Investing - September 2007

What goods and services are included in the UK inflation?

2007-09-26 07:10:25 · 2 answers · asked by weezfinder 2

2007-09-26 02:08:43 · 3 answers · asked by Adam V 2

London Stock Exchange

2007-09-25 23:40:52 · 2 answers · asked by Egyptian Hero 3

What are your opinions on them?
Do you have any suggestions?
I am looking to invest about £7k to start off with, £2k in two and £3k in one, and plan to invest for 5 years and hope for a good return!
Thank you.

2007-09-25 22:38:56 · 7 answers · asked by Julie C (little ninja) 1

I'm 24, an engineer for a large semiconductor corporation. I earn about 70k a year, I own a house, and a car (both of which I am still paying). I am interested in real estate and was thinking of purchasing another property and leasing it out to supplement my income.

Another possibility is that I should invest in stocks. I am already involved through the company I work for, but I hardly manage it. Like I have corporate stock and a 401k, but i heard from my friend that I should get into Roth iras and other accounts like that.

Should I got to a financial advisor? Are these questions that a financial advisor would know? Like I understand that it's my money and that I shouldn't let anyone sway me to put my money where i don't want to put it and it's ultimately up to me how and where my money gets spent, but I would like to know the feasibility and the risk analysis of these ideas.

Ultimately, my goal is get supplemental income at the end of the money. Can someone help me out?

2007-09-25 19:04:41 · 7 answers · asked by whodroppedthepotato 2

and what are good futures to invest in?

2007-09-25 18:51:03 · 5 answers · asked by mayerj72 3

2007-09-25 18:50:24 · 5 answers · asked by mayerj72 3

I need a source I can look into.

2007-09-25 18:26:42 · 2 answers · asked by James Wimberly 1

What is the equivalent to the Vanguard 500 Index Fund ?
Is it the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)?
Is the total stock market the same as s&p 500?

2007-09-25 16:32:31 · 2 answers · asked by Philip Augustus 3

2007-09-25 16:31:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am doing a school project. All me classmates and I got 1 $100 bill. We have to invest in it to make it more than what we had. Then we have to give someone less fortunate than us.

2007-09-25 16:02:48 · 9 answers · asked by editing whiz 2

I would like to invest about $800. I would like to put it in one company, and leave it there. Not trade every day.
What's the least exspensive out of the major ones, But also there minimum isnt higher than $800

2007-09-25 15:39:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

im am 16 years old and just starting off in the stock market. I have $7000 to put in, i know how the market works but what is the best business to invest in? i am on a 10 year plan until i can take out the money. thanks, oh yes i almost forgot tips will be great also. Thanks again!!

2007-09-25 15:38:34 · 8 answers · asked by beck 2

I was checking the value trend of American Dollar within last 5 years (2002 ~ 2007), it has been losing value till now.
What is going to happen in next 10 or 15 years?
1-I believe losing value, helps internal economy to grow since importing goods will be more expensive, so for an industrial country like U.S. I dont think there will be a major problem for it
2-I believe we will not be the biggest consumer country meaning we will not be the biggest market in the world and europe will be the biggest consuming market
3-Our export will increase since U.S. goods will be more competetive.
4-We will still have the outsourcing problem since labour in countries like china and india are still very cheap

5-I believe its the best time to pay off our national debts since dollar is weak. It means that we pay less than what we borrowed.

Please add your comments in both optimistic and pesimistic views.

2007-09-25 15:20:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The funds that I own are Aod,ETY,BGY & BTZ.

2007-09-25 14:46:44 · 6 answers · asked by JOHN K 1

what is the best way to invest $500 in a short period of time?
how good are CD's (Certificate of Deposits)?
say for example I can get a CA from bank of america for 4% over 3 months, is that a good deal?
also, when you buy a CD, there is absolutely no way you can lose your money, correct? (its not like buying stocks, correct?)

2007-09-25 14:31:57 · 7 answers · asked by starz8 2

And some safe ones.

2007-09-25 14:25:05 · 5 answers · asked by MrRiches 2

Savings accounts are yielding 5%+, and for short- to mid-range investment I'm not seeing comparable yield. Yet all the investment pros say "Don't put it in the bank! Invest!" Do they mean you should throw your money at a broker or lose it yourself on the stock market? T-Bills? War bonds?

2007-09-25 14:17:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-25 13:07:52 · 6 answers · asked by JOHN K 1

as well for the short run as the long run. Pls provide me with the ticker symbol.

2007-09-25 12:49:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello,
Does anyone know how I can invest in Vietnam's stock market. I have a trading account with Wells Fargo but I do not believe I can purchase Vietnam stocks with them. Is there a place online where I can sign up? I have read big companies and individuals investing there and would also like to. Thank you all for your help.
Rudy

2007-09-25 12:14:01 · 2 answers · asked by rudolph_barton 2

My teacher has given us( in an assignment)
10,000 dollars we must invest this using a live market values
I want to invest in some stock but i dont know how to calculate it . we must do this for until the end of the semester and hand it in as a final.

Lets say i buy stock at 2.34 each share
and it goes up one point how would think effect my money

lets say i bought 50 shares

Feel free to call me names and joke on me ...i just want to learn

2007-09-25 11:42:32 · 1 answers · asked by metrosomething 1

2007-09-25 09:56:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have invested money for a 5.25% with a 7 day average yield. Does that mean that i will get the interest off of my money every 7 days?

2007-09-25 09:52:32 · 2 answers · asked by Alex 1

2007-09-25 09:52:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the stock drops the exact amount of the dividend, why is it that great of a deal to have one? I'm new to investing, so this just sounds like 6and 1/2 dozen of the other to me.

2007-09-25 08:42:23 · 6 answers · asked by Avenger 2

i do see the potential of earnings if the company gets back on track.however if it went bust or if it was sold to another company they may make or lose money which is a gamble. can somebody explain? the only reason i can see is that this banks continue to see a potential in northern rock that others dont.

2007-09-25 08:31:15 · 6 answers · asked by Aaron C 2

Does standard and poor reevaluate every so often, and maybe add and drop stocks from their listings?

2007-09-25 06:51:46 · 8 answers · asked by billy 2

2007-09-25 06:09:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here is the problem. How do I go about calculating the after-tax cost of new debt and common equity. Calculate the cost of equity and calculate weighted cost of capital. I am really confused on this.

The following tabulation gives earnings per share figures for the Foust Company during the preceding 10 years. The firm’s common stock, 7.8 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/03) selling for $65 per share, and the expected dividend at the end of the current year (2003) is 55 percent of the 2002 EPS. (Note that 9 years of growth are reflected in the data.)

YEAR EPS YEAR EPS
1993 $3.90 1998 $5.73
1994 4.21 1999 6.19
1995 4.55 2000 6.68
1996 4.91 2001 7.22
1997 5.31 2002 7.80

The current interest rate on new debt is 9 percent. The firm’s marginal tax rate is 40 percent. Its capital structure, considered to be optimal, is as follows:

Debt $104,000,000
Common equity 156,000,000
Total liabilities and equity $260,000,000

a. Calculate Foust’s after-tax cost of new debt and common equity. Calculate the cost of equity as ks= D1/P0+g.

b. Find Foust’s weighted average cost of capital.

2007-09-25 05:06:09 · 1 answers · asked by marianne d 2