/biz/ - Business & Finance

I also bought this when it started to rise again, at 40 on the dot. 50 shares.
I never re-invested, makes me sort of sad

Does /biz/ not like the stock market ;_;

>bought at 13.90
Doing pretty good. People really like Gluten Free foods.

IDN: In at .53, still holding at .76. Feels good man

SQNS: In at 2.14, still holding at 2.89. This one will be over 5 bucks in the next year IMO

I started out with 7k planning to just mess around and speculate on things. Now I'm planning to move another 10k or so in and invest it along with the cash in this account into 2-3 safer dividend stocks, away from the tech sector. I still need to do research to choose what to get though. I've been stupid just leaving the cash in my bank for a while now.

>>158587
Kinda pointless if you don't say what the stock is.

>>158601
Hipster pieceo of shit

>>158643
oops, didn't realize i cut it out.
facebook, by the way.

> I've been stupid just leaving the cash in my bank for a while now.
Yeah I don't know why it took me until a couple years ago to start investing, if I started even 5 years ago I'd be a happy camper right now

>>158641
it is. That's why I bought it. I was looking at my facebook, and saw a lot of poeple promoting gluten free foods. Researched Udi's brand, and liked the basics of it. It also had a good 2013 Q4. Boguht it on a dip, and now it's at 15.05.

>>158579
NCM
Bought at 9.34, bought again at 11.25.

I have not made as much return as I expected.

>>158643
how long did you hold these positions for?

>>158663
About 6 months for SCTY, a few days for the other one.
I got in facebook at around 57 and got out once they announced the whatsapp deal

I don't make trades very often, so that's pretty much all I've done in the last year.

3D systems. done pretty well so far refuse to look at it lately.

CCJ
Bought 200 shares at $20.95 last friday
It's up to $24.26 this friday.

Yay Japan for reopening nuclear power plants!

>>158579
bought this bad boy when it was about 15 a share

it cna only go way up from here

>>158693

>You missed the train
>It'll never come back

Bought ONVO at 3.14
>my face right now and in the coming years

>>158712
that makes my cock hard

>>158717
This makes my cock sad
2014 is a bad bad year

>>158745
so far so good

>>158773
Not for me.
I might throw a few thousand in silver. Just cause it looks nice

>>158779
And when I say silver I mean shiny silver coins

>>158715
Onvo is a scam.

>>158800
Global warming is a scam too, right?

I'm all ETFs right now. Bought a lot of VB at the last big dip for 105

>>158835

it is

Bought them after the crash

>>158865
Very interesting. I also think ??? will shoot up in the next year.

>>158861
And yet a lot of big companies are planning around it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/science/earth/threat-to-bottom-line-spurs-action-on-climate.html

>>158869
>not recognizing Bank of America from the chart alone

>>158869
ya, probably going to start selling. I have some shares I am barely + on, but others I bought when it was closer to 6

>>158865
what company is that?

OP here
>>158875
I want to get off coal's wild ride but I refuse to sell (OP pic) at a loss.

Here's to hoping this cold ass winter helps empty out coal storage

>>158895
seconded

>>158865
isn't BoA loaded with so many lawsuits that they won't hit $20 unitl like 15 years later?

>>158965
Maybe he's long BoA :^)
Very long

>investing in an american bank
>why.png

>>158982
because Chase, Wells Fargo, and other huge banks say fuck you.

>>158982
>not investing in them post-crash
it was seriously easy money

>>158895
>>158918
B of A, ticker is BAC

>>159035
Thanks brother

<-- bought ELTP at $0.32

others to note: bought FNMA at 4.20 (4.80 now) and bought NQ at $14.75 and sold at $20.07 just yesterday

I haven't lost money in a single stock for the past 3 months save for one (PVCT), truly a bull market

>>159140
>truly a bull market
>I accidentally too much money in a bad stock and now I don't have a lot more to participate with

I bought LVS on margin. How fucked am I?

I have $50k riding on this. Bought around $2.40 so I'm at a loss right now.

>>159723
why?

This is from a portfolio established Oct 3rd 2013. Walmart purchase is from 2010.

Also includes 2,800 P/L bought at 314 and sold for 354.

