Stocks

There are many different strategies out there for investing in the stock market. What is simple, takes very little time and works very well for you?

All the above are good answers—–simple for you, may be hard for me—–follow Yahoo finance and read various on-line articles. I like stocks that pay dividends, try to keep them a least 2-3 years and hope they increase 30 — 40%. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don’t—–

My 401K has dropped 17% in the past month. Is that better or worse than the stock market average?

Close to 25% this month

The way a lot of people paint it, the stock market was just a safe, ol’ bird you could get rich on if you stuck your money in there for 40 years. I have only a 5 year history learning about and investing in stocks, but feel like its every day a roller coaster. What was it like in say the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s etc. or before if you were around then?

well there are many changes and you can get answers for this from ezine articles…..

Lets say you buy some stocks and after a month or so your money gets doubled. Would you not morally feel bad about the money that you got from stock market without doing a thing? Would you feel it is similar to gambling? Can one say that just because there is some science behind stock market the money that some gets out of stock market is more legit?

In most gambling, you are at a numerical disadvantage, and only luck determines if you win or lose – most of the time, you lose. In investing, an intelligent, diligent investor can consistently make a profit with a carefully chosen and researched portfolio of investments. Investing does entail some risks, but these can be minimized, and with intelligent investing, the numbers favor the investor.

You are mistaken if you believe that you get money from the stock market, "without doing a thing." Investors who consistently make money need to do research, paperwork, and accounting. Picking random stocks might not be any work, and that really is gambling, but it isn’t really investing. Real investing means keeping track of how the market is performing, reading trade magazines and newspapers, researching the stocks you want to invest in, learning about market conditions, and a variety of other things. A good investor needs to have a lot of knowledge and a do a lot of work.

You seem to have an idea that the stock market is somehow immoral, or that the money people earn from stocks should make them feel bad. This is not the case. In fact, investing in the stock market is a beneficial thing for a lot of people, and for the economy in general. When you invest in a stock, you are effectively loaning that company your money, so that they are able to better do business. Companies sell stock in order to raise money to buy new manufacturing plants, hire new employees, research new technology, and any number of other business ventures. Investing in stocks gives an average person the ability to help a company grow.

In return for your investment, you hope that the company will continue to do well, which will make the company worth more money, and will in turn cause your investment to be worth more. Some companies actively encourage investors by paying out a dividend to people who buy their stock.

So while there are risks involved in stock market investing, it is not the same thing as gambling. Gambling is giving your money to a casino or lottery and hoping that against all odds, you might win more back. Investing in the stock market is researching companies which you would like to support, and watching them do well enough that your investment returns you more money than you put in. There certainly isn’t anything to be ashamed of in that.

I’ve always been fascinated with the stock market. I follow it daily and have accounts to trade with. One is a fully managed account and the other I make the trades. I think something in the stock market might be the career for me. I’m 25 and have a degree in healthcare business. The only thing I question my ability at is making phone sales. What are some careers in the stock market?

stock broker….

I want to know how many stock market crashes happened they don’t have to be big crashes but someone give the all the years of the stock market crashes from 1929 to today (2010). I want all the years or as many as you can give me. Remember they don’t have to be big crashes Just give a stock market crash year such like for example a small stock market crash happened early 2001.

It started in 2008 with a low point in March 9, 2009.

The stock market is supposed to be a reflection of the economy. But the US or the world economy grow at a much slower rate than that of the stock market. Will this trend continue forever, barring a few bear years?

The FED drives equities higher. It can’t fix structural problems.

How does the stock market effect the Pharmaceutical Industry?
How does the stock market effect the pharmaceuticals industry?
Do you think it is moral (lets not get philosophical with the definition of moral) to invest in the companies producing medication, knowing that it could sway the industry itself?

Do you think there is a relationship between the stock prices of companies like Pfizer, GSK, and Roche and the timeliness of delivery and effectiveness of the medicines they provide?

They impact it and get impacted by it.

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