Feb
Hi, I am new to this; I just want to know how to invest in the stock market, where to start, etc.
Thanks
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Investing in the stock market is a great way to develop wealth…but there are a few key points that most first timers miss:
1. nobody has ever invested a few hundred dollars and struck it rich and retired early and blah, blah, blah….it doesnt work like that
2. ONLY invest what you are fully prepared to loose; that can and will happen
3. don't use the stock market for short term needs, it works best in a time period of at least 5 years
4. investing is not easy, nor will the latest software help you.
With that out of the way lets begin.
To invest in the market you need access to an exchange. This can be done with something as easy as an online trading firm like e-trade or as advanced as dealing with a large reputable firm like Merrill Lynch and a financial advisor. Either way you have to be able to submit an order to the exchange (the ticker thing at the bottom of msnbc)
Anyone who has done this with any measure of success will tell you that what you invest determines how you invest. For example if you only have a few thousand dollars to invest then mutual funds would probably be the best way to get started. Mutual funds are like a basket of stocks which were picked by a professional stock picker. If you have more then 30,000 to invest then you will want to consider mixing both mutual funds and some stock and bond positions.
The general rule of thought with stocks is to buy them 100 shares at a time (this is also called round lots) That way you pay the lowest commisions and when a dividend is declared you usually get enough to make it worth it. You might also consider the fact that when the stock price goes up one dollar you just made $100.00
Now with this all as a start please understand that there is a world of things that can go right and a world of things that can go wrong. This is why I strongly suggest you really think about how much money you can invest, (the market goes up AND down) and at any given point you could be down (have less money)
On the other hand the stock market is the only way that has EVER consistently beat inflation over time.
Lastly you will do well to start reading up on these things before commiting your money to it. If you are particularly drawn to a certain company then read up about it. I suggest you read www.money.cnn.com every day, they do a pretty good job of putting out the articles that seem to have the most effect on the markets day to day.
The market these days is all over the place but is tracking down for the begining part of this year. This is good as it means that stock prices are "cheap" but it is also means that companies are at risk of failing (and there are a lot of them) so if I can give you any investing advice I suggest that you invest in larger companies as they will be the ones that weather this storm.
P.S. stay away from options….there is NOTHING there that a new investor needs to be anywhere near. (I have noticed an increase of the number of these "do it youself" programs out there that are all using options. For an inexperienced trader who has never done this before and "took a course and bought the software" the risks are simply too great. (with simply buying stocks all you risk is loosing what you paid, with options you can loose MUCH more and end up in debt)
Answer:
Investing in any single stock is a bad idea. How would anyone know what it will do? How can you diversify and insulate yourself from risk?
Instead, invest in quality mutual funds with long-term proven track record. To get the best results, invest a set amount regularly and take advantage of dollar-cost-averaging.
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You can start with Sharebuilder if you don't have alot of money to start with.There are tutorials there that will help you along.
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Your first option should be to fund fully a retirement account.
If you do this, and you have extra cash, then one of the best things you can do is open a DRIP Plan.
They are seldom talked about because brokers make very little money when they suggest them. Yet, they have proven to be one of the best, if not the best, long-term strategy on Wall Street.
The best part about DRIP's as I see it, you get generous long-term returns investing in companies like General Electric, Pfizer, Walmart…….etc……..Blue Chip companies with a lower risk level.
They are perfect for small investors, as well as big investors. They are safe and allow you to not care about whether the market is going up or down.
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Dollar cost averaging through a DRIP Plan is a very good way to get started.
Mutual funds are getting to loaded down with fees, however, there are some good ones, you just have to really look. About 75% of mutual funds under perform the market.
DRIP plans are inexpensive to start and maintain.
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how it works…
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You should understand the main reason why you want to spend money buying a particular stock. This step should preclude investing in stock. It allows you to move swiftly as soon as the price of the stock goes down a lot. If you know the main motivation about purchasing a specific stock, you will not hesitate to buy it once the price falls. Stocks purchased on the spur of the moment can be sold as soon as the price goes down. But if you are buying it as undervalued stocks, you can buy more stocks. Hiring a stockbroker can benefit beginners to the stock investment as they give all the necessary information about the stock to make the buying decision easy.