>>159761
I figure its a good price. Market cap around $2.5 billion for a company that generates 40% of Brazil's electricity.

>>158579

>buys commodity related stock with china slowing down

your own fault

>>159140
Do you think ELTP has more to run?

I have some biotech stocks and some I am wanting to hold and some I just bought to see what would happen. I only have $500 or less in some of them

VTI
BND
VNQ
VWO
VEA

All you need, son.

I honestly see this stock at $20 in a few years.

>>159845

CLD fuckers, bought at like 14, riding high on coal exports to china, fucking powder river basin will reign supreme

Anyone think TSLA is still a good buy?

>>159836
I'm not sure. I'd take some profits if you've made any, and buy back in on any dips

>>159872
I haven't bought any ELTP

I have some other biotech and some move up and down quite wildly. I keep thinking that I should take profits and buy on dips but am also afraid of missing out on gains if I sell too soon

>>159849
lel u fucking cac

>>159877
It's never wrong to take a profit, it's better to miss out on some profits than it is to actually suffer any losses

I think that if you haven't bought any ELTP yet you should take some disposable income and buy shares of it. Short term I don't have a clue (and that's what I'm worried about) but long term it will go substantially higher by pretty much everyone's estimates. I think their CEO (or CFO? COO?) was brought in with the aim of raising shareholder value, which is a plus for a speculative penny stock like ELTP.

>>159891
I herd other people say don't think about profits and just sit back and wait long term because you make more money that way usually without too many taxes and fees. But biotech moves so much that if you bought and sold at the right times you could go ok

I will check out ELTP but they seem to be a penny stock

Check out PCYC. I have made a bit of money from that stock. It's had a good run and I got in late but people say it will possibly go up more

Are ELTP working on anything?

sell or hold TSLA?

>>159909
I am wondering this too but more so buy or wait to buy?

TSLA keeps having such a good run

>>159902
ELTP has its own revenue stream from multiple launched products, and its revenue has been recovering from some catastrophic drop years back (their main money maker got taken off the market? i think). Right now they're developing abuse resistant opioids and people are very hyped up about it. Patent has been issued

>>159919
I will check them out. Do you have any other biotech stocks?

How do you find out about them? I own a few biotech stocks and biotech has done quite well recently

>>159922
I held MSTX and RNN too but I sold them a couple days after the JP Morgan conference because the hype was cooling off. ICPT had gotten my interest and others on stocktwits were pumping and hyping up a variety of biotech stocks, and during that time anything biotech-related was soaring.

>>159871
I think it will eventually be worth $1000. But obviously for what it is doing now, it is significantly overvalued, and it may not deserve a $1000 valuation for 10+ years, which is plenty of time for it to suffer a crash in the meantime.

>>159992
I thought TSLA was a good one to hold but I got nervous when it started dropping and sold

I want to invest in stocks.
I actually have a few in mind, mining and pharmaceuticals. However, I'm waiting for all my ID in the mail since I misplaced my wallet. I was just wondering, can I purchase stocks without my government ID? I still have my SIN and a medical card. I'm just worried since this penny stock I've been following looks like its about to rise in price. I'd rather spend 500 and get 1500 shares instead of 500 and 500 shares.

>>160001
I live in Canada if that helps.

>>160003
>>160001
Nevermind, just looked at TD Waterhouse and I need my ID.

Who the fuck buys coal? Buy oil pipelines.

when US failed the jobless claim data, yellen/bernanke is dovish, this stock surges.

>>159030

Unless you invested in Lehman Brothers, Bear Sterns, Washington Mutual, etc.

>>158643
>Kinda pointless if you don't say what the stock is.
Are you stupid? Obvious FB is obvious.

Bought in at 24.5 in early October.

>>159996
When's it gonna crash?

Solar and 3D printing have made me so happy this past year

Does anyone have an experience with purchasing stocks listed on foreign (US) exchanges from the UK? Is it even possible?
I'm just thinking about the bureaucracy and taxes.

>>160385
I'm in the UK and have purchased NASDAQ stuff no problem within my s&s ISA. Never noticed any bureaucracy. Suppose the exchange rate is something to be aware of.

