Any Investors Here?

haggomyeggo

yeah its easy to lose a lot of money. thats why I let other people manage most of my stuff. but its fun to play around a little. Its something else to learn how to work and make a little on the side. Hopefully I do well enough to get some extra mods for the Z

this Japan business killed some of my stocks, starting to come back though. I sold my apple just before it went way down and re-bought when it was about 10 pts lower than what i sold so i did pretty good on that one

Cmike2780

I've always wanted to do some investing, but the process always frustrates me. It's like a foreign language. Is e-Trade or other online sites really that easy to get started?

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haggomyeggo

yeah the sites are pretty easy to understand. I think e-trade has 60 days of commission free trades so you have a bit more freedom in making moves and not paying the $10 commission on each buy/sell.

Understanding what to invest in and how to study companies and take chances on speculative companies is much much harder. You can be safe with large companies and not lose too much money and you will most likely make some. But the smaller riskier plays will make you more.

I really do suggest watch Jim Cramers show on cnbc. He at least explains how to look at companies and the market in general. I dont suggest taking all his advice but he does make it kinda simple.

phelan

we need a thread called 'stevie's stock tip of the day' in the premo section. right MEOW.

but i did make a killing off of WYNN only black marks against me was i held onto Wachovia like a dumbass, and lost a lot when it got bought by wells fargo...and i got into southeast asia mutual funds at the completely wrong time.

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m4a1mustang

Haha I signed a disclosure agreement. Bad things happen when I open my mouth...

Bad things...

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toxik

i can think of a few good things

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Mike

I inherited a broker from my father with a beneficiary IRA that has a decent amount in it, but not huge. He manages it and I use blind faith. He was great for my dad, and its money I never had anyways.

My 401k, I do mostly index funds, but the broker helped me allocate a little better than I was doing.

I understand all the ins and outs of the market, but don't have the time or interest, other than putting 20% of my pay away every month.

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RoadZter

Anyone here interested in investing in a Sports Performance Facility? PM me and I'll give you details. Great return and almost ready to open. Tks!

Notsud 13

what type of sports performance facility? shoot me a PM with details, I may be interested.

nmjaxx9

sounds a lil sketchy.....

m4a1mustang

Just a little bit

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RoadZter

nah check out our website www.texasstateselectsoftball.com. We had an investor but the backed out and never bought the machine! Probably not the place to post that but oh well.

RoadZter

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that PM'd me regarding interest. Our facility does mean a lot to the girls. I wanted to clarify about my "pregnancy" comment. Seems like maybe I did offend a few folks out there. We have several 14 y/o girls who have older siblings that are already raising little ones. They got pregnant when they were in high school. I'm sure that I don't have to tell everyone here that South Texas has amongst the highest preteen/teen pregnancy rate. I know that TS3 can't prevent little girls from getting themselves pregnant; however, I believe that if at least we can give them somewhere to go and something to do other than doing that, well, at least we are doing something. I also have 4 daughters. I can attest that I would do anything for them. I may not attend a professional basketball game, but I would definitely drop 50 bucks so they could participate in a year around sports program that not only develops their athletic skills but also develops their integrity and work ethic as well. Thanks again for everyone's support.

RoadZter

Just a quick a follow-up. Wanted to let everyone know that our facility finally got an investor. We are going to order our machines this week. Exciting times for the kids! We also got someone to finance the exercise equipment as well. It's amazing how things just fall into place if you think positive!

On a side note, next to our facility is "The Soldier's Angels". Since we are across the highway from Brooke Army Medical Center, we have gotten some interest from different organizations that support wounded war veterans. I just want to say that we will not charge anyone in the armed forces to use our facility, ESPECIALLY the ones that have been wounded in action. "The Soldier's Angels" is doing a great thing for these soldiers and I am so proud that we can give them something to do and somewhere to go that will give them a break from reality. I come from a family of military veterans and my brother is currently serving in the army. It really makes you think about how awesome our country is and how wonderful the people are that make it so. Anyway, just thought I'd share. God Bless America!!

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RoadZter

I'm only doing what everyone SHOULD be doing! I mean, its the least we can all do. I would do anything for anyone who served or is serving our country. I have been to the BAMC burn unit and seen some really horrible injuries. The battle doesn't stop when they get back home. My brother joined the military when he was 18. He has seen a lot of time out of country. 24 years later, he's a Colonel and still serving. My dad served in Vietnam. My grandfather, Korea. I was on the way to the recruiter almost 22 years ago when my Dad stopped me and said, "I can only give them 1 of my boys, go to college". I ended up going to Nursing school, then Law School after that. Sometimes I regret that I walked out of the recruiters office that day. Then again, maybe my Dad knew something i didn't. It wasn't until I toured BAMC this holiday season that I really understood what he was thinking. My Dad is nearly 100 percent disabled. I really believe that our country suffers from a lack of compassion, responsibility and accountability. We are weaker today because of it. I demand that the girls in our program provide service hours because I want them to know what it is like to serve others rather than just themselves. That is what our military does for all of us. They do not stand at enemy lines thinking about what movie they are going to watch tonight. They do not lie on foreign grounds wondering where they will go out to eat. They are out there so we can be here enjoying our freedom. One day I read something on my brother's facebook, it said "Dying for my country is the only way to live and fighting for my country is the only way to die".

goosebumps.

Thanks for your service Fl4motion and to all those that serve and die for this country.

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