what is a good stock to buy?
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Throw a dart at the financial pages, and buy whatever it hits. You'll do better than any pick people claim as a good buy.
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Your first question should be "is 'any' stock good to buy?" And what does my opinion of this particular stock matter? Nobody has a crystal ball and nobody makes predictions. This is because the future cannot be known, and is always uncertain, unless you want to consult your Ouija board or favorite Astrologist. All we can do as traders is increase our odds a little, like they do at Vegas.\n\nYour first lesson of the day "Do not trade on stock tips." If you can't do the work yourself, you have no business taking responsibility over something you know nothing about. Go to Vegas and at least enjoy losing your money.\n\nThe best way to do anything yourself is to learn something about it first. You'd be surprised at the thousands of books available on this one subject at your local library.\n\nBut most people spend more time deciding the color of their new car, than they do on a mutual fund advisor, for example. \n\nAre you really wanting to do this yourself, or are you asking about someone who is an expert who can do it for you?\n\nIf you invest in the stock market right now, or just buy into all the ETF's you can afford, it's a crap shoot, like rolling the dice, and the odds are probably not in your favor, whether you have an expert fund manager or not, because mutual funds are always "in" the market.\n\nThey say "Buy and Hold" for the long term is better, but that depends on when you get in, and what your definiton of "long term" is. The phrase "Buy low and sell high" infers that you buy after a decline; decidedly not the case here.\n\nThe Dow has approached all-time highs last seen in Jan 2000 and failed, so if your long-term definition is more than seven years, then you won't mind waiting another seven years for a profit.\n\nIn my opinion, the name of the game is capital preservation. When the risks are high, like right now, you get out of the stock and bond markets and park your cash in a interest bearing money market fund or CD or Treasury Bill.\n\nThis is simply not a good entry point for investors. Be patient, wait a few months, and you'll be able to buy much more stock a lot cheaper, the risks will be lower (even though they will seem higher), and your chance of success greater.\n\nIf you wish to research the “Buy and Hold Strategy” further, or perhaps trade yourself, I recommend two book titles. One is called "Which Is Better, Buy-and-Hold or Market Timing?" The other is "Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Market Timer?" They will give you plenty to think about.
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I'm a fan of Jim Cramer's Action Alerts Plus. Cramer tells people "Don't just buy what I suggest. Do some research on your own." He explains (in everyday language) why he thinks certain stocks will do well or not.\n\nWatch "Mad Money" on CNBC. If you like Cramer, then try a free trial of the newsletter.\n\nI agree with previous answers, most newsletters are crap.
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The best stocks would be Oil stocks, Mineral stocks, and communication stocks.  In the telecomunications area look at fiber optic makers like AVNX, JDSU, CIEN etc.  Try to watch MAD MONEY on CNBC.  It is a good show about what is currently hot. It is on at 6:00pm, 8 and 12 I believe.  make sure you do your research or consult your financial advisor before purchasing anything.  Good luck
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Buy.\nIt an investment!
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If you want to invest in the stock market I would suggest first seeing what the best traders are buying and selling.  Check out http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money.  Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors.  You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas.\n\nHere are this month's best traders:\n\nhttp://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx \n\nMy stock recommendation would be PWI, a stock I own personally.  This is a Canadian Royalty Trust that pays a great dividend.  The stock has sold off recently, so I think the price is good.\n\nGood luck!
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I like Scottrade.  $7 market orders, fast executions, good customer service when I need it, which hasnt been often.  Their website provides a lot of good research information.
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Doing some research would help.\n\nThere are plenty of earnings reports coming out now, as well as many private equity buyouts, mergers and acquisitions.  If you are looking for a quick buck (aren't we all?) you should follow these things closely in the news and try to find an arbitrage opportunity.\n\nThese opportunities do not last long.  Vigilance is key.
