What stocks do you invest in?

[rchoo]

As the title says, what stocks should I invest in? It would be better if the stocks ranged from technology, apparel, aerospace and defense and such. Please give me back som feedback! =) In a pickle, don't know what to choose...

 

[AMDZen]

Prepare for an onslaught of posts relating to :

"Try a stock investing forum"

"Your going to ask a bunch of people on a computer forum about investing. lol"

And so on.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: AMDZen
Prepare for an onslaught of posts relating to :

"Try a stock investing forum"

"Your going to ask a bunch of people on a computer forum about investing. lol"

And so on.

You saved me the effort!

 

[chrisms]

LLL - defense company
UNH - United Health Care.. I got out of this one because I needed the money
ORB - rocket company.. they suck and should burn in hell

 

[mb]

Tech: MSFT
Apparel: JWN
Others...?

Edit: I don't invest in those myself, but for a school project you could pick those.

 

[GTaudiophile]

If I told you, I'd have to kill you

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
If I told you, I'd have to kill you

If you tell me, can you kill him?

 

[MX2]

If I told you where I make my money, then YOU would be making MY money

 

[shuan24]

potatoes!

 

[FlyLice]

REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust): IMH 17% Dividend Yield
Oil Tankers: FRO 30% Dividend Yield

 

[sharkeeper]

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[DainBramaged]

Stocks in my portfolio:

BOSTON BEER CO I (SAM)
CHEVRONTEXACO CP (CVX)
COEUR D ALENE CP (CDE)
DEUTSCHE TELE AG (DT)
DHB INDUSTRIES INC (DHB)
EXXON MOBIL CP (XOM)
GREAT ATL&PAC 9.3 (GAJ)
HALLIBURTON HLDG (HAL)
MOLSON COORS CO (TAP)
MONARCH SERVICES (MAHI)
NISSAN MTR SPON (NSANY)
VANGUARD INDEX T (VFINX)

 

[Rudee]

My recommendation is to look at bear markets positively, not negatively. When the bear market hit a few years back, I was licking my chops at the opportunity to invest in solid companies at rock bottom stock prices. And today, a few laters later, my investments are paying off very nicely.

 

[Cleaner]

I just did this same thing for my finance class. Here is what I choose:

• Starbucks 22% Rate of Return

• Microsoft 12% Rate of Return

• Johnson & Johnson 11% Rate of Return

• Anheuser-Busch 11% Rate of Return

• Wells Fargo 11% Rate of Return

• Proctor & Gamble 10 % Rate of Return

The rate of return was the annual amount. Most of these companies posted similar 24 and 36 month return rates. In addition all of these companies are considered growers who will be making a higher percentage in the coming years. If you're interested I can send you my paper or just post it here.

Oh forgot to say that the average rate of return for the market is roughly 8%. That is what makes these firms so good.

All data taken from http:\\www.hoovers.com.

 

[dartworth]

do you want to make more money?

 

[cyclistca]

Enron

 

[rh71]

only my company stock but not even that so much anymore. Gambling is for fools !!!!!!

 

[iversonyin]

look for energy stock such as XOM, BP, GRP

they have like 20-30% annual return this year

 

[Hyperlite]

+1 for procter and gamble....I never thought about Starbucks though, i'll have to look into that...

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: rh71
only my company stock but not even that so much anymore. Gambling is for fools !!!!!!

do u get stock options for working there?

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: supafly
Tech: MSFT
Apparel: JWN
Others...?

Edit: I don't invest in those myself, but for a school project you could pick those.

i'll take AAPL for tech and COH for apparel

 

[Mill]

SEB, XOM, MUR, AIG(I expect it to rise from the BS losses it had due to an overblown accounting problem).

 

[SuperTool]

I would buy Inco (N) now.
They produce nickel, which is ingridient in steel. The stock has pulled back recently, because US investors have US centered thinking. Inco is a play on China, but they are being priced as if they were a play on the US, so since US market is weak, the stock is down. But demand in China is surging, and that's where the earnings are going to come from. They recently reinstated the dividend too.

 

[dullard]

Since I have to invest in mutual funds to get work to match my payments, I do. American Funds are decent and about the cheapest fees available.

A mutual fund is a mixture of different stocks/bonds generally with a somewhat similar theme (company size and/or company growth) but not necessarilly similar markets (so you might have a mixture of technology, food, energy, etc). So if one stock does poorly, the rest may very well make up for it. Then I get a mixture of funds to have some small companies/some large companies, some domestic/some foreign, some growth/some value, and a bit of bonds to balance things out.

However, if I were to invest in one stock it would be AMD since I feel I know its market better than any other company and since it has violent stock price swings (meaning lots of potential for profits). I would definately buy AMD in the low teens (say anything below 12.5). I would definately sell AMD in the upper teens (say anything above 17.5). In between that range would really depend on the near term outlook. If I had followed that pattern which I've publically stated here at Anandtech, I would have doubled or trippled my money over the last two years. Too bad I didn't have the spare cash to do so.

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: dullard

However, if I were to invest in one stock it would be AMD since I feel I know its market better than any other company. I would definately buy AMD in the low teens (say anything below 12.5). I would definately sell AMD in the upper teens (say anything above 17.5). In between that range would really depend on the near term outlook. If I had followed that pattern which I've publically stated here at Anandtech, I would have doubled or trippled my money over the last two years. Too bad I didn't have the spare cash to do so.

Believe in your own system.