>>160403
That's good to hear, because I can't find many great stocks on the FTSE, thanks

>>158905
I got in the same company at around 18+ per share. From my own reading it's not cold weather that will help, it's if Chinese mining stops over supplying the local market. Coal is still in a state of oversupply though it's slowly coming into balance.

Bought at 98 early last year.

I bought some business development companies this week on the dip. The entire sector was unfairly beaten down this week as PSEC was removed from an S&P index and AINV did another dilutive offering.

NMFC
ARCC
PSEC
ACAS
AINV
FDUS
MCC
SUNS
TCPC
TCRD
BKCC
TCAP
MAIN

Business development companies are non-bank entities that borrow cheap at wholesale and lend to small/mid sized business that banks won't touch. BDC's can pay 8-10% annualized dividends.

Buying in the market after a secondary offering is a good idea because 1. you can buy at the same price or lower than the institutions and 2. If the BDC is raising equity capital, it likely has a new funding commitment in mind.

>>160439
why not just buy basket ETF $BDCS (or 2x monthly levered $BDCL) for the entire BDC sector?

I was always taught that stocks were a losing game and that it's smarter to invest in passively managed index funds long term.

Is this wrong?

>>160466
yes. because index funds are so diverse you drop with the market and rise with it. stocks are really only a losing game when you buy some weird speculative shit hoping to make millions. Like people on bitcoins and marijuana stocks

if you're just looking for 10% a year or so, it's great.

>>160466
I think some people say this. They say that most people cannot beat the index over longer term, so instead of trying to pick stocks, just invest in the index fund rather than a managed fund and get your 10% or whatever a year

However, it's more fun to try and pick your own stocks, especially when they move a lot faster than the DOW does

>>160466
You're right.

>>160448
Lots of reasons. Those etf's have tiny market caps and thus, wide bid/ask spreads. I tend to avoid esoteric sector etfs for that reason.

I buy on margin so there is no reason to buy the 2x. Also, I can't borrow against small market cap etfs.

Buying the individual names allows more flexibility. I bought more PSEC and AINV than the others.

Finally, I pay $1 per trade with Interactive Brokers, so trading costs aren't a concern. I wouldn't do this for $7 a trade

>>160484
What rate are they charging you for margin?

Also, arb algos keep the bid/ask very small, even though it's thinly traded.

>>160493
1.57% margin at IB

IB cuts off margin eligibility for securities with market caps less than $250 million. BDCL (2x) is the largest ETF with a market cap of about $164 million. The others are less than $50 million

>>160509
Jesus, <2% is great. I might have to open an account.

>>160524
Tell me about it. That is the most expensive rate they offer for balances <$250k. There are a few catches with IB however:

>$10k min account balance
>You have to pay for your market data subscription (stock prices)
>Data subscription fee is waved if you generate $30 in commissions per month.

Breakeven point is about 4-5 trades per month @ $7. Also worth noting that their platforms, especially mobile, are 2nd to none. Also, that delicious direct market access were my orders are not being cleared through the broker's own internal trading desk

>>160531
I have an account w/ ameritrade (thinkorswim) which I use for my market data, so think seems like a no-brainer just for the margin rates alone. Thanks anon

>>160466
>>160476
>>160479
>>160483
As I mentioned, my strategy is to buy the dips caused by dilutive offerings. Why not buy the stock at an immediate 3% discount to the previous day? You lose this ability if you stick to the ETF

BDC's usually file a shelf registration; allowing them to sell up to X amount of securities at a time they chose. These offerings are bullish because the company has plans to deploy the capital by making loans, rather than just issuing equity to shore up its own balance sheet

Can anyone recommend Putnam funds?

Is their Putnam Retirement Target 2045 funds, good?

Is their SP500 Index good?

I want to invest in this firm but their management fees seem rather high....

I am a Massachusetts native so I have some inclination (for some reason) to invest in them

>>160546
STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM PUTNAM

They have 5% load fee (i.e., they take 5% of your investment from the start), and have a 1% expense ratio.

