Which of the following stocks should i invest in?

Question

I'm looking to invest in several stocks, all surrounding the development and progression of computer hardware and computers in general.

I'm looking at apple which has been doing very well at around 190$. ticker: AAPL

Also looking at HP which is at around 52$, and has been going up extremely well in the past 3 years ticket: HPQ

Looking at Soyo which is a penny stock that i might invest in for the risky jump that it might start going big, ticket: SOYO

Wondering if investing in Google will be a good investment, Jim cramer thinks it'll multiply by 5x again, within several years to 3500$.

Dell does not seem like a good option as apple is so effectively beating it.

Have not looked at IBM at all.

Please tell me what you think about all this, thanks.

Answer 1

First of all the most important thing I should tell you: Your portfolio does not sound diversified AT ALL. Everything you are asking about is tech. You want to put some money in something else.

Secondly, I will sound like a broken record saying "wait until it drops to _____" but all of the stocks you mentioned are currently testing their highs. All of those stocks are going to take a big drop in January like everything else. The stock market does it every year, just trust me. Buy them at their low... just leave your money out and make some interest for now.


AAPL is at it's all-time high, you definately don't want to buy now. Let it drop back as close to 180 as you can before you buy.

HPQ is going to continue to do well but wait until it drops near 48 to buy.

SOYO I don't know what they do and the charts don't look that great, terrible volumn. I would stay the heck away from it.

GOOG has always been too expensive and risky for me. If you are going to buy it once again I'd wait until it drops to 650. If things get bad it might drop to around 525-ish and you can pick it up at a real bargain.

I know lots of people who have gotten rich off of IBM, but the charts for the past year aren't looking that great to me. You can get a lot more growth out of some of the other stocks you mentioned.

Answer 2

most teenagers don't have that kind of spare money. Or they like to save up and buy things with it instead. But having said that there was a rich kid at my school and he had shares in a company, also in Australia there is a competition every year aimmed at about grade 10 students to invest in the stock market and see who does the best, and at my school every grade 10 student gennerally enters the compatition. But it is only a game so it doesn't use real money but goes off the actual stock market. Not many were really interested in it but a few were, most just pick a name and put all of there money in that and loose money. I did that and all my friends did also, but I have some what socilist values so I completly dissagree with the stock market altogether.

Answer 3

You have 2 of the four horsemen Cramer talks about, Apple is a great company with a strong future, Google is also going up but not anytime soon. Rimm and Bidu are the other 2 of the four so you may do better in them than your 2 picks although they are still good stocks they just don't move as quickly. Stay away from the penny stocks, they are a gamble.

Answer 4

Steer clear of the pennies. If that puppy pops, there is not saying you are going to be able to sell...since everyone will be selling and no one will be buying. Its an ugly mess to get nailed into.

I would look to Google first, than Apple. They both have no debt and they have 10+ billion in cash reserves. With th e year coming up, I see them weather a horrible storm. Moreover, they don't issue dividends. i love that, since the money is used to do what companies are meant to do...grow.
With that cash reserve and 0 debt, I would love to see them buy some shares back...just watch that stock soar! I would go into GOOG first, though. They are poised to continue their ascent, and that means things can get pricey real quick. With the left overs go apple.

If Google, with its Total Cash )mrq) of 13 Billion, were to use it all to buy back shares outstanding, the market price of google would jump to $1731/share. Which would be sweet. I like that they have that lattitude.

Answer 5

Using strangers, whose qualifications and motives can never be know is......... not too smart.

Do you have an "asset allocation"? Do you have an entry and exit plan? Do you know your risk tolerance? Do you have a specific time horizon?

RE: Jim Cramer
Barron's did an article on his picks a number on months ago. They don't do as well as the S&P500 index. In fact 80% of all Mutual Funds don't do better than the unmanaged index. Never use friends, family, TV, radio or press "guru's" to create your portfolio. It's simply the worst thing you can do.

What to do;
Spend a year (or more) reading as much as you can. You're on the road to making all the typical mistakes new investors make. That can be a very expensive road.

Consider yourself warned.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I would avoid all the names you mentioned and stick with quality mid caps in China as well as commodity and energy plays such as:

VLO (Valero Energy)
RIG (Transocean)
ME (Mariner Energy)
CVX (Chevron)
ABX (Americn Barrick Resources)

Answer 8

google it