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compounding.
Altering the system creates weak results. The legality of this system comes from the idea that you are, of course, creating a mailing list, and a "service" is being provided (more on that later.) Now on to how your $6.00 creates BIG money…
INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1:
The first thing to do is highlight (select) and SAVE this entire post (document) in word or notepad on your computer so you can come back to it later. I would definitely print me a copy of it right now. I want things on paper, so that I can have them in front of me and be able to read thru them, each part whenever I want, while I'm working.
After that, if you are not already a PayPal user you need to go to the PayPal website at https:// www.paypal.com / and SIGN UP. If you want to be able to receive credit card payments from other people then you will need to sign up for a BUSINESS account (not just a PERSONAL account). This is highly recommended to allow others easy payment options, and you are not limited to the amount of money you can withdraw.
With a personal account, you can only withdraw $500 month, and that's a big (not so funny)
joke for this service. Either account is Free to Join. In order to place the initial $6 into your account, you will need to verify your bank account with PAYPAL (which may take a few days), PAYPAL is 100%% secure and is used by millions of people worldwide. infact paypal is ebays most commonly used form of payment Go ahead A.S.A.P. & request the $6 transfer from your bank account.
STEP 2:
Here is where the action occurs. The first thing to do is to send a $1.00 payment to each of the 6 e-mail addresses on the current list from your PayPal account. To do this quickly and Successfully, follow these simple steps:
1. Login to PayPal and click on the "Send Money" tab at/near the top of the screen.
2. In the "Recipient's E-mail" field, enter the e-mail address.
3. In the "Amount" field enter $1.00. (This is your $1.00 payment.)
4. In the "Category" field select/click on the button "Service" (Keeping it legal).
5. In the "Subject" field type "E-MAIL LIST", and in the "NOTE" or "MESSAGE"
field enter "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR E-MAIL LIST". By doing this, you are
creating a service and maintaining the legality of the system by "paying" for the service.
6. Finally, click on the "Continue" button to complete the payment. Repeat these steps for each of the 6 e-mail addresses. That's it! By sending the $1.00 payment to each address, you are implementing the compounding POWER of the system. You will reap what you sow!
(AND IF YOU SOW, YOU WILL REAP!!)
Here is the current e-mail list:
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The e-mail list:
1. stitchqueen@hotmail.com
2. moniferious@comcast.net
3. limey8501@hotmail.com
4. rebuildingspirits@gmail.com
5. ksellers@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
6. supersam2008@yahoo.com
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STEP 3:
Now take the #1 e-mail off of the list that you see above (from your saved file), move the other addresses up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc.) and add YOUR e-mail address (the one used for your PayPal account) as number 6 on the list. This is the only part of the document that
has to be changed to get YOU involved. ** Make sure your e-mail address is the one you registered with PayPal. **
STEP 4:
Post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups or message boards. Keep in mind that there are tens of thousands of groups online! All you need is 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you make, as well as everyone else on the list! I've begun to see money roll in
before I even hit 100 posts, but try to hit around 200 to allow maximum exposure. Use Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or whatever your internet browser is to search for various news groups, on-line forums, message boards, bulletin boards, chat sites, discussions, and discussion Groups, on-line communities, etc. For example, log on to any search engine like yahoo.com or google.com and type in a subject like 'MILLIONAIRE MESSAGE BOARD', 'MONEY MAKING DISCUSSIONS', 'MONEY MAKING FORUMS', or 'BUSINESS MESSAGE BOARD', etc. You will find thousands and thousands of message boards. Click them one by one and you will find the option to post a new message. Fill in the subject which will be the header that everyone sees as they scroll through the list of postings in a particular group, and post the article with the NEW list of e-mail addresses included. THAT'S IT!!! All you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and post away. After you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each newsgroup.
