Investing - April 2007

Hi guys. I'm 25 and in school for a Master's. I'm seriously considering throwing a small amount of money (probably less than $5000) into a mutual fund or two. I've done a little research, and I'm pretty sure about the types of funds I want to invest in. However, I'm not too sure about the actual company. I was thinking about Fidelity - their fees are low, their stocks seem to do well, and they're user friendly. Is this a good place for someone like me? Or does it even really matter where I choose to invest?

Thanks in advance.

2007-04-21 05:23:57 · 6 answers · asked by starfishblues 4

I am ranked at #186 right now and I have been picking stocks that have been releasing earnings news lately and it's been working. Is there any way to know if a company will have good earnings or bad earnings news just before it comes out? I think next week is the last week to make it to the finals and I don't really have room for mistakes. Thanks a million!

2007-04-21 05:06:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-21 04:07:34 · 5 answers · asked by Vikram S 1

2007-04-20 21:34:51 · 1 answers · asked by Chai C 1

if someone wants to roll overtheir 401k into a roth ira?
if someone wants to rollover their 401k into a roth ira their pretaxed 401k money will have to be turned into after taxed money durring the rollover to the roth ira. Is this money going to be taxed at the normal income tax rate for the individual so if you are in a 15% tax bracket would it be taxed at 15%. Or is it going to be claimed as ordinary income at the end of the year and taxed accordingly, in which case would be 50,000 salary plus 120,000 rollover would equal a taxable income of 170,000 which would equal a 35% tax bracket.

The money needs to be put in a roth ira because the preffered tax deffered retirement vehicle is a matching 401k so a traditional ira is not a option as the 401k will be kept to receive the employer contribution

2007-04-20 19:07:02 · 5 answers · asked by the man 3

released, my ? is whats the best website to find this info & is my friend right? that i should wait cuz if my holdings havent released their earnings then i might sell my fund off without letting it reach its full potential. i already looked @ some of my holdings on msn money under finacial results & it seems like they have released b/c i c a number under the FY (12/07) column, am i reading this right?

2007-04-20 18:16:19 · 3 answers · asked by Victor S 2

I just started a new job and I'm not eligible to contribute to 401k for a while and have an existing untouched one from old job. Can I roll this into a rollover IRA and still contribute my own money to it in the meanwhile and then roll it into 401k account once I become eligible at my new job? If not what options do I have to keep contributing since I will have 2 years before I can contribute via my new job?

2007-04-20 14:15:49 · 8 answers · asked by Amanda C 1

Got 20 thousand saved up and i want to put to work for me, what should i do? i want something that wont make me loose my money. I found a bank where i can get a 6 month CD at 5% is there better options for me?

2007-04-20 10:59:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

In online trading? or there any restrictions?

2007-04-20 10:47:44 · 1 answers · asked by stockbuild101 2

This is a hypothetical question regarding how much capital gain tax I would pay (live in NJ) if I had $25k in my account (non ira) , and wanted to cash out? Do the feds take a percentage of my "gains" or a piece of the entire amount?

2007-04-20 06:33:35 · 2 answers · asked by FooFighter 2

hi all..am a new to daytrading..anyone know about support and resistance levels and its importance.how can calculate them ? is it useful ? have any web site to watch daily levels

2007-04-20 05:44:29 · 4 answers · asked by cpali_slm 1

when you have a stock...let's call it ABCD....then it suddenly changed to ABCDE...what does the E mean??

2007-04-20 01:33:34 · 2 answers · asked by bavariancc22 2

So basically do I have to close one ISA if I open up another one in the following year? i.e. can I keep my 2005-2006 ISA open and open up another one for 2006-2007?

Do not answer if you don't know.

2007-04-20 00:06:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-19 20:00:37 · 8 answers · asked by kokila k 1

Someone gave me an advice to invest money in http://aid4families.com from that I will receive a payment of 10% of of my deposit every month. It sounds great but it 's hard to believe... I don't know much about them...

2007-04-19 16:11:49 · 4 answers · asked by KDT20006 1

2007-04-19 14:59:09 · 2 answers · asked by akubudakmetal 2

My bank is currently offering a high yield CD with a 4.95% APY on a short 8 month term with a minimum deposit of $5,000. I've never opened a CD though so I'm not sure how they work. Also, what would $5,000 turn into at the end of that 8 month term with the said APY of 4.95%?

2007-04-19 14:12:09 · 4 answers · asked by midnightslasher83 1

I've been to some of the seminars. They always offer a two to three-day class; the cost is anywhere from $2,495 to $6,000+. Have you attended their classes? Some offered classes with a 100% money back-guaranteed. They are: Optionetics, Investools, James Smith National Real Estate Investor. Do they live up to their promises?
http://www.successdreamteam.com/
http://www.investools.com/
http://www.optionetics.com/

2007-04-19 12:18:46 · 2 answers · asked by childofGod 4

I just need a highlevel description of what they are and how they work

2007-04-19 09:13:33 · 8 answers · asked by mfortenbaugh 1

2007-04-19 08:37:59 · 12 answers · asked by KarlosCharlos 2

My company was just purchased by a bigger company, should I sell my stocks or should I let them convert to the bigger company's stock? Currently my company's stock is worth more than the buying company's stock. What should I do?

2007-04-19 07:22:59 · 4 answers · asked by yp_cris_san_jose 2

I've been noticing that recently executives have been cashing in stock options with an exercise price of $10, $20, $30, etc. I am wondering how this is possible, since the company's stock was NEVER that low. Other people (non-executives) in my company were granted stock options, but they matched the current market price at the time of the grant. This leaves most of them holding "underwater" options, and at the same time, execs are cashing in with very low exercise prices. So my question is, how is this possible? Thanks!!

2007-04-19 06:58:54 · 2 answers · asked by keala7 2

have been trying to pick out AIM listed risers based on volume and ratio of buys to sells with a little sucess but I feel I could fine tune this somehow,does anyone on here use a similar method and what particular pointers do you look for when choosing a stock to punt?

2007-04-19 06:43:22 · 6 answers · asked by traderjuk 2

What's the difference?

2007-04-19 04:25:12 · 2 answers · asked by omgomgstoplookingatme 1

2007-04-19 03:43:29 · 3 answers · asked by sean a 1

for a short term purpose what are its prospects??
will it open better than the issue price?

2007-04-19 03:25:52 · 1 answers · asked by anur 2

The agent said that the brokerage is 0.45%, but when I calculated it came around 1.25%

Are there any hidden taxes?

2007-04-18 18:58:53 · 5 answers · asked by The Last Paladin 4

2007-04-18 18:19:33 · 2 answers · asked by kimberly w 1

I would like to find out more info on this mine. I think it is out of Montana becouse it says incorperated under the laws of Montana. I would like to know if it is of any value also. I had forgot that it was given for me in 1978.

2007-04-18 17:31:24 · 2 answers · asked by nita s 1

In principles of finance

2007-04-18 17:26:22 · 2 answers · asked by kimberly w 1