What is the nature of Treasury STock? Why is it separate from investments?
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Treasury Stock  is created when a corporation buys its own stock sometime after issuing it. For an amount to be treated as treasury stock, (1) it must be the corporation's own stock, (2) it must have been issued to the stockholders at some point, (3) it must have been repurchased from the stockholders, and (4) it must not be retired but must be held for some purpose. Threasury stock is not considered outstaning sock and does not have voting rights.
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Most stocks, but not all, under 5 bucks are not what one would call investments.  They fall under the heading speculations, especially the gold mines.  There is one medical stock that even though it is a speculation it has some merit.  It is not under 5 though but not too far away.  MEDX.  They have several drugs in phase 3. And S&P rates them a buy.  They are involved in the options scandle. I once owned the stock but sold it. I have been thinking of buying it back.  There is a company TINY that invests in companies that do nanotechnology. It is really speculative and I expect it to probably go under but it is selling about as low as it has sold in a year. It might go up again in the near future.  It is about $10. \n\nHere is one to look at INPC. It is a communications company trading at 6.41, close to 5. Running a deficit but projected to make money this year and more next. Analysts tend to be overly optimistic though. It popped out at the top of the list of a S&P screen of stocks under $10.  Another LIOX. Also running a deficit but expected to post a profit. $5.37.  It is sort of an internet company, but after reading its profile I am still not sure exactly what it does.  Now.  You might very well buy stock in either of these companies and make some money, but there is a whole lot of risk.  Either could double in value or could go broke. \n\nIf you sign of for an account with Fidelity you can run these screens yourself and pick your poison.
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nah! stuff like that you just have to tell yourself "it was just a dream" because really, it was just a dream. um...why is this under "investing"?
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property AND it's more relaible. (if something happens to it you're not at loss, you have insurance)\n\nstocks=== they can go down in value, or the corporation can fail: ie enron.\n\nmutual funds===as reliable as stocks, income is never certain, and the chance of loss is there.
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sponsor puts together a basket of stocks or bonds and sells units to the public. sponsor takes management fees and the firm that sells it to you takes a big fat commission. usually not as liquid as a mutual fund or ETF. not the best way to invest your money.
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A capital guarenteed portfolio sounds like government bonds and the ones I looked at are mostly bond funds.
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Risks of Investing in Bonds\nAll investments offer a balance between risk and potential return. The risk is the chance that you will lose some or all the money you invest. The return is the money you stand to make on the investment.\n\nThe balance between risk and return varies by the type of investment, the entity that issues it, the state of the economy and the cycle of the securities markets. As a general rule, to earn the higher returns, you have to take greater risk. Conversely, the least risky investments also have the lowest returns.\n\nThe bond market is no exception to this rule. Bonds in general are considered less risky than stocks for several reasons:\n\nBonds carry the promise of their issuer to return the face value of the security to the holder at maturity; stocks have no such promise from their issuer. \nMost bonds pay investors a fixed rate of interest income that is also backed by a promise from the issuer. Stocks sometimes pay dividends, but their issuer has no obligation to make these payments to shareholders. \nHistorically the bond market has been less vulnerable to price swings or volatility than the stock market. \nThe average returns from bond investments have also been historically lower, if more stable, than average stock market returns.\n\nHigher Risks=Higher Yields\nA specific bond’s risk level is reflected in its yield, another name for return on a bond investment. “Current” yield is a function of the bond’s:\n\nCoupon rate: the annual interest rate the issuer promises to pay the investor, stated as a percentage of the bond’s face value or “par,” which is the amount the investor can expect to have returned on the bond’s maturity date. \nCurrent price, which may be a premium (more than) or discount (less than) in relation to the bond’s face or par value. \nYield-to-maturity reflects the relationship between the total coupon interest payments remaining between now and maturity, and the difference between today’s market value (price) and par value. Yield-to-call is the same calculation based on the total coupon interest payments remaining between now and the first call date (rather than the maturity date) as well as the difference between today’s market value (price) and the call price.\n\nThe higher the risk in a given bond, the higher its yield needs to be to compensate the investor for taking the risk. When the market perceives the yield on a bond to be too low, its price will fall to bring the yield in line with market expectations or prevailing interest rates.\n\nIt’s All Relative to “Riskless” Treasury Yields\nBonds issued by the U.S. Treasury are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and therefore considered to have no credit risk. The market for U.S. Treasury securities is also the most liquid in the world, meaning there are always investors willing to buy. U.S. Treasury yields will almost always be lower than other bonds with comparable maturities because they have the fewest risks.\n\nRelative yields—which may be discussed in terms of “spread” or difference in yield between a given bond and a “riskless” U.S. Treasury security with comparable maturity—vary with the type of bond, maturity date, the issuer and the economic cycle.\n\nCallable bonds are riskier than non-callable bonds, for example, and therefore offer a higher yield, particularly if the call date is soon and interest rates have declined since the bond was issued, making it more likely to be called.\n\nShort-term bonds with maturities of three years or less will usually have lower yields than long-term bonds with maturities of 10 years or more, which are more susceptible to interest rate risk. All bonds have more risk when interest rates are rising, but those with the lowest coupons stand to lose the most value.\n\nUnderstand the Risks Before You Invest\nBonds have a role to play in virtually every investor’s portfolio (See the article on Asset Allocation for more inf
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Some may be oughtright frauds where no such stock exists.  Some may be frauds wherein a licensed broker wants you to invest with him and it's all a big boiler room scam.  Some may be actual listed companies that are not following SEC rules on truthfully reporting their finances.  \n\nBut all are attempts to get you to part with your money.
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There are a lot in shares and bonds. It is also depending on your purpose also (e.g. if you are an investor, speculator or just want to study shares and bonds).\n\nTo me, the following things are important and must know:\n- what is shares and the difference between shares and bonds\n- how trading works\n- the relationship between risk and returns\n- the factors affecting share price and bond price\n- how to estimate the underlying share company and the bonds
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There is no formal relationship between the two, they do tend to move together though. \n\nThey are both commodities and all commodities tend to move together. Indexing and commoditiy funds might be partly responisble as well.
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Stocks, mutual funds, bonds, etc...
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You're logic is flawed.  Not EVERYONE who invests uses the same identical methods and/or mathematical indexes, AND not all of them have an affect on the market.  \n\nMany, MANY different techniques are utilized... and your's would just be one more of thousands of "get rich" plans.\n\nDon't quit your day job.
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What exactly do you want to know?  \n\nThey're reputable, dependable, and you can create your own investment breakdown (20% real estate, 30% growth stocks, 40% traditional stocks, etc.).  Do be careful about how you slice up that pie, though.  I invested a high percentage of my funds in growth stocks during a bad time in the market, and lost money every quarter for over a year.  I eventually learned to create a more diverse and more stable portfolio.\n\nYour TIAA-CREF investments are also VERY easily transferred when you move from one institution or another.\n\nI have no idea if I'm actually answering your question.
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What's left to invest in???\nI thought they took it private???\nif there is a stock, it is only a tracking stock for part of the company....\ntoo many questions for me to consider investing in it now....
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Why is this an "investing" question?
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"Trading account" is probably referring to stock trading account.  There are lots of places to open a stock trading account, for instance etrade.  The point is to buy and sell shares of company stock (partial ownership in companies).  It can be a gamble, so you better do a fair amount of research before throwing down money on any specific stock.
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Stocks are listed on one exchange or the other, not both.