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IroNat · « **Reply #181 on:** July 27, 2018, 04:50:15 AM »

Quote from: Purge_WTF on November 21, 2017, 07:16:37 AM

Concerning short-term investment: you should buy when the stock is low, but not in the red, correct? Alibaba has been mentioned on several sites as a good candidate.

This is good advices for the market as a whole (like a broad market index fund) but for an individual stock there is no guarantee it won't just keep sinking.

FitnessFrenzy · « **Reply #182 on:** August 03, 2018, 02:00:49 PM »

Quote from: Purge_WTF on November 21, 2017, 07:16:37 AM

Concerning short-term investment: you should buy when the stock is low, but not in the red, correct? Alibaba has been mentioned on several sites as a good candidate.

if you want that kind of exposure, I would buy this index: MSCI Emerging markets

FitnessFrenzy · « **Reply #183 on:** October 16, 2018, 10:05:31 AM »

FitnessFrenzy · « **Reply #184 on:** November 25, 2018, 12:10:31 PM »

IroNat · « **Reply #185 on:** December 04, 2018, 03:17:43 PM »

Buying GE stock is a gamble.

If you can lose the investment without a worry go for it, otherwise forget it.

Agnostic007 · « **Reply #186 on:** December 15, 2018, 09:35:25 PM »

I enjoy the stock video's. Having retired at 53 and no plans or need to work I find these videos great entertainment

FitnessFrenzy · « **Reply #187 on:** December 17, 2018, 11:56:33 PM »

Quote from: Agnostic007 on December 15, 2018, 09:35:25 PM

I enjoy the stock video's. Having retired at 53 and no plans or need to work I find these videos great entertainment

thanks :-)

Stock market can be dry / boring to read about, so I also watch a lot of videos on this issue to get new knowledge.

IroNat · « **Reply #188 on:** December 18, 2018, 03:51:35 AM »

Quote from: NaturalWonder83 on May 13, 2017, 05:51:13 PM

I've been using a site called betterment.com
I'm trying to learn about investing
Each week I put 25 dollars in my betterment account
I have 133 dollars invested and it says I have made $2.35. A 2.3% return.
And I have .2 cents in dividends

Should I keep doing this until I save 5k?

https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Main_Page

IroNat · « **Reply #189 on:** February 07, 2019, 06:24:37 AM »

5 pieces of advice from John Bogle

https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190127/5-pieces-of-advice-from-john-bogle

Purge_WTF · « **Reply #190 on:** February 07, 2019, 07:05:21 AM »

My father hooked me up with a reputable financial advisor, but I don't think it's a good idea to invest in the volatile market right now. Only people who seem to be doing well are the ultra-rich.

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JuicedKangaroo · « **Reply #192 on:** July 19, 2019, 05:33:20 AM »

Quote from: Mr Anabolic on June 25, 2016, 08:42:50 AM

Typical stock broker/investment advisor platitudes when the market takes a dive. They say the same shit every time.

Make sure you include the fees, expenses and commissions these fuckers charge... some can be very expensive and over time they end up eating a large chunk of your money.

Didn't bother to watch video - but if you want to avoid excessive fees and commission just buy low-cost index funds. Vanguard springs to mind. Lump sum purchase (or dollar cost average a portion of your salary each month) into a Vanguard portfolio. Rinse and repeat until you can safely live off a 4% draw-down each year.

IroNat · « **Reply #193 on:** July 19, 2019, 08:03:46 AM »

Quote from: JuicedKangaroo on July 19, 2019, 05:33:20 AM

Didn't bother to watch video - but if you want to avoid excessive fees and commission just buy low-cost index funds. Vanguard springs to mind. Lump sum purchase (or dollar cost average a portion of your salary each month) into a Vanguard portfolio. Rinse and repeat until you can safely live off a 4% draw-down each year.

Good advices.

FitnessFrenzy · « **Reply #194 on:** July 29, 2019, 07:10:19 AM »

a_pupil · « **Reply #195 on:** August 03, 2019, 12:38:31 PM »

Quote from: JuicedKangaroo on July 19, 2019, 05:33:20 AM

Didn't bother to watch video - but if you want to avoid excessive fees and commission just buy low-cost index funds. Vanguard springs to mind. Lump sum purchase (or dollar cost average a portion of your salary each month) into a Vanguard portfolio. Rinse and repeat until you can safely live off a 4% draw-down each year.

I'm waiting to sell my cryptos when the market recovers (god willing

) then I'm going to just do this.

sync pulse · « **Reply #196 on:** August 04, 2019, 09:18:37 PM »

Fidelity Magellan Fund...

Rambone · « **Reply #197 on:** August 04, 2019, 10:50:33 PM »

Quote from: sync pulse on August 04, 2019, 09:18:37 PM

Fidelity Magellan Fund...

Underperforms a low-fee index fund. The days of Peter Lynch are no longer

IroNat · « **Reply #198 on:** August 05, 2019, 05:18:13 AM »

Quote from: sync pulse on August 04, 2019, 09:18:37 PM

Fidelity Magellan Fund...

That fund was hot in the 70s-80s.

I invested in it to a small amount.

It got too big eventually, became unwieldy, couldn't find enough things to buy and then Lynch retired.

Now it's basically an index fund but with higher costs.

You're better off to buy a total market index fund from Fidelity or Vanguard.

FitnessFrenzy · « **Reply #199 on:** September 13, 2019, 08:59:19 AM »