Vanguard offers a similar product (VTIVX), 2045 retirement fund, no load, and expense ratio of 0.18%

>>160554
Correction, several of their funds have a 5% load, but not all. It appears their 2045 fund does not.

http://quotes.morningstar.com/fund/PRVYX/f?t=PRVYX

Although still cheaper w/ Vanguard due to the better expense ratio.

http://quotes.morningstar.com/fund/VTIVX/f?t=VTIVX

>>160561
>>160554
Thank you friends. Let's say, hypothetically, I work there (P) soon.

Would there be enough employee discounts to justify purchasing there?

I am very strong towards Vanguard because people on the forums recommend them, their expense ratios are low, and that the investors are the shareholders. I don't know if you guys know because I am clueless but:

1) Can I invest in Vanguard funds via Putnam without incurring fees I would if I otherwise invested in Vanguard directly?

2) I think joining an investment firm, you are suppose to report all your investments and pool them to the company....I remember reading Vanguard was an approved vendor but I'm not really sure what that means.

Would it be non-permissible for me to create a Vanguard account AFTER I were to work at Putnam?

As a tangent: if their fees are so high, why do people even invest in them?

>>160568
Is that a St. Vincent quote?

>>160568
>Would there be enough employee discounts to justify purchasing there?

I doubt there are employee discounts, but I could be wrong. What you'll want to take advantage of is a 401k match that your future employer is likely to offer. Depending on the way your fund selection is set up, you may have limited choices in the funds you can select.

>1) Can I invest in Vanguard funds via Putnam without incurring fees I would if I otherwise invested in Vanguard directly?

Depends if they allow that flexibility in their 401k program. However, you can always purchase these funds on your own, away from the company at any time you wish. They can be tax beneficial retirement accounts, or simply non-IRA, after tax money.

>2) I think joining an investment firm, you are suppose to report all your investments and pool them to the company....I remember reading Vanguard was an approved vendor but I'm not really sure what that means.

They just want to make sure there are no conflicts of interest, and the fact that you're a small fry, they're not going to bat a eyelash.

>Would it be non-permissible for me to create a Vanguard account AFTER I were to work at Putnam?

Of course, or before. Pepsi employees are allowed to drink Coke.

>As a tangent: if their fees are so high, why do people even invest in them?

They're higher than vanguard, but not absurd. People often talk to financial advisors that will steer them towards one product or another (typically for a fee), even if there are better alternatives.

Las Vegas Sands
Bought it pretty randomly for some exposure to a more volatile and high growth company

It's doing really good

>>160584
>doubt employee discounts
I definitely will take advantage of the 401k match. Unfortunately, it does not kick in UNTIL after a year of service. I'm not really a pro at 401k's, so definitely match up to the amount percentage they offer....should I dump extra money into say that very fund, or open up a separate Roth IRA?

I am making like 30k which I know is bad, but that's the amount I have to work with. Fortunately, low expenses if I exercise some will power (live with rents).

>However, you can always purchase these funds on your own, away from the company at any time you wish
I was most likely going to invest/dump....

-10k into either a) Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth Fund or b) Life Strategy Growth (riskier) (I think these are already diversified so I can get admiral status)

-3k in International Growth

-2k in Equity Income

I feel I should maybe invest in a Bond fund.

I hope I don't sound completely clueless. I am eager to learn and have been reading about funds PLENTY but still feel clueless.

>small fry
That was my inclination too! I will see if I can just open up a Vanguard fund through them (but hopefully on my first day orientation they don't look at me weird). That or just open up a Vanguard fund within the year.

>steer
Goddamn Financial Advisers!

Thank you for the knowledge, seriously!

>>160568
>report all your investments
If you work as a FINRA registered rep (which you likely will if you work for Putnam) you will have to report everything to get and maintain your registration

>>160650
>not a pro at 401k
Get to be. If you aren't, what the hell are you doing working at putnam? Mutual funds, 401k's, variable annuities, variable life insurance are all basically the same thing.

>>160661
Yeah my employment status is conditional on my passing those FINRA exams.

I am learning and reading more about them by the day.

Do 401k's have to necessarily be mutual funds? I have a mental distinction between the two. I know 401k's can be invested into mutual funds but mutual funds do not necessarily have to cater towards 401k. I hope I don't sound like an idiot. I need to really wisen up at the job.

