Which stocks should I buy?!?

Question

I've been doing stocks since I was 11 and I'm 15 now and I have like 200$ again so which stocks should I buy? my friend says google but aren't they already really high?!

Any tips or advise?!!

~NXX

Answer 1

maybe if you want the money safe, then an index fund

something that will be selling more soon and is undervalued,

I think WFMI Whole foods is still a safe bet

it has already gone times 5 or so though.

Guinness isn't gonna tank soon, even if the economy does.

If you really want to gamble, find the linux thing that is best at the moment, Microsoft will buy it at some point.

Answer 2

if i was you! i would invest in a commodity that has a low risk profile! i take it your from the states....so something like a treasury bill is probably what you would be looking for. A financial vehicle like this is for the long term investor, however it does provide you with investment , in the form of a coupon yearly...or semi-annually depending upon its characteristics. However i do think that in the states theses are only issued in $1000...but check! i may be wrong. Secondary to this, i believe that you are more willing to invest in stocks than a long term investment.....i would probably say a safe bet would be to buy into an index, including dow jones, standard and poor's 500 etc. this allows you to diversify your portfolio across a broad spectrum of commodity's and means that you are eliminating unsystemic risk, which is good. This type of risk does not provide a return... therefore why leave yourself exposed to it. This means that it is only systemic risk you have to worry about......and this depends upon economic forces! i think that at the moment their is a bull market and i think that it should continue for another year as growth within the u.k and the u.s remains strong. The only thing i think will disrupt the markets is how the middle east is! it only takes for a few oil companies to have a bad day to pull the dow jones down.............but i do blieve this would be best for you buddy IF YOU WANT A DECENT RETURN ON YOUR MONEY. An index usually produces a real return of around 12% so net after tax 7%... which is better than a savings account! i hope that this info has helped, good luck with what ever you do........always look at company reports and join an sharedealing website that has an rss lead for updates. This will ensure that you have a semi - strong position within the market to make a good choice.

Answer 3

NXX, if you're considering Google, it sounds like you're willing to take considerable risk with your money. Ignore the bond guys, but with 200 bucks, I'd be concerned about losing money to account fees. That said, if account fees aren't an issue, look for stocks with good fundamentals. Low P/E, and P/B multiples, and 3-4+ dividend yields. If you can find the smaller undervalued stocks, you'll outperform the market. Or you can look into ETF's as well.

Answer 4

Well, I've been doing some bottom feeding on the S&P500. Gateway hasn't done so well, but Unisys is. I cut my losses on Gateway, but Unisys is going to ride some more.

Here's some ideas for you. Solectron (SLR) made a profit last year and it is only selling at around $3.34, and while I may be reading the chart wrong, I plan on putting some of my own on it Monday because it looks like an upward trend is in the making.

Compuware (CPWR) is cheap and made a profit, selling at something close to $8.50, but it doesn't have the kind of trend. Watch it to see whether it rises or falls, and if it looks significant you can ride it up if it starts climbing.

LSI Logic (LSI) made a profit and its cheap, but you might hold off a little while to see if its going to fall some more.

There are other inexpensive stocks on that list, but most of them have been losing money by the buckets full. Novell (NOVL) is an exception, but it is already way over priced (P/E is over 100).

Answer 5

seeing how google sells for $450 a share and u have $200. i dont see how the math is going to work. what about the money u have invested since u were 11? did u lose it all. i suggest an index fund by vanguard with low fees and everytime u have $200 add to the position.

send me $20 fee for the advice

Answer 6

You might look at some tanker stocks. the stocks might not move up much but many are paying up to 16% in dividends. You could reinvest the dividends and double your money in five years, quadruple in 10 and sixteen times in 20 years.

Answer 7

Microsoft Would be Good, because they just came out with their zune, and x box 360...also any other insurance companies would be a goood choice...But you have to look into it yourself...keep an eye on a couple buisnesses and see how they fluctuate for a couple months. if the fluctuation is up moslty, Buy some shares!

Answer 8

apple - theyre in the advent of many good things this year, excellent position. Potentially more switchers towards it. The release of Vista for Windows is potentially not cost effective for companies due to its high hardware requirements and minimal if any backwards compatibility. With these potential problems for it, Apple is in the wings waiting...

Answer 9

Do massive quanities of research on a company trading
for .0165
PBLS
When I told all "the know it alls" about it last week
@ .012 since it has gained 54.1%

But nobody want to get off there Doofs and do the work. (research)

The last shareholders update/

http://www.pbls.biz/pressrelease_content.asp?prid=82

I bet its up another 50% next week

Its an AMEX stock in penny clothing/

Watch!

Answer 10

Pepsi
Coke
Target
Paycheck Inc.
Cerner
Colgate
Hanger
Proctor and Gamble

Are all solid, dependable companies. Hanger, for example, makes artificial limbs and other orthopedic devices. They have been around since 1861.