What stocks should I invest in?

Question

Which stocks and why?

Answer 1

Now is not a good time to invest in stocks. Instead of stocks, You should try prosper.com. But only invest in loans with a credit rating of C or better and a DIT of less than 20%. I have had tremendous success with Prosper. Most of the loans I've funded have at least a 10% - 18% return. A lot better than any CD and safer than the stock market! Good Luck!

Check out this article from the NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/technology/13ecom.html?ex=1297486800&en=a0ac72b7453152ab&ei=5090

Answer 2

Try this stock:

China Mobile (CHL). Growth in population in China as well as expanding economy make this sleeping giant a perfect play. The stock is $43 with a forward p/e of 17 and pays a 4% divvy. China is one of the best economies in the world right now. All our jobs are going there.

So you not only get the POPULATION growth, you also get ECONOMIC growth as well!!

CHL has 1 billion in potential new customers. It's also hedge against the falling dollar. Chinese people often don't have computers so the phone they buy will be their access to the Internet. Google and CHL just inked a deal that let's CHL suscribers get on the internet via phones.

CHL is a monopoly that is protected by the Chinese government. CHL is also the industry leader with 65% market share. Superb balance sheet. It's stock price is trading at a discount to its growth rate.

China is where the growth is right now, you want to be in this stock. By 2010, this stock will double and you get the divvy to boot.

Answer 3

I really like wind energy, especially with global warming becoming an issue. Here is a link for wind energy stocks:

http://www.top10traders.com/ViewPost.aspx?postID=61

I think a great way to invest is to follow what the best investors are buying and selling. You can find this information at http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money. Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors. You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas. There is also a charting feature , so you can see how your portfolio performs compared to the S&P 500.

Here are this month's best traders:

http://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx

Good luck!

Answer 4

Let’s assume you already have a rainy day cash reserve and have enough cash left over for stocks. You should have a core position of about 5 companies. You should select 5 different industries. Here’s a list of my favorites, in no particular order:

(1)Health Care/Pharmaceutical
(2)Energy
(3)Consumer Staples
(4)Retail
(5)Defense
(6)Finance
(7)Industrial/Construction/Manufacturing
(8)Technology
(9)Restaurants


After you identify your favorite industries, select a stock. From my list above, I get the following:

JNJ
HAL
MO
BBY
BA
C
FLR
CSCO
YUM

Good luck

Answer 5

Get a Vanguard Mutual fund. You should set up a Roth IRA first and then get anguard Equity Incme Fund it is very good and no commissions. Go to Vanguard . com

Answer 6

If you're below 30, diversify in a growth index or mutual fund. You take less risk as you get old. But with diversification with a global growth, you risk goes down.

Answer 7

GOOGLE (GOOG) would be a definate (cheapest way probably through Sharebuilder.com in chunks you can afford).......... because I notice on my Watch list they've dipped below $500 again............ and I reckon in future they could easily hit $600 or more.

Anheuser-Busch (BUD) + Walmart (WMT) because of this article which may be several months old (last April, but still worth considering):
http://www.fool.co.uk/news/Comment/2006/c060404d.htm

Toyota (TM) because they're one of few car makers currently making a profit and gaining in sales.

Answer 8

EGLF - High risk, HIGHER reward. New golf technology.
SIRI - the next cable TV
ASTM - Will cure many diseases with stem cell
MOT - Everyone needs a cell phone

Answer 9

blue chip stocks... because they're more reliable

Answer 10

How much risk can you take?