>>160650
Can someone verify that this is a sound way to invest my money?
>15k total
>10k into either a) Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth Fund or b) Life Strategy Growth (riskier) (I think these are already diversified so I can get admiral status)
>3k in International Growth
>2k in Equity Income

Please feel free to recommend anything else. I am mid 20s if they helps, make ~30k a year now and have 15k total

>>160673
suffering

>>160673
Series 6 I assume. Possibly 63. If you are doing a 7 and not having to do sales you are lucky.

For the most part yes, though more accurately mutual funds are IN 401k's. At least for the major players like putnam, nationwide, ING/Voya. Though you could end up working with mutual funds outside 401k's.

After you pass your exams you should be able to figure out how to allocate your funds. Though you will do fine with that selection if you don't touch the money for 30 years and aren't forced to sell when the market tanks sometime along the way. But other annon is probably right. Buy the same funds at fidelity with your spare money. You will be stuck in whatever 401k your company has as long as you are still working there

Any thoughts on AMD? Potential for long term gain or no?

(went from laptop to main computer but my user tag still the same. anyways, good to know)

>>160703
I was initially going for a position that required a Series 6 into a Series 7 and 63 (get to sell and deal with brokers) but I don't think I was 'salesy' enough (or had that type of personality). The pay was better for that position, too - so I am not sure why you said 'doing a 7 without sales is lucky'.

For now, I will directly working on the 7.

That's true about learning how to allocate funds while working there. I wish I got started in the industry earlier, though!

As for Fidelity, are they as good as Vanguard in terms of the low expense ratio? I never see them being brought up on the forums (here and yes, Reddit)....they always talk about Vanguard (lol)

Thank you for taking out the time to respond! Especially the 401ks and mutual funds thing - makes sense

Im not a NEET and i might not be interested in managing investments on a day to day basis. Should i look into Mutual funds and ETFs instead of stocks?

MO - I forsee eCigs being big in future. Speculative + great div
EPD - Dat pipeline
GE - It's GE + good div
F - Speculative, 2014 should be a good year for them and decent div
PEP - Because fuck coke
TWX & NKE - looking to sell when I can, will use proceeds to buy 100 KMP after their sudden 6% drop
CMCSA - Buying out TWC is gonna make them a superpower.

>>160762
Yes!

I mean, I don't want to re-evaluate your life but I'm sure you can save some time not browsing ESPN, forums, etc. if you actually wanted to keep day-to-day tabs on your stocks

>>160770
eh i suppose i could try it out. I have $20k and full time job. What site do i go to? (im canadian)
Whats the minimum amount of funds i can invest?
Should i only invest in companies i have some knowledge of? I work for a plastic molding factory that takes contracts from car companies so its the only industry i have experience with.

Buy NQ tomorrow on the dip. Yesterday flash crash was caused by selling ago and investor panic when in fact nothing happened.

Will recover within days

http://www.reddit.com/r/gameofmoney/comments/1z8adt/how_to_play_the_drop_which_occurred_from/

>>160762
Maximum laziness: buy a low cost targeted date retirement fund like vanguard 2045 or something.

Almost as lazy: buy a three-fund portfolio like http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Three-fund_portfolio
Rebalance once a year or so, if you're too far off your targets.

>>160803
by tomorrow I meant Monday

>>160769
WHat platform is that?

>>160810
scottrade

7$/trade and they get you your tax shit (1099) on time 15FEB. That's all I could ask for myself.

>>160837
How much experience, pre-reading and continue research do I need to effectively pick individual stocks you guys think?

>>160769
>GE - It's GE + good div
Enjoy doubling your money in 40 years.

>>158579
>bought coal when the EPA is trying it's best to regulate it out of existence

My two favourites from 2013, need some new ideas for 2014

>>160860
how u predict

>>160703 bro, can you please explain why >>160725 you think that Series 7 without sales is better? I'm having trouble thinking it up.

>>160001
>>160003
>>160008
you should not be buying stocks. seriously, you will lose your money. read a few books first.

