Investment Stragety Question

[wing8tes_qw]

 

[wing8tes_qw]

besides, while the movado was cute

, this corum was love at first sight..

 

[leftover_salmon]

With that little up-front cash, you're best just buying a mutual fund and putting some money into it every month.

 

[mbc]

Unless you're going to make a career out of investing (and even then it's a long shot) you probably won't beat the market in the long term (20+ years). Pick a diversified handful of ETFs or index funds and go make a sandwich.

 

[wing8tes_qw]

or even better - what's a good book or investment web site to check out

 

[maxnharry]

Originally Posted by wing8tes_qw

well I intern for a securities brokerage so its feasible I'll be making a career out of it (one way or another).

Let's say I had 18k annually to invest.. same strategy?


or even better - what's a good book or investment web site to check out

Even with that amount, it's hard to do better than an index fund. If you want a slightly better return, the dogs of the dow is a time tested approach to stock investing.

 

[GQgeek]

Personally, I'd be putting money in vmware. Server virtualization is only a fraction of the market now that it will be and they're the top player. Definitely a stock to buy and hold imo. You can also buy in through its parent company emc, who own a 76% share and aren't likely to sell it off soon.

 

[hchamp]

Don't solicit investment advice from people you don't know.

In your situation, no-load mutual funds with low expenses are best since they allow you purchase shares on a monthly basis and reinvest dividends without incurring transaction fees. Read John Bogle's book, "Bogle on Mutual Funds". He's the founder of Vanguard.

 

[wing8tes_qw]

thanx

i picked up investing for dummies too