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    Stocks

    I'd be interested in hearing what stocks others are investing in these days and what market analysis you may have.

    I'm long on AAPL and LVLT right now. Looking to maybe jump on HPQ in the close future.
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    I haven't tried but I wish to

    Any good URL's to start stock investments online?
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    I recently bought into FTO (London Stock Exchange), been a few years since I dabbled in stocks, but seem to be doing ok so far, wish I'd have bought SOLO though

    http://www.iii.co.uk/view_portfolio/...BA648EE3FF46A8

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    Check out dr penny stock ( Google it) if you are looking to invest not as much but still make a great profit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CraterHost View Post
    Check out dr penny stock ( Google it) if you are looking to invest not as much but still make a great profit.
    I've seen drpennystock but I don't really have any investment interest in penny stocks.

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    S&P 500.

    Gold ETFs, as well, albeit with reservations.

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    Gold and Silver would be the way to go.


    Quote Originally Posted by Mike - Limestone View Post
    S&P 500.

    Gold ETFs, as well, albeit with reservations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CraterHost View Post
    Gold and Silver would be the way to go.
    Possibly, though silver semi-cratered recently. It's fallen from around $48-90 per ounce to $41.30 per ounce last I checked -- in a few days, really. It's still up immensely from past months, and the recent silver spot price slip may be market manipulation (which seems to happen in silver...).

    Gold has been up a lot as a whole, though my gold holdings have taken a small tumble in the past couple of days.

    All in all, I have liked my investments, but it's been tumultuous at times!

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    I don't invest in stocks yet, just materialistic investments and businesses.

    Materialistic investments are good because the return is much higher, sometimes thousand % or more from what you originally paid. You are pretty much guaranteed 100% after 10-20 years on a low end if you know how to play the game.

    Don't really do savings accounts as the interest is so low it is not even worth bothering with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoom Active View Post
    I don't invest in stocks yet, just materialistic investments and businesses.

    Materialistic investments are good because the return is much higher, sometimes thousand % or more from what you originally paid. You are pretty much guaranteed 100% after 10-20 years on a low end if you know how to play the game.

    Don't really do savings accounts as the interest is so low it is not even worth bothering with.
    Can you clarify "materialistic investments"? Do you mean businesses...?

    I'm curious. Thanks!

    Edit: And yes, savings/checking accounts rarely hit 4% or 5% annual interest (e.g. 5.01% max usually) unless you jump through hoops, such as direct deposit, 10-12 debit card transactions per month, etc.

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    Materialistic investments are usually things like trading cards, cars... etc.

    I'll play in the stock market when I see a good opportunity. I have a couple of ETFs and mutual funds right now - no individual stocks. Just some small caps, value funds, insider fund, and a reverse index fund for gold. I'm waiting for the crash... it'll happen, everything eventually collapses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IGobyTerry View Post
    <snip> and a reverse index fund for gold. I'm waiting for the crash... it'll happen, everything eventually collapses.
    *grin* I hope you have to wait awhile.

    Seriously, though, with the dollar falling so much... When you bet on gold, you're betting on - to some degree - the dollar falling.

    I suppose I'm betting that the dollar will keep falling (by buying gold), and you're betting that the dollar will rise back up (by shorting gold). On some level, anyway.

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    ETF is a bubble waiting to burst, according to IMF.

    I just feel we retail investors can't compete with professional PHD in financial engineering. The equation is not in our favor. We are investing in stocks based on half-truths.

    Half-truths are as worse than no action.

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    i just bought nse after huge dip in it from tommorrow. and i think my decision is right

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orien View Post
    I'd be interested in hearing what stocks others are investing in these days and what market analysis you may have.

    I'm long on AAPL and LVLT right now. Looking to maybe jump on HPQ in the close future.
    Take a peak at the spot gold market. Gold was used as currency long before our time and it will always retain some form of value. Heck, I remember when gold was at $550 in 2006 and everyone was saying, how much higher can it go?

    AAPL was definitely a wise choice. As for LVLT, this was an okay pick but you will need to sit and wait patiently on this one . I am no expert so the only advice I may lend is, if you have some extra cash try to get into the gold market as well . I wish I had got in when it was around $500 but I made my first purchase at the $690 - $710 figure.

    Good luck mate!
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    Quote Originally Posted by LevelHosting Inc View Post
    Take a peak at the spot gold market. Gold was used as currency long before our time and it will always retain some form of value. Heck, I remember when gold was at $550 in 2006 and everyone was saying, how much higher can it go?
    Ha, that's still what I'm thinking today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orien View Post
    Ha, that's still what I'm thinking today.
    LOL .

