Poll: Do you own stock?

[Martin]

 

[Shawn]

no

 

[Martin]

added one for students....cause we're poor

 

[Lithium381]

yes, i hold stocks, and i am a student

 

[Svnla]

Yes , directly and by mutual funds. In the long term, stocks will outperformce all other equities such as bonds, cash, t bill, ect.

 

[Ketteringo]

I guess so. I put 6% into a 401k and work matches 50%.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: Svnla
Yes , directly and by mutual funds. In the long term, stocks will outperformce all other equities such as bonds, cash, t bill, ect.

Right!

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Pepsi & AMD stocks

 

[spidey07]

broad based portfolio

stocks, funds, bonds, company stocks/options, 401k, etc.

 

[slydecix]

yes and I'm a student

 

[Jeff7181]

Nope, I just cashed in my mutual funds a couple months ago to buy a car.

 

[kyparrish]

Originally posted by: Ketteringo
I guess so. I put 6% into a 401k and work matches 50%.

same here, it's nice having an effective 9% investment when you only put in 6% !!!

 

[BornStar]

I have both stock and mutual funds. I'm also a student.

 

[gopunk]

Yes, both mutual funds and directly

and i'm still a student

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: kyparrish

Originally posted by: Ketteringo
I guess so. I put 6% into a 401k and work matches 50%.

same here, it's nice having an effective 9% investment when you only put in 6% !!!

even better when you put in 5% and company matches 100%.

Free money!

 

[amdskip]

Yes, walmart stock from automatic deposits. I'm a poor student too

 

[Rudee]

I own stock, bonds, and real estate.

 

[pillage2001]

n00b, how do I invest in a mutual fund?

 

[hdeck]

no i'm a student...but i think i may have clicked just no on accident

 

[Martin]

Damn you rich trust fund kids, stop rubbing it in

I'm gonna go into coop after the next academic year... hoping I can start some serious saving/investing then.

 

[Corporate Thug]

nope

 

[Insane3D]

Nope.

 

[andylawcc]

yes.... ex-0.00000001% owner of Sony, GM, BofA, JC Penny and SGP ... they made money for a while but I was unsatifised with the return, so I decided to risk it all and bought a small cap stock. I lost all the gain I made and nearly 30 percent of my starting capital

note to self: Doing Nothing is still better than Doing something stupid
[paraphased from Warren Buffett's words]

 

[labrat25]

nope, me == poor college student

though i probably should considering i grew up with the business (my dad's in the industry)

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
n00b, how do I invest in a mutual fund?

You can buy shares in a mutual fund by your local broker but I recommend you buy them directly from the fund. You can call or go to their websites and request some brochues so you can invest with them. Read it, fill in the paperwork, and send it back and you are ready to go.

Some of the good funds are from Vanguard and Fidelity. I don't work for them, just have good experience with them.