is it good time to buy Aflac stock?
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I do not believe that Aflac is too highly priced in comparison to the universe of stocks. The company has consistent growth and is selling at about a PE of 16 times 2006 earnings estimate and a PEG ratio near 1.0.  Another point to consider is that Aflac's main market is Japan which is beginning to see a turnaround.  And of course it does not hurt your diversification to invest in a company with interests outside of the USA. \n\nIf however, you were already heavily invested in insurance stocks such as PRU, etc. it would perhaps be wise to look elsewhere. \n\nYou could do a whole lot worse than Aflac.
334299
i bought SUNW stocks today.  Their is great potential in the company.  In the 90's this stock was in the $70/share.  SUNW is announcing quarter results on monday and i think they will beat expecations.  $5 dollars a share is a great deal that will easily reach $20 this year.  THey have reduced costs by cutting work force and they have released some strong servers that will generate revenue. BUY NOW before Monday results.
1118646
Most stock games require that the price of the stock be over a dollar.  Finding "killer" returns in that time is difficult.\nShock her and buy Revlon Cosmetics.  No, I am not kidding.  They are trading around $1.30 and should come back to around $1.80 in a couple of months.\nCareful, too- most of those stock games are hard to play.  The computer eats your data (like it did mine on Investopedia.com - I don't play it any more...) or the computer doesn't work at all for half the country (like it did with CNBC SquawkBox Game...).\nGood luck!
442396
Anyone who knows the answer to this question for sure, 100%, no doubts, no risk... Is not wasting their time in here, they are out putting money on that stock!\n\nDo your due diligence.  Use what you know.
393926
I just started working for Aflac about two months ago and I think it's a great oppurtunity. You work your own hours, there are bonuses and trips all the time. the only thing you have to do is put in the honest hard work and everything will pay off. My RSC started when he was 18, hes 38 now and makes about 300,000 a year. so thats what keeps me going.
652214
I would suggest a wait and watch. Though the corrections offer an attractive level to enter over priced shares.
789408
Unfortunately, I'll probably dealing primarily with stocks listed on American exchanges, I'll see if I can come up with a Toronto one.\n\nAltria (nee Phillip-Morris, MO) is a great stock to get because it's a solid tobacco company with some great brands (Marlboro) and they're just entering the smokeless tobacco market, which could be a huge payoff.  Also, this "light cigarette" class action hit the stock too much and I expect to see MO gap up in the future.  And they pay a 4.20% dividend.  It's hard not to like it.\n\nFor alcohol, the market seems to be going into liquor as opposed to beer these days, especially among the younger crowd (who tends to drink more).  This isn't strictly empirical, but I think going into a liquor company is a better bet.  For that, DEO is your best bet.  They have a great stock of brands (Morgan, J&B, Cuervo, Tanqueray) and are have some beer and wine brands (but their strength is far and away their liquor).  It's relatively cheap at 19.51 P/E and has a 3.90% dividend also.\n\nI don't know too much about weapons, but if you're into military stuff, Halliburton and even Boeing are sound investments.  Handguns, Smith and Wesson (SWHC) is the only one that comes to mind it's forward P/E seems a little high at 27.56 for manufactured goods in what seems to me a tight market, but there's not much industry data to go on (not very many handgun companies).  They're trading on the upper end of their 200dma so this stock could move upwards (and it's been trending up all year).  Analysts are bullish, so I'd say it's worth watching.\n\nFor gambling, you need to go where the money is, and that means what's hot.  No casino's hotter than Sands (LVS) which has exploded over the past year, but I'm worried that the money might have been made there.  It's the best casino stock out there, but it's the most expensive.  Casinos are still a good investment, but I'm thinking with concerns over the Democrats taking over (and the economic / legislative ramifications) you might want to go a little cheaper.  Harrah's (HET) is another good casino stock that's not so pricey as Sands.\n\nAs far as sex stuff, it's pretty hard for me to come up with a recommendation.  I'm sort of cold on the industry because a lot of it is privately held, and the public issues don't get coverage.  If somebody can come up with a good investment, I'd love to hear it, though.\n\nHowever, I'd be interested to know why you're interested in sin stocks.  As I touched on earlier, some people think a Democratic congress could hurt some of these companies (especially tobacco).  Maybe you're thinking these were irrationally factored into the price and that these stocks could jump up after the election?\n\nEdit:  Full disclosure.  The only stock listed that I own is MO.
165166
it would certainly not be recommended deal to wait for another 6 months to see the market going high, rather investing the money now and see it growing my friend!!
111108
No but it would be better to sell now. It usually goes down during the end of January. Buy it back up in November.
448528
I wouldn't advise asking for an investment advise on Yahoo Answers or any other board.  Consider consulting a professional when it comes to such decisions unless you have money to throw away in which case just buy hisc and hope for the best :)\n\nAleks
1034247
No. It would not. Go ahead and do it. When I started I put all my money into one stock--10 shares of Household Finance.  You have to start somewhere and sometime.  Now is a better time than a month ago.   But next month might be a better time still or even next year.
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Doubt it. It is rated as one of the lowest stocks according to investors.com. LOOK is not profitable and has been dropping the last 5 yrs. \n\nIn the last 17 trading days, there has been 10 down days on higher than average volume. This shows weakness in the stock.\n\nIt would be more of a gamble to hold the stock. There are a lot of better stocks out there.\n\nI would dump and put my money in something else.
512035
I would like to know myself but I've been watching \nCTE(cardiotech) for over 10 years & you should buy it below\n2 dollars. Just be careful with penny stocks because they \ncan get you bankrupt:)
1142771
No it's not worth it. You can catch free Montley Fool articles on Yahoo! Finance and anyway they're not all that great. You can reach the same conclusion as Montley if you put some effort into your research. If you want decent stock advice why not just watch Cramer on CNBC, he's not bad at all. Go to the library, look at quarterly report, check your library database to see if they have Value Line or Morning Star whose reports are objective and great
1185175
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING !!!   No one should have more than 5 % of their total investments in any one stock.   If you purchased it at $ .50 (total investment = $ 5,000 ), wait til it hits $ 1.00 and then sell off half.  You now have all of your investment back and no matter what happens,  you are safe.  If it goes to $2.00,  sell off another half.    Then just sit back and hope that it goes to $ 10 and splits.  In a few years, you could have 10,000 shares worth $ 100,000 but, in the meantime, you have had no sleepless nights worrying about it.
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Aflac is great. Eight years ago I broke my leg and was off work for 4 months. Thankfully I had Aflac. I had the short term disability and the accident policies. I received over 7,000 and it sure did help. And the agents were very nice and helpful. I think it is a great company.
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This is not time for buying anything for 1 year. If you are long time invester then sure you can buy it. for short term target for Hindustan COnst. is Rs. 160.00. so you can buy it for 10 to 12 % rise.