    Well, if I were you, I wouldn't think for too long! It will be at $1,600+ soon. To be honest, when gold got to the $1,300+ figure I was ready to let those babies free but something makes you hold on . I wonder when iNet will go public! . Off to bed for the night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike - Limestone View Post
    Can you clarify "materialistic investments"? Do you mean businesses...?

    I'm curious. Thanks!

    Edit: And yes, savings/checking accounts rarely hit 4% or 5% annual interest (e.g. 5.01% max usually) unless you jump through hoops, such as direct deposit, 10-12 debit card transactions per month, etc.

    -mike

    Materalistic investments can be things like Bobble Heads, Trading Cards, etc. My approach is taking what is insanely popular today but what people don't think about keeping in new condition "untouched" and stock piling it.

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Think about it:

    Incredibly popular right now

    people will use it

    20 years later the ones who used it will get memories and want it back

    having something that is 20-30 years old in mint unopened condition is HTF

    value will be atleast 10x what it originally went for, rare pieces can be thousand x




    Call me crazy however I have been doing materialistic investments for 10 years and have done quite well from doing it, typically a 200% return just over a course of 6mo. Obviously right now is a buyers market for materialistic investments so id be unable to do this now. This trick is used by smart investors including people like Bill Gates... how? Piaintings, Sculptures, Books, Coins, Old Toys, etc.
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    Materialistic investments do return a profit. However, the only draw back is, it may be difficult to tap into the right market and find the right buyers. Aside from Books, Coins, Old Toys I would say another big one is Cards . Hockey, Baseball, Basketball etc.

    Wayne Gretzky's rookie card sold for a record high $94,613.00 price tag last week. With that said, materialistic investments do have a return. A 1979-1980 card purchased for maybe $1.00 or less sold for $94K+ 30 years later .

    Good luck on your ventures mate!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Orien View Post
    Ha, that's still what I'm thinking today.
    There is one line of argument for gold. China is holding to vast reserves and waiting to invest. They want to diversify from US treasuries bond. Oil is not a commodity that can hold for 20 years before it deteriorate. So they are looking at Gold. But the problem the sum is too high, the moment they buy the Gold will increase and they would not make money. They could invest in companies but there is only so much they can invest in companies.

    People can take risk and bet that China will diversify into Gold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LevelHosting Inc View Post
    Materialistic investments do return a profit. However, the only draw back is, it may be difficult to tap into the right market and find the right buyers. Aside from Books, Coins, Old Toys I would say another big one is Cards . Hockey, Baseball, Basketball etc.

    Wayne Gretzky's rookie card sold for a record high $94,613.00 price tag last week. With that said, materialistic investments do have a return. A 1979-1980 card purchased for maybe $1.00 or less sold for $94K+ 30 years later .

    Good luck on your ventures mate!
    Id have to agree with you in the big picture. Comics are also a good one.

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    Since the market crash a couple years ago, I started playing more of a dividend strategy. My positions prior were more aggressive.

    Essentially, I just own several good stocks and collect quarterly dividends, then I use DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment) so I'm compiling more shares, more dividends. It's a fairly safe strategy in an up/down market.

    My largest holdings.

    MO (Marlboro) - Pays hefty dividend, cigarettes are cheap to make and addictive.
    TXT (Textron) - Diverse company with long dividend paying history.
    GE (General Electric) - Broad range play, GE is very diversified and pays a dividend.
    GGB (Gerdau SA) - Brazilian Steel company.
    DUK (Duke Energy) - Large diversified power provider, pays dividend.

    I also hold some high risk stocks (penny etc), but about 75% of my portfolio right now consists of safer stocks that pay dividends. Don't forget to protect yourself by making short calls etc.

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    Only stocks I'm in now are PAAS and SLW (silver miners), though I got mostly out of those about a week ago. Will get back in when the correction is over.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike - Limestone View Post
    Possibly, though silver semi-cratered recently. It's fallen from around $48-90 per ounce to $41.30 per ounce last I checked -- in a few days, really. It's still up immensely from past months, and the recent silver spot price slip may be market manipulation (which seems to happen in silver...).
    Big time manipulation. They've raised the margin requirements 4 times this week and will likely raise it again on Monday (look for another down day on Monday.) We should see it settle around $30. Then again, maybe not. It's impossible to say unless you're an insider at CME or JPMC/HSBC.
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    Banks. I've been holding C for years and merely gets any profits. I like tech stocks but they are not cheap.

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