HOW THE MONEY WORKS:
When you post 200 messages in various forums, it is estimated that at LEAST 15 people will respond and send you a $1.00 ($15.00). Those 15 will Post 200 Posts each and 225 people send you $1.00 ($225.00), etc. through 6 levels of e-mail addresses. For comprehension purposes,
here is an easy viewing chart:
1) 15(1) = 15 people ($1) = $15
2) 15(15) = 225 people ($1) = $225
3) 15(225) = 3375 people ($1) = $3375
4) 15(3375) = 50625 people ($1) = $50625
5) 15(50625) = 759375 people ($1) = $759375
As you can see, your $6.00 has multiplied exponentially. You are raising a quantity to a POWER. Your power of wealth. What other opportunity that is as simple as this, can cash in the way this can?! I'm not going to say this is going to make everyone over $800,000,
but within a few WEEKS you begin to see results, thanks to the speed of the internet!
Glory Be To God & His Power & this awesome Source we have – The Internet!!!
When your name is no longer on the list, take the latest posting in the newsgroups and begin the process again. Simply amazing…
One other tip to speed up the process even more:
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Answer:
´ve been investing for more than 20 years and trading for almost 14, and I can tell you that if you want to make BIG and FAST profits, I recommend you trading rather than investing, trading can help you to go from rags to rich.
If you are investing, you must have already achieved some degree of finalcial success, long term stock investing and FOREX can help you become much richer than you are today.
My experiences as a Nasdaq Market Maker, Head trader of seveal brokerage firms, and currently as a professional trader and private hedge fund manager, I can sugest you that:
We trade because we want quick, short term profits on a consistent basis. We want to cash flow the market. Milk it like a cow. Make consistent, small, short term gains rather than trying to hit a home run on every trade. Don't ever forget that, don't marry a stock, marry the idea of making money trading stocks. That's the only way to do it.
For me "All stocks are equally worthless"
I don't hold on to any illusion that the stock market will continue to go up and provide a nice retirement for me.
I could care less which way the market goes. It's irrelevant to me if the market goes higher, crashes or moves sideways for the next 50 years. I really could care less. Stocks are just four letters with two prices next to them that I use to make a living trading.
Trade ONLY when you have a clear, easy and identifiable advantage, because without a CLEAR EDGE your odds of success are NO better than a flip of a coin… That´s why so many new traders (and investors) lose money.
Take a look at any daily chart of any index or stock and you'll probably see the most volatility and the biggest opportunity for profit during the first Hour of the stock market's opening.
The popular thinking and conventional wisdom is that you should wait about an hour before you start trading.
But if you do, you'll miss the big, fast moves that stocks make as all the amateurs let their emotions out through their online accounts, usually right after they read some news headline or hear Maria Bartiromo go off about a stock on CNBC.
It's easy to see why trading the open is the market's prime time for profiting from other online traders.
The market's open is very volatile - that is the perfect environment for LARGE, FAST profits.
Learn to trade as a professional Market Maker ,not as an emotionally driven amateur trader or investor with few thousand dollars in an account at Etrade.
There isn't any other time during the day or any stock you can invest in, that can make you 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 or more points in minutes OTHER than during the first hour the stock market is open. That's why I love trading the open so much.
I trade only when I have an edge and that means "only the fisrt hour the market is open".
If you are a beginning trader or investor, you can give yourself an unfair advantage in the market trading this way.
I can continue giving you a lot of advises about how to make money trading, but if you ask me:
"What is the best thing you can do for me or that I can do for myself?
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you will be able to find big profits opportunities evey day, and don´t rely on anybody else.
P.S. Check my last 3 trades, so you can have a better perspective…Check them in any chart softaware or website.
Date: 2/13/2008, Stock: NILE, Gap: $13.57, Action: Bought at $42 Sold at $43.5, Profit: $1500, No. of stocks: 1000, Time: less than 3 minutes.
Date: 2/14/2008, Stock: EQIX, Gap: $7.25, Action: Sold short at $80 Bought at $78, Profit: $2000, No. of stocks: 1000, Time: less than 1 hour.
Date: 2/15/2008, Stock: DRYS, Gap: $3.67, Action: Sold short at $86.5 Bought at $84.5, Profit: $2000, No. of stocks: 1000, Time: less than 1 hour.
TOTAL PROFITS IN 3 DAYS: $5500
What is the best option for you, to invest or daytrade? The answer will depend on your expectations, experience, money, time, but if you are a beginner and you want to put yourself light years ahead of every investor and trader you know and give yourself an unfair advantage in the market get The One Hour Trading System right away!!!
Good luck and good trading,
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