>>160880

Lloyds was a really simple one as its just a bet on the UK recovery as a whole, its definitely run its course for a while though and it exceeded expectations in 2013

Shire was recommended a lot and seemed like a safe bet for growth, they made a big purchase of some American company in October too which helped its valuation

>>160914
hmm.. Lloyds wouldn't have been enough for me, financials and macroeconomics seem rather stagnant

biotech on the other hand is bullish, that was a very good call on Shire's takeover with viropharma, I am usually excessively skeptical of rumors and recommendations but you properly researched it I guess

Thanks for the info, I will make these into little case studies and look into that

>>160902
What this well meaning anon is trying to say is
Don't try to be a fancy day trader. You can buy stocks in large companies for reasonable gains (see 4-6%/yr) without much, if any, experience.

But don't buy 1000 shares of a 5$ stock with no dividends and unknown fundamentals and pray it goes to 10$ overnight

what is the verdict on first solar?

Is solar power the future, or just a short gimmick on the way to cleaner energy that won't even be around in ten years? I kind of feel it's the latter.

>>160718
You're fucked.

>64-bit Intel Atom to compete with A-Series
thenextweb.com/insider/2014/02/24/intel-launches-64-bit-atom-processor-merrifield-slates-moorefield-h2-2014-partners-lenovo-asus-foxconn/

>Mantle about to be fucked over
www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2014/02/26/microsoft-preparing-to-one-up-amds-mantle-with-new-version-of-directx/

>Yet another dev delaying Mantle support
www.gamespot.com/articles/thief-delays-support-for-amd-s-groundbreaking-mantle-api-days-before-launch/1100-6417917/

>If you've been browsing /g/ or the Dogecoin generals at all you already know about the GTX 750 Ti
www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2014/02/20/nvidia-is-about-to-steal-the-cryptocurrency-mining-crown-from-amd/

>There's also the Chinese, they're never good in the long run for a company's health.
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-says-recent-graphics-card-shortage-price-hikes-due-chinese-new-year-litecoin-miners/

>>160949

Check out Xaar if you are studying this sort of thing, jaw dropping. I'm trying to start the small cap game this year, not just because I think small caps in the US/UK are the best place for my money for 2014

>>160949
Why is Shire trading at a P/E of 140? That seem high for a company that is pretty established am I missing something?

alright guys, I've been looking at Box Ships (TEU) and it seems like a pretty good company, though it's based in greece. I think it's due for a turnover, but I am not sure.

I think the main reason it's valued so low currently is because of Greece's financial position and not anything to do with the company.

anyone want to give me some advice on it?

>>161162
I have a pretty decent position in it mainly for the dividends. I posted about it briefly last night in a dividend thread.

They were actually supposed to release earnings a few days ago but nothing has been released yet so I'm a little suspicious.

>>160076

Hey I have EPHE too! It's not a stock though it's an ETF. Bought some at $23 and then more at $38 before it fell.

I bought Goldman Sachs at 87$

I'm planning on holding it for the rest of my life. Never bet against the chosen.

>>161175

I noticed that too, especially during my research on it. They were supposed to post around Feb 17th correct? I was going to wait until after they posted their earnings, but tbh from their current track record, growth of their company, debt of the company, etc., i don't think it would be anything bad.

Thoughts?

Is anything happening?

>>161182
purchased at .001 btw

Someone tell me a stock that is going to pop on Monday. Or possibly a company planning on reporting important figures on Monday.

>>161218
Do the research yourself faggot. There are multiple reports each day

>>158579
buying a coal company when everyone is switching to natural gas, and democrats are closing all the coal plants, is a stupid move.

all my money is in spy and bonds. I don't play the stock picking game.

>>161180
gs dividend is pretty crappy for a bank stock.

should have bough Dow chemical. it was below 7 dollars for a while in 2009

>>161241
>big lots

fuck i forgot this store existed

looks like a good buy too

I surveyed a bunch of teenagers and asked them to name 10 brands.

Then I bought the companies that the brands belong to. I did no other research.

A few months on, and it's not looking great. I'm holding for at least 5 years. I think the end result will be positive.

>>161336
You must be dumber than a rock to follow that strategy. Not to mention half of your companies openly compete with each other. How did you manage to lose so much money while stock shave been skyrocket?

