11-24-2014, 05:28 PM | #31 | |
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Unless you're invested in risky holdings, that's not a bad short-term return. |
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11-27-2014, 11:42 PM | #32 | ||
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I want to eventually break off and roll over my savings into a traditional 401k instead of one managed by my company, I don't like the funds my company offers. Any tips on how to get above 12% return rate on 401k? Quote:
My whole savings is in stocks right now and is pretty risky but I do keep a good eye on whats going on and am active with my account. |
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11-28-2014, 08:25 AM | #33 |
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God i wish somebody would have talked to me about investing and retirement in high school or college. Ive made a nice chunk in the year that ive been doing this. If only i had that extra 6 years compounding
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11-28-2014, 05:36 PM | #34 | |
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I feel like a lot of people would hate to give up their current life style to save at least 10% of what they make. |
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11-28-2014, 09:20 PM | #35 |
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On another note, how old do you see yourself at retirement and how comfortable?
I don't mind moving and living on another country, especially south east asia when I retire. I want to retire by 60 if im not successful and become an average joe, and 45 if I do make it doing whatever I do. |
11-29-2014, 11:50 AM | #36 | |
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Baby pips has a "school" that teaches you the basics. It's all free so dont worry about having to buy anything. That will teach you a lot of the basics and how the market works and how you actually make(or lose) money. Both are message boards like this and have people with all kinds of different trading styles. There is tons of information on there. You will also see about brokers on there. And similar to stocks, the brokers have practice accounts so you can see in real(ish) time how it all works without risking your own money |
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01-03-2015, 01:30 AM | #39 |
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Beginning Balance $99.97 Your Contributions $2,549.06 Employer Contributions $781.59 Loan Repayments $352.32 Withdrawals -$1,120.00 Fees -$91.98 Change in Market Value $116.29 Ending Balance $2,687.25 Additional Information Vested Balance $2,687.25 Outstanding Loan Balance $780.38 Dividends & Interest $53.19 Loans are an asset of your account but are not included in your ending balance or reflected in your asset allocation. Your Personal Rate of Return This Period 8.0% for 2014 start to finish |
12-24-2015, 12:20 AM | #40 |
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so I've been seriously considering getting my feet wet in the stock market and playing around to make some money on the side
chipotle and takatas stock have taken a tremendous hit (for obvious reasons) chipotle is at 487 or so and takata is 13.3 so would it be wise to buy shares of each company while its very cheap and sell once their stock goes back up?? to make a profit or am i totally misunderstanding how the market works lol |
12-24-2015, 06:04 AM | #41 | |
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^You totally get it. Slowly work your way in and build your portfolio. For example, if you want to start with $5k buy 5 different stocks and invest $1k in each stock. Its a lot of fun and addicting! Buy companies you know and understand and if they happen to be "on sale" and due to your research you believe the company is worth more and will continue to grow then jump on them! Chipotle is a good example, you know the company is good and their products are desirable, there was just a mishap that caused the stock to fall. Everyone will forgot about it in about a month and the stock will soar again. My only problem is their stock is too expensive. Your timing will never be perfect so don't sweat it if it keeps going down. I've been averaging in to oil for a while now, my average cost basis keeps getting lower and lower but I know we will be in demand for oil for a while to come and it will eventually be back therefore I have never lost sleep over it. There is some misinformation in this thread but investing is like building a car. There are many different ways of doing, not all of them are necessarily right or wrong it all depends on the persons style and how much risk they want to take on. I am still learning new stuff every day too so always keep an open mind. Penny stocks are not my thing and I would never advise to put your eggs in that basket. There is a reason why they are cheap. I see penny stocks as a casino, the house always wins and its super risky.
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12-24-2015, 02:09 PM | #42 | |
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Whenever buying or selling ALWAYS use limit orders. Also stay up on stocks that are "in the same boat" as yours. Apple's chip makers/suppliers are an example sometimes you can gain a better overall perspective of what's happening if you look at the other players in your game.
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12-24-2015, 04:55 PM | #43 | ||
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thanks for the advice ! i dont plan on penny stocks either lol im hoping for chipotle stock to stay down come tax season so i can buy in but i doubt it will Quote:
good advice on the apple chip supplier and the "same boat" tip. appreciate it i guess advanced semiconductor engineering is the main supplier for apple chips! ill learn the ropes with small companies like that |
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01-07-2016, 08:26 AM | #44 |
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So guys that were watching go pro, how about that lol.. God dam they took a huge crash. Does anyone really know why? Sales way down in the fourth quarter?? I think I read somewhere that ambrella was short on inventory and couldn't supply enough To GoPro? ? Is that correct ?
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01-08-2016, 06:33 AM | #46 | |
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They are not done for, look at the 10 year chart. They went up over 800% in 10 years which is very impressive. They are having a setback, but the stock was trading at this price 2 years ago. Don't let the media noise drive your decision making skills, if you listened to it you would sell everything and miss out on potential gains!
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01-14-2016, 06:39 PM | #47 |
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Knew I should have bought more Apple at 93 but I slept on it.
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01-14-2016, 08:35 PM | #48 |
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Have you guys who self-manage and hold highly focused portfolios, charted your returns over any significant amount of time and compared those to the returns of mutual funds or other highly diversified funds? Would be interesting to see the comparison in returns over the long run. My after-tax cash retirement account is about to hit numbers that justify being put into the market, but I'm much more risk neutral than most risk adverse retirement focused investors.
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01-15-2016, 03:17 PM | #49 |
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I always wished I had enough spare money for my hobby AND investing.
I go crazy when trying to invest because I know the basics, buy low, but I never know when low is achieved ( if that makes any sense ). So basically. when a company is in 'trouble' that is a good time but then I start thinking, 'Would they go under?'
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02-22-2016, 04:33 PM | #50 |
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There was a great episode of Frontline on PBS about investing. If you guys are really interested you should check it out. It's like a year or so old. I can look up the title if you guys can't find it.
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11-02-2016, 02:52 PM | #53 |
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I'm contemplating getting into stocks, is there any books for basics etc so I can read into them? I want to learn the insides out. I pretty much have little to no knowledge about stocks and me being 22 I think I should get into investing and such. Any advice is helpful thanks!
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11-02-2016, 04:20 PM | #54 |
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There's probably a bajillion books out there honestly.
Does anybody else have a 401k or Corporate Savings and Retirement Plan handled by Principal Financial? I've currently got all my investments being handled by them, in the "Balanced" plan. Also, I believe my employer matches up to 6%, so I should defer 6% into my 401k right? |
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11-04-2016, 12:23 AM | #56 |
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Got some apple stock back in '09 instead of buying a 4 door keep cash...
Made some NFL money... opened a few businesses and own some real estate that keeps the funds rolling in.. |
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