scottrade, zecco, etc... help! what stocks do you usually buy and keep for long-term and which ones for the short-term? is it bear or bull market right now?
2007-08-07 03:43:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
U.S. market
2007-08-07 04:03:01 · update #1
Bear market and I'd say it is going to get more bearish. You can't just ask people what to invest in because we don't know what your goals are. Plus this is a pretty silly place to be asking investment advice. Scottrade and Etrade are a good places to do online trades. Just pick some solid stocks (healthcare is good for bear markets) and hold on to it. You look young though, do you know how much it takes to start a portfolio?
2007-08-07 08:17:49 · answer #1 · answered by Sue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't buy any stock until you read up on the subject. Most of the major online brokers are good. I use Scottrade and haven't have any problems. I had Ameritrade in the past that was decent also. Sharebuilder is the best for new investors. It will help you build a portfolio easier and with less money to start.
For the next part your question, it has been a bull market for the past several years. Over the past month the market has been very volatile and has dipped. I tend to think the market will drop some more before it gets better. That does not keep me out of the market though, I just look for better stocks for the current environment.
2007-08-07 04:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-23 22:06:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm happy with Ameritrade so far, but I might give Zecco a try. Zero commissions sound pretty good, especially since I'm trading with small amounts right now. As for the market, it's in a correction right now, so a lot of people are trying to figure that one out. The way I see it, if it gets back above 14,000 and stays there, the bull market continues. If it can't get back to that level and falls below 13,181, then it'll look like a bear market. The best thing to do when you're starting out is to buy stock in strong companies that you know are going to be around for a long time, but whose stock is currently trading low. Like Starbucks or BestBuy (not recommendations, just examples).
2007-08-08 17:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by smartguy724 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-01-25 03:36:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tradestation
2007-08-08 07:04:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scottrade.com, $7.00 commissions. i think its a bull market for the most part. i buy micro-cap and small cap stocks mostly. i keep them for the long term.
2007-08-07 05:44:33 · answer #7 · answered by bizzbagg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use zecco.. with 100 free trades so far. no problem
2007-08-07 10:07:53 · answer #8 · answered by MikeMIke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude ... which country is this?
hello? absent minimum information you can't be a reasonable answer.
[shakes head]
2007-08-07 03:52:26 · answer #9 · answered by Spock (rhp) 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your hot.
2007-08-07 03:47:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