Investing - November 2007

Given that brokerages no longer mail paper stock certificates to investors, how can someone who owns stock be sure they will get their funds out of the market in a calamity (i.e., a computer virus that wipes out all computers/brokerage records)? Although there are insurances for stocks, do the brokerages keep paper records for each client? I have heard of some type of account ("clean....account") that can protect against this risk. What is the answer?

2007-11-10 03:19:18 · 6 answers · asked by Darren G 1

Hi,
I want to pursue some Free online courses on share market can any body help me out on tis particular courses.

2007-11-10 01:12:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

A bond trader claims that the risk exposure of a 10-year bond embedded with a put option is the same as that of a regular bond with similar features except the put option in the next three years. Do you agree? Please explain.

2007-11-09 21:20:24 · 2 answers · asked by New Investor 1

2007-11-09 15:25:43 · 3 answers · asked by The Chef-dishin out the answers! 5

i constantly hear pete najarian refer to the vix when discussing options trading on cnbc fast money

2007-11-09 15:22:07 · 7 answers · asked by questionafterquestion 1

Is this market gone crazy or is it just me?

2007-11-09 12:40:21 · 8 answers · asked by Bill Spry 4

ive always thought goog over priced. yet it soared. when do you think you will buy and why? ps im curious im not buying goog because u say or dont say. i prob wont buy.

2007-11-09 09:38:44 · 2 answers · asked by llllllllllllllllll 3

especially tech stock are dropping like it's hot..

don't people remember all the great earnings reported just a week ago or two?

but one not as expected earning from cisco and fed speech make EVERYTHING go down.. what's the deal here?

2007-11-09 09:06:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please chose from the following: Oil/Gas, Communications, Investment, Software, Automobile, Retailing.

2007-11-09 06:35:54 · 4 answers · asked by GuRu 1

what is the definition of preferred stock?

2007-11-09 05:14:35 · 2 answers · asked by christian m 1

I know that payback period is the amount of time required to recover investments cost. NPV analyses the profitability of a project, while payback period ignores any profit that occurs after the payback period. I know that is also ignores time value of money. But I am not sure if I get how payback period isnt superior to NPV and IRR.

2007-11-09 04:49:55 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

what does market price mean. Also when setting the limit price does it go off the sale price or the last price?

2007-11-09 04:25:40 · 5 answers · asked by kerr to u 2

silver or gold to add to portfolio these turbulent times?

2007-11-09 04:22:10 · 8 answers · asked by case v 3

Can someone tell me about this as seen on 20/20 and Oprah about making money through paypal or at home in your mailbox. Someone mailed something to my home and I started doing reseach. Now i'm seeing something about paypal and It seens interesting but I am skeptical. Does anyone have any answers.

2007-11-09 04:03:23 · 1 answers · asked by Kotie 2

I don't know so much about that, I just hear people talking about those words on the time, but I don't understand much, Please help me identify these words clearly. thanks you guys

2007-11-09 03:43:41 · 4 answers · asked by loan l 1

2007-11-09 03:08:12 · 3 answers · asked by Sandy 1

2007-11-09 02:20:29 · 1 answers · asked by darryl 1

I read other similar questions, but am still not getting it. I know that NPV analyzes profitability of an investment. NPV compares the value of a dollar today and in the future. When the NPV of an investment is positive it should be accepted and when it’s negative it should be rejected because cash flows might also be negative. I know that IRR is the discount rate that makes the NPV of cash flow from an investment equal to zero. So I was thinking, one obvious difference would be that one analyzes profit and the other is a discount rate. I'm not sure how to further contrast the two.

2007-11-09 01:09:39 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently started trading penny stocks with the advice of a friend. He told me to buy a certain stock at $.0001 and told me to hold on to it until it doubled. I bought $150 worth of that stock. I waited about ten days without seeing any results. The price would jump to $0.0002 buy my sell order wouldn't execute. My friend told me to be patient and said something about a market maker buying it at $0.0002. After ten days the price of the stock tripled at my sell order filled at $0.0002. I walked out with $150 in profit (doubling my money.) My friend on the other hand doubled 4 thousand and ended up with 8 thousand dollars.

Now I am tempted to invest $1,000. My question is doesn't this seem too good to be true? My friend claims that there is practically no risk involved because you can always sell back your stocks at $0.001 to the market maker who would buy it immediately. Is this true? What else should I know before buying any further? THANKS!

2007-11-08 16:09:55 · 8 answers · asked by sm1r1 1

In your opinion, what would be the best way for a beginner...mutual funds or carefully pick out stocks I want. and YES, I have been researching and know that buying stocks are more risky. I'm more of a long run person, I want to see a gradual increase after years after years after years.

2007-11-08 14:02:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

as in the stock market.
can anyone tell me what website to go or where to look at..

2007-11-08 12:00:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I am in my 20S and I am seeking a Financial Advisor who WONT rip me off. First of all where do I go to look for a "Financial advisor"? [ one that does NOT require an Large amount of money to invest] AND What are some thing I should look for??

2007-11-08 11:58:59 · 6 answers · asked by snowbunny360 3

Can stockholders rest assured that Ford will return to its key strategy/core competency of selling crap?

This quarter, Ford lost many millions less than they lost in the previous quarter. A turnaround, or an asset sale?

2007-11-08 11:54:31 · 5 answers · asked by Andrew S 4

looking to invest for quick returns help me please

2007-11-08 11:48:37 · 7 answers · asked by clinton f 1

2007-11-08 11:10:50 · 2 answers · asked by Sir Feti 2

and do you feel you made the right move?

2007-11-08 09:07:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

the bills are in varying condition - I also have 4 1 dollar silver certificates in old condition, 3 1928 1 1957 - what are their values

2007-11-08 08:59:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mutual funds are as uncontrollable as the entire Stock market and I don't see low risk funds do any better in hard times then high rsik, isn't that false advertising?

2007-11-08 08:43:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-08 05:55:45 · 2 answers · asked by Abbytaina 1

My father recently passed away and has left me P&G stock valued near $750,000.00.

P&G has an internal corporate policy that will not permit me to roll this money into a tax-deferred IRA of any sort. Basically, it must be cashed and I'm going to lose WAY MORE than I want to lose!

I've talked to an investment company who only cares about investing whatever I get out of the liquidation of the stock.

I *WANT* to be able to keep as much of this money as possible and, ideally, draw a monthly interest payment from it so that my wife can retire now. I don't have any idea WHO to consult...or where to turn!

It seems to me that SOMEBODY should know how to keep as much money as possible away from the big, bad IRS and let it work for me. I want to tax-defer as much as possible.

HELP!!

Mark

2007-11-08 05:08:13 · 3 answers · asked by Mickey M 1