Should I invest in INTC right now?
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Good investing is all about buying low and selling high. Intel is the greatest chip manufacturer in the world at a time when computer chips are in great demand. Some analysts have lost faith in the company but that does not mean they won't change their minds tomorrow. Buy now while the price is low.\n\nBest of success.
447111
I'm not in a class where this is small change but it wouldn't change my life if $5,000 appeared.  With my aggressive stocks and mutual funds, I make or lose that much several days of the year.\n\nIf I could have it April 12 and the market is up, I'd buy the emerging markets exchange-traded fund with the symbol EEM (I think that's an ishares ETF).  I might buy on margin in real life.\n\nIf I'm supposed to spend it I'd replace our front door and redo the entryway.\n\nIf I'm supposed to do something wild I'd buy a small windmill so I could generate electricity.  Partly to reduce our electric bills but mainly because it's the right thing to do.
905594
It depends on how risky you want to be.  Do you feel confident about your ability to play the stock market?  If so you could take a chunk and invest it there.  If you are more conservative then I would suggest an ING account or a CD with the highest return of investment.  Usually a 12 month CD will carry a higher return but you cannot access this money easily without paying a penalty.  So if you want a good return with access to your money either a money market or an ING account would probably work best.  Happy investing!
1118908
Yup.  Keep the new 5%-discounted shares 12 months for a 5% more shares free dole-out to you, plus approx 4.5% dividend for the year (plus/minus the market change in that year - probably a big plus if the Abbey's flotation is anything to go by) adds up to a very attractive proposition indeed. Value could easily increase by 20% in the year, most building societies are paying less than \nabout 4.5% for instant access. Use your wife's money to buy if she isn't an income tax payer and you're even more quids-in. \nI got all this info from my missus, she's read the mailing before me..
309804
Indonesia Fund (IF) has had major intraday gyrations recently but liquidity is bad, at least on odd lots.  I had to wait several minutes for a market order to fill a few days ago.  I have had better luck buying and selling with limit orders.\n\nBallard Power (BLDP) volatility has spiked to an extreme this month.  FCEL, AMSC, and EMKR can generally be counted on to move somewhere every day--I just wish I could figure out which way.  These aren't penny stocks.  The spreads are decent.  I don't trade them enough to comment on liquidity but market orders have always filled right away.
1117610
Let me look into my crystal ball. Nope, can't find it.\n\nThere are tons of questions you should be asking before this one. How can we help you if we don't know your background info, where you are in the investing process, and whether you've asked critical questions. This question is not critical.\n\nI don't wish to play the guessing game, so I'll skip "critical" to pertinent. "Should you be invested in 'any' stocks at this time?"\n\nWhat is the current market climate? Horrible. Unstable. Risky. Perched on the edge of a void. The markets are down for the year, and still below the peak set in Jan 2000. That is a huge Double Top formation, and we've only just peeled off 900 pts in the Dow. This is called a Downtrend. Unless you think this is a market Bottom, you don't buy stocks or hold stocks in Downtrends. \n\n"Buy and Hold" is a great strategy for brokers and fund managers, but it doesn't hold water if you have to consider when you buy. If you bought prior to the 2000 top, you would still be waiting for a profit after six years, and content to wait another six if you are truly a "Buy and Hold" investor. My idea of investing is earning money, not "waiting" to earn money for ten years or even 25 years if history is any guide. \n\nIf, and when you finally decide to buy, you really should try to diversify. The best way to do that is to buy the ETF's either on the Indexes like the Dow or S&P or Nasdaq (DIA, SPY, QQQQ), or the sector ETF's, like for the internet companies if you like Yahoo, and diversify across them all, or across the whole market.\n\nGood luck.
436743
You should invest your life savings. Truly, you should. Just send it to me and I will handle that for you.
783331
Yup tht would be a real good investement ...hmmmm now where do I get it ??
853895
Well I recently invested in the stock market with 1k. I baught LOGI at like 25.80 and its up to 27.50 or something so I'm doing rather well for myself I'd say! I use Scottrade...(if you want to sign up let me refer you so we both get 3 free trades...they dont give you anything if no one refers you) send your email to cammyton@yahoo.com if you are insterested.\n\nP.S I am planning on investing in toshiba next I think because they are rather cheap and I believe they are a part of that new BlueRay DVD thing coming out.
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I hear that buying Royalty Dividends is hot.  Know what it is?  If not, its stock in fuel.  Not alot of investors mess with it but there is a big market for it on the net.  Just set up e*trade account and go!  You get a check monthly or option to convert back to stock options.  That's what I'm hearing!
69558
None.  Use a debit card, save money, invest.