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None.  IMHO, you should start by learning how to invest, determining WHAT to buy through Fundamental Analysis and determining WHEN to buy with Technical Analysis. \n\nIMO, newsletters only make narrow recomendations based on their system of analysis and investment strategies, and often they are compensated heavily for their recomendations and therefore dangerously biased.   I firmly believe that to get a clear picture about any stock, and to determine whether you're actually going to invest in it, it's best to do your own research and adapt a system that meets your investment needs, style and risk level.  There are many stocks ripe for the picking just about at any time if you know how and where to look.\n\nStart with Investors.com, it's William O'Neil's online version of Investors Business Daily.  The How To Invest section is the best place to start learning the importance of Fundamentals and the basics of Technical Analysis.   The site has the IBD 100, a cross index list of the market leaders, the Stock Checkup, a great tool for checking fundamentals on any stock, and articles and analysis of stocks and general market conditions.  They also run various screens every day which in addition to the other lists, (IBD100, New America, stocks under $10, CANSLIM select, ect) are very helpful for finding investment ideas with solid Fundementals that are ready to move.  The CANSLIM method alone is a very successful and popular trading system, but I prefer to use a combination of Fund & Tech Analysis, rather that just the rating system alone.\n\nFrom there you can move on to more detailed study of Technical Analysis.  \n\nStart with StockCharts.com, they have an excellent free Chart School which helpfully explains various chart patterns and Technical Indicators and overlays.  Pay particular attention to the Chart Patterns section, and make sure you learn about Zig Zag patterns, Bollinger Bands, Moving Average, Volume, RSI, the MACD (Mac-D), The Williams %er, Stochastics, and the Chaikin Money Flow.  Sounds complicated, but when you start chart reading you'll want about a half a dozen or so of these overlays and indicators.  I personally rely heavily on the ZIG-ZAG, MACD, Chaikin Money Flow, Volume, Moving Average and RSI.\n\nStockTA.com is also an excellent Technical Analysis site, with charted Fibonacci resistance and support lines and will tell you if the stock is bullish or bearish in the short, medium and long run.  The site also has an extensive Candle Pattern Glossary and a fantastic technical screener.\n\nThe above sites do have premium services, but all the services I mentioned are free.  After you've absorbed some of the Technical information, do some reading on Fibonacci numbers and Elliot Wave theory, there are good links in the "School" section of StockTA.com.  I've been using Elliot Wave and Fibonacci's to help refine my in and out points.  StockCharts.com's "ZigZag" overlay helps me plot and count the waves and that helps determine where I am in the overall pattern.  \n\nSo basically I'll find interesting stocks through the screens on Investors.com or StockTA.com, run them through the Stock Checkup at Investors.com, if they measure up I'll run them through the Analyisis & Fib Analysis at StockTA.com and do an extensive chart study, examining the 2 yr, 1 yr, 6 mth, 3 mth, 1 mth & 5 day.  I'll also do my due dilligence, studying the profile, key statistics, headlines, etc. through Yahoo Finance and web searches.  If it all measures up and the stock is in a base or in a pull back and it's starting a wave 1 or wave 3, it's time to buy.\n\nRemember, always protect your downside with a stop loss or a trailing stop loss.  Once you have absorbed a few of the things I've mentioned, the fog will begin to lift and you'll start seeing which stocks should be bought or sold and you'll be able to do your own analysis on any stock, no matter where
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If you are new to investing, I say you get yourself Jim Cramer's book called "Real Money - Sane Investing in an Insane World"\n\nIt's a very good book and easy to read. Those systems you are looking for are not going to do you any good. I'll tell you from experience. They revolve around analyzing a chart through technical analysis. No one ever made any real money, or consistent for that matter, that way. Of course, technical systems are worth looking at once you've done the fundamental research on a company. \n\nThe key is selecting a best of breed stock, buying weakness and selling strength. Get that book, that'll be the first great investment you make.
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Here's a review for the stock.\n\nhttp://explodingstocks.blogspot.com/
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I like Dell stock, but I don't think I would buy it here.  It has come up from $19 only recently.  I think the easy money has been made.  That said, Dell is still a fantastic company.  I own 3 Dell computers.  \n\nIf you are looking for investment ideas, I think the first thing to do is see what the best traders are buying and selling.  this is the idea behind http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money.  Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors.  You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas.\n\nHere are this month's best traders:\n\nhttp://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx\n\nGood luck!
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It depends how long you are prepared to leave the money in there.  Google is an excellent long term investment, but short term the stock is a little overvalued.  \n\nYou are unlikely to loose money if you buy now and hold for 2 years, but there are likely to be opportunities over the next 6 months or so to buy at a lower price (possibly down to $450).
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deep discount brokerage...like scottrade, e-trade....\n\nyou don't want commissions eating up much of your $500\n\nstart with something relatively safe...\nI would recommend a high dividend paying stock....so that you are getting something while you save up for your next investment\n\nwhat to try???\nUSA, ASG, IAF, GIM \nCNE, PGH, PDS, ENT, BTE\n\nThese are relatively inexpensive and pay a nice dividend....\n\ngood hunting
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Check out Peter Lynch's "Beating the Street" -- It's a great book.  Basically, when you are buying a stock, you are buying part ownership of a company.  Lynch recommends that you keep this idea in mind, and put your money in companies that you know to be high quality.  Are you a computer geek?  If so, you'll probably know which Internet stocks are more promising than the average person, etc.
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Your best bet is to buy S&P DEP RECEIPTS (Symbol SPY).  they give you the diversity of the S&P 500 index.
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without researching i would suggest purchasing penny stocks.some have sold for under 3 bucks and resold for 5 to 7 a share.you would have to buy a few thousand to make a substantial profit.