Investing Questions and Answers

Experienced stock investors! how does one select apposite stocks?

please list some strategies or criteria that own worked for you consistently over the years. Thanks.


Answers: fundamental and technical analysis. I could explain but it would bring me days to explain what I did over the years. Email me and I can send you some Word files next to good module.
nothing works over the years....it change.
pick up ''the little book that beats the market''
small book and cheap.....it claims to be successful.
I am trying it contained by two accounts.my try has 2 years and two months vanished before i know....
May be you can see this sites:
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There's not adequate information on you to answer this question.

What is you risk tolerance?
What is your time horizon?
Do you own an "asset allocation"?
Do you understand "Position Sizing"?

Strategies depend also on whether you're more of a fundamental investor vs. a exact analysis (or combo).

I've been investing and trading for of 35 years. I own distinct different ways to take positions, depending prompt horizons.

I can tell you what I never do;
I never invest surrounded by anything I don't understand.
I never buy a stock short having an exit strategy (stop, consideration etc.).
I understand that money running is more important than picking the "right" stocks.
I don't chase winner (especially Mutual Funds).
I keep expenses low.
I never filch tips from TV, Radio, Friends, newspapers, discussion heads or anyone else.

I own & continue to;
Read several books a year on investing and trading.
Read Barron's every week (never taking an article to buy a stock).. In certainty Barron's is a contrary indicator.


Good luck. Staying in "reality" is my best suggestion. Never "hope", "expect", "believe" or "wish" for a stock to do something... and other let the souk show you where it's going.......


BTW: DRIP Plans may or may not hold a place in your portfolio.. Going straight to DRIP's (or any other investment) is not investing... it's gaming. ALL LONG TERM INVESTORS MUST HAVE A WORKING "ASSET ALLOCATION".

In short. read books & learn!
One book I would suggest is "How to Make Money within Stocks" by William O'Neil. It may take a two or three read to understand it completely, but it have a combination of technical analysis and fundamental analysis.

In defence you don't know what technical analysis and fundamental analysis are, here are some definition I pulled from Investopedia.com for you:

Fundamental Analysis - A method of evaluating a security by attempting to calculate its intrinsic value by examining related monetary, financial and other qualitative and quantitative factors. Fundamental analysts attempt to study everything that can affect the security's pro, including macroeconomic factors (like the overall reduction and industry conditions) and individually specific factors (like the financial condition and administration of companies).

Technical Analysis - A method of evaluating securities by analyzing statistics generated by bazaar activity, such as departed prices and volume. Technical analysts do not attempt to measure a security's intrinsic appeal, but instead use charts and other tools to identify patterns that can suggest adjectives activity.

I own read the book many times and I am especially happy beside it. It's probably the first book I've read on stocks that really "made sense" to me.

It is material that requirements to be studied, just close to any other system. If anything was that confident, everyone would be doing it. :-) Hope this helps!

Would investing money surrounded by the open market right in a minute be as efficient as playing at the casino?

The stock market is really crappy right immediately. Which has the better likelihood of making some money?


Answers: You have it upside down. (Like so heaps others!)

Unless you sincerely believe the whole "stock market" thought has come to an termination, NOW is when you should be BUYING...

If you are saving up can of tuna fish* to eat when you retire, and they own risen in "value" (or cost) an average of 10% a year for 200 years, if they slop 30% in one year, which is smarter, selling adjectives the cans you enjoy? Or buying a bunch of extra cans while they are "on sale"?

Sensible long-term investors WANT a "crappy" marketplace, it's a buying opportunity!
You always hold better odds of making $$ surrounded by the market. Information on the stocks contained by play is publicly available, as are reports on the psychology behind them, the industries they are contained by and so on. Analysts are paid to research and report their findings on these stocks.

At the casinos adjectives you have are the probability of the game.

The casinos stay within business because the odds are within their favor.