521753
Investing in the stock market is generally a good thing, but stocks under $5 are usually the 'junk' of the market, and while you might make a lot on a few of them, the vast majority will only lose you money.  I'd recommend paying a few dollars more for something that has greater potential.  I've been following a $9 stock called Landec (symbol LNDC), which I think has potential.  In the under $5 range, you're usually gambling.  UNIB is a gamble that might be viable, but it's hard to know.  \n\nRather than just randomly buying stocks that anyone on the interet is touting, I'd suggest you do a little more reading about the market first.  Pick up some books by Peter Lynch or Benjamin Graham first, and that will help you become a better investor.\n\nBest of luck to you.
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Now would be a good time to begin. The market is a whole lot less expensive than a month ago.  If you do not have any investment experience, you might consider mutual funds such as SBI magnum. Some of the funds have an outstanding record.\nYou have over a thousand to choose from and good on line resources to use to research the funds.\n\nBut.  Do not put all of your money in at once. It may go lower.  Put 25% in now.  25% more in in one month.  Then if it goes up 10% add some more.  Always keep 20% in the bank just in case.
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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:)
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If you are in it for the long term, then any time is a good time. Don't try to time the market. It's a bit difficult to win at that game. Just make sure you take advantage of dollar cost averaging by investing regularly. This way you can buy more when the stock is low and less when its high. \n\nTo answer your first question, there is suppose to be a correction in the stock market. It's suppose to fall 10%. Some say the correction is happening right now. Especially since it's been falling for a week now. \n\nAnyway... do a lot of research. Now may be a good time... or maybe not. You know people aren't really suppose to give financial advice unless they want to be held liable for it. Especially in print. ;) good luck!
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there are some scammers.  make sure they are backed by the cftc and the nfa.  snc investments is a good company.  sncfx.com.  its a risky market but its possible.
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Great question, I'll try to help you as comprehensively as I can.  The best advice I can give you is ignore the "hot" trends.  Hot trends just get you burned. Nobody can predict the stock market, if they say they can they're lying.  If they could, they wouldn't tell you, they'd make billions on their own.  \n\nSo, knowing that going in, knowing that we have no crystal ball, what's a sensible investor to do?\n\nBuy a diversified series of HIGH QUALITY, LOW EXPENSE mutual funds. One good piece of advice is that especially when just starting out, owning individual stocks is just way too risky. In many cases, it's more akin to gambling than investing. So go with mutual funds, which are much more diversified, and therefore spread the risk among many, many more holdings. The key, of course, is buying quality. So make sure you hit ALL the asset classes, like Large cap stocks, small/mid cap stocks, international stocks, emerging markets stocks, government debt, corporate debt, hi-yield debt, foreign debt, emerging markets debt, real estate, commodities, and precious metals. That's 12 categories right there, so with $1200, you're talking about $100 each. This is called asset allocation, and it's a step beyond simple "diversification", which most idiots think is buying a hardware tech stock AND a software tech stock.\n\nAdd systematically on a monthly basis. That means make sure you put the same amount of money in every month, no matter what.  Soon you won't even care what any of the markets are doing. They're up? Great! Some of my investments are worth more. They're down? Great! Now I'm buying quality investments at an "on sale" price.\n\nThen sit back and re-balance each year, back to your original percentages. Again, this is called asset allocation. It's is very important, perhaps the most important thing you can do with your money. The thinking being, what's BEEN hot is more than likely not going to STAY hot. All markets are cyclical. There's hundreds of years of data to back this up. Yet some people still think they can ride the next hot wave. They usually wind up begging on the street for beer money.\n\nNow, this sort of portfolio should average 8-12% per year, so just split the difference and say 10% on average. Will it do 10% EVERY year? Of course not. I'd be surprised if it EVER did EXACTLY 10%. That's an annual average. With that average, your money should double roughly every 7 years.\nSo, if you're starting with $1200 or so like I said in my example, then in 7 years , even if you added no more money, you should have about $2,400\nin 14 years you should have about $4,800\nin 21 years you should have about $9,600\nin 28 years you should have about $19,200\nin 35 years you should have about $38,400\nin 42 years you should have about $76,800\nin 49 years you should have about $153,600\nin 56 years you should have about $307,200\nin 63 years you should have about $614,400\nin 70 years you should have about $1,228,800!\n\nOf course, if you keep adding money in that $100 a month, you'll become a millionaire MUCH sooner. The key is discipline, and sticking in when markets are up OR down. Don't try to time the market--you'll NEVER get it right.\n\nBy the way, here's a handy formula:\n\n$100/month x 12% x 20 years = $100,000.\n\nSo if you need $300,000 in 20 years and have no idea how to get it, just save $300 a month and you're there. If you don't get 12%, you'll wind up with less naturally. But IF you still wind up with $250,000, I'd call that one hell of a failure.\n\nOh, and if you qualify on income limits (generally, if you're a single filer and make under $90,000/yr), and do this all in a Roth IRA? Then every penny will be 100% TAX-FREE. That's a deal that's too good to pass up. That's why I tell anyone who's under 30--if you make under $90,000, and therefore qualify to do