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I'm in my early twenties and recently found a stable job to start earning enough to save. Now I want to start investing my savings in stocks, instead of leaving it in my .01% savings account. I was...
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The average person investing in single company stocks will not beat the market and will generally loose his ass. Most people recommend mutual funds and EFT's to get diversification. Lean about how...
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You can't save money in the stock market any more than you can walk into a casino and save money at the craps table.
And real intrest rates are negative because lending to banks is also not a form...
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Ya there are cases where some people can beat the market but even the big mutual fund investors and fund managers have bad years. So the average guy has to understand that. I also think there are a...
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I agree with you across the board. I would never recommend day trading to any average investor. I also wouldn't recommend controlling your own portfolio unless you had a great understanding of how...
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I have been using VectorVest for several years now. It tells you what to buy, when to buy and when to sell. I had a "portfollio double" in 2010, so I am quite pleased. Was long until this past August...
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Like I said, if you want to set your portfolio and never think about it again, buying ETFs is the way to go.
But it's definitely possible to beat an ETF as an individual investor. To say that it's...
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I'm in the same boat as you. I started managing my own stock portfolio and have enjoyed it so far. It's better than paying someone to do it.
I would disagree with the person that said anyone...
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Do you mean gambling in stocks?
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are you completely out of debt?
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LiquidRetro is right. It is extremely highly improbable for a professional who do this every day as their profession to beat a well diversified mix of ETFs or index funds with an ultra-low cost...
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I'm not trying to be argumentative, but choosing index funds or ETFs is no less "handling it" than picking individual stocks. Both are "handling it", but from macro vs. micro approaches. Truly...
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The problem with trading every day is people become obsessed with it. They also tend to rack up a lot of trade fees. Most places charge between $5-15 a trade so you have to figure that into your...