The companies traded on the stock market stay surrounded by business because if they continue to do very well for their shareholders.
If you like self poor go to Vegas and put money on. Casinos guarantee you will lose your money.
Your next best article is to max out as many credit cards as you can buying adjectives the things you want like LV purses, coat extensions, lots of shoes etc. Always having a current car doesn’t hurt ether. Don’t rent buy a house on an interest with the sole purpose loan. Just pay the minimum payments. This also guarantees you will be amazingly poor. See compounding interest.
You could save your money and not buy things you cannot remuneration for. This will keep you out of debt.
You could study and swot how to make money surrounded by the stock market. If your stock picking strategy is buying really cheap stocks and hope they go up 10,000 percent for all practical intents and purposes it is close to Las Vegas albeit you likely own better odds contained by the market on a long shot.
Remember the bear get rich, the bulls achieve rich and the pigs get slaughtered every time.
I should put in the ignorant and stupid catch taken every time too.
We are in take on market or as you phone it a crappy market. If you know how you can trade name a lot of money contained by this market. Very fitting odds of making deeply of money.
You can make money--or lose money-- within the stock market and contained by casinos. It depends on your level of expertise and your expectations.

You should fire up by studying investing (and associated factors such as the discount.) Know what you are doing. Then study the stocks you want to invest in.

And don't try to find rich quick. If you are prepared to settle for a reasonable return your probability of success or much greater. If you want to "break the bank" you are more probable to lose.
You still have a better casual in the stock open market, DUDE!

What type of broker should I use to buy stocks?

I'm interested in buying in the order of 100 shares (each) of various stocks and etf's. I see this recession that we most predictable will be heading into as an opportunity to get discounted stocks that will appreciate handsomely within the long run. Consequently, I need to find the most restructured way of purchasing these stocks. After I purchase them I plan on holding onto them for a minimum of 5 years ?( logically taking in some of the profits accordingly), so would it be erudite to use a broker like Scottrade which charges me $7 per trade and $7 per vend, or would it be more economical if i use a service like Zecco, which states that for the most part of a set its trades are free? Also, Wellsfargo has an give of "100 free trades" per month and then $5.95 thereafter, since it is my personal guard, I'm inclined to use this broker. However, which of these brokers would provide the best service,ie: if I need to purchase stocks Tuesday, which broker would be capable of get my $ and buy the stocks (a) the price i want ASAP


Answers: First, No broker will know how to "buy the stocks (a) the price i want ASAP." When you buy stocks you can place a market command, which usually means you buy ASAP, but you filch the price the market price, not what you want. Or you can place a closing date order to get hold of the price you want. It may not be ASAP, and possibly you won't buy the stock at all.

As to brokers, I use Scottrade, and enjoy been tremendously satisfied beside them. They have moral customer service and the trading service is good.

Wellsfargo... is the 100 free trades "per" month or one and only the "first" month. I suspect it is not an ongoing offer or they would never construct money on most clients. So that offer shouldn't be a significant cut of your decision.

The solitary thing I know just about Zecco is that I have see a lot of question on this site from people who have problems with them.
If it is a long investment as you said, the smart piece to do is to stay with your wall, plus they are giving you free trades... what else do you need?

Being and investor at your guard should also give you an circumference as a customer!
Your bank will be the broker most expected to allow you to trade right away. Others will take some time to clear the funds for a foreign account.

Ameritrade is pretty dutiful. The thing next to brokers like Zecco is that you may curl up paying reorg fees when your stocks split, issue dividends, change symbols, CUSIP#s and etc. I similar to Ameritrade Apex bc they do not charge me any fees other than the cost of my trades - 9.95 respectively.

If you make 10 trades it costs you $100 so that is to say something, but you only squirrel away $20 by going to Scottrade and you may end up spending more on fees if you jump to Zecco. I wouldn't worry nearly the cost of a trade if I planned on holding - I would look to be sure I would not be charged a fee for a moment ago having my statement there. Schwab used to do that.

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