Woo woo!

[mb]

I made $153 since opening an investment account with them yesterday! :Q

 

[cjgallen]

Which fund did you go with?

Markets rebounded a bit today.

 

[mb]

ING DIRECT INTERNATIONAL FUND CLASS O
ING DIRECT REAL ESTATE CLASS O
ING DIRECT INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND CLASS O
ING DIRECT BALANCED CLASS O
ING DIRECT INDEX PLUS LARGECAP FUND CLASS O
ING DIRECT INDEX PLUS MIDCAP FUND CLASS O


I hope this keeps up 🙂

 

[FlyLice]

why da fk would you buy MFs from ING

 

[mb]

Why da fk not?

 

[FlyLice]

Originally posted by: supafly
Why da fk not?

expense ratio = 1.6% = you lose 1.6% a year in mgmt fees.

try ETFs or Vanguard funds.

 

[mb]

I read that, but, meh.. things seem to be off to a good start 🙂

 

[DaveSimmons]

ING funds are better than not investing at all, but a fund like Vanguard.com's VFINX will almost certainly make you more money over time.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
ING funds are better than not investing at all, but a fund like Vanguard.com's VFINX will almost certainly make you more money over time.

That's probably true, but I haven't really looked into them. Investing in ING funds were just convenient since I already have a savings account with them.
I think I'm doing ok for myself right now with investing.. I am only 21 😛

 

[FlyLice]

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
ING funds are better than not investing at all, but a fund like Vanguard.com's VFINX will almost certainly make you more money over time.

That's probably true, but I haven't really looked into them. Investing in ING funds were just convenient since I already have a savings account with them.
I think I'm doing ok for myself right now with investing.. I am only 21 😛

getting off on the wrong foot at such a young age...

 

[bondboy]

What's the % return? Absolute numbers don't mean much. It's the % that you want to look at.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: FlyLice

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
ING funds are better than not investing at all, but a fund like Vanguard.com's VFINX will almost certainly make you more money over time.

That's probably true, but I haven't really looked into them. Investing in ING funds were just convenient since I already have a savings account with them.
I think I'm doing ok for myself right now with investing.. I am only 21 😛

getting off on the wrong foot at such a young age...

I think I'll get by 🙂

 

[FlyLice]

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: FlyLice

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
ING funds are better than not investing at all, but a fund like Vanguard.com's VFINX will almost certainly make you more money over time.

That's probably true, but I haven't really looked into them. Investing in ING funds were just convenient since I already have a savings account with them.
I think I'm doing ok for myself right now with investing.. I am only 21 😛

getting off on the wrong foot at such a young age...

I think I'll get by 🙂

Try ticker: VBK young one. (i'm 22 btw)