IBM?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
ndee, IMHO, the major tech companies, the one's who aren't going to disappear tomorrow might be a place to start, but w/ the War on Iraq looming here in the US, your best bet might be a low interest savings account, at least you can't lose anything.

Ditto. Right now, an acct. with ING might be the best option (it's what I'm doing, 😱). After I get some money saved up (~$15k, maybe), I'm going to start doing some basic trading, look at buying tax liens, etc.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
ndee, IMHO, the major tech companies, the one's who aren't going to disappear tomorrow might be a place to start, but w/ the War on Iraq looming here in the US, your best bet might be a low interest savings account, at least you can't lose anything.

You mean like MSFT and IBM?

Yep. MSFT is a little riskier, IMO, just because of their current legal situation. IBM, AFAIK, has always been a good choice.