I hope you don't have more than a couple thousand invested so this is a relatively cheap lesson for you.

>>161336
At least you'll get dividends. Apple and Google might actually go up.

>>161345

>I hope you don't have more than a couple thousand invested so this is a relatively cheap lesson for you.

No shit sherlock. It's just an experiment. It's cost me ~£200 plus fees. No biggy.

They're all huge companies, so it's not like I risk actually losing much if they go south.

Lost opportunity cost on the money I sank into it but it's change.

>>161336
why buy pepsi and coke? and teenagers are the dumbest people to ask. since they have no money to actually purchase any of the items.

Google saved your ass on 5 losing companies. haha.

I recently bought Ambarella Inc at 32.41 and some Plug Power at 4.21. These are the first and only stocks I've ever purchased and the only investments I've ever made other than a 401K through my place of employment. Can someone tell me why I've made a horrible decision?

>>161355
>and teenagers are the dumbest people to ask. since they have no money to actually purchase any of the items.

Theory I'm working on is that when they finally get a job and start working, those brands will be in their collective psyche.

Student loans have to go somewhere!

FCX
GS
BRKB
AAPL
KMR
POT
WU
IRE
spec on EWA until April 1st

>>161366
i would agree with you until i saw Abercrombie implode on itself. Teens are too unpredictable. Remember when you were a teen? 95% of the things I liked then I don't like now.

>>161380

I did consider removing fashion based brands. That'll probably be the portfolios downfall.

>>161123

It's biotech and its a growth stock which is a nice combo for a large cap as you don't normally get such a good growth play from such a safe company. P/E is only 26 on Bloomberg

>>158579
FREE the Baltic index is up it's time to buy

>>161384

I have made a fortune off under armour. It wasn't even that hard of a pick, I just figured it is "cool" and the products feel nice and it was the strongest contender to bethe Pepsi to Nikes coke.

>>161287

They had one right next to my apartment that closed down. I'm a little spooked. It had a K-mart empty vibe when it was open.

>>161365

youre too late on both, better hope that 401K isn't swallowed up by inflation

>>158608
A penny stock that USED to be a real stock, yeah feels real good and a semiconductor company that has no skin that also, USED to trade for a few dollars. Yeah, real winners. Take your money and get out.

>>159779
>investing in a country filled with riots and a failing infrastructure

>>159849
Why? Don't just throw numbers around; give out some analysis.

>>159871
I'd be so worried about this quarters results being anywhere near stellar. If the results aren't over estimates it will crash down. It's riding on nothing but speculation right now as it stands.

Say I'm too lazy to manage stocks

Which actively managed fund of private equity/international growth would be best?

Any recommendations?

>>161731

Give me all your money to invest for you. Depending on how much you give it will be anywhere between .5 and 15 to 3.5 and 35.

>>161731
Mine. Gibe moni plox.

>>161753
>>161775
Wait, I was talking about something like this:

https://fundresearch.fidelity.com/mutual-funds/summary/316066208

What can you guys offer that professional managers can't???

bought BP at $40 when they plugged the oil leak :)
Currently down a bit on Softbank but I think the Alibaba IPO will be a good near-term catalyst $$$

Made payments to this from 1994-a few years ago

>>161792

Well you need like 250 grand to invest with a PE firm so I hope you rich, international growth would be alright I guess.

Personally I think if you want a managed investment pick up a small/micro cap fund, if you just go for a safe large cap alpha fund you may as well buy the fuckers yourself, you can even look up a funds top ten holdings.

This is my fund where the majority of my fund investment sits:
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/funds/snapshot/snapshot.aspx?id=F0GBR04M40

I'm sure theres a US equivalent of that, This fund actually isnt even open to new investment any more

>>161416
UA isn't primarily bought by teens. it's bought by young adults in their early 20s to mid 30's

I have goog shares vesting in 3 months. Should I just sell? They're already at an all-time high of $1200. Why would they possibly go any higher?

>>162347

I would probably take my money and run. I feel like a sell off is much more likely in the short term.

>>162347

Definitely hold onto them for a year at least, google is on a roll at the minute. Consensus seems to be hold to 1350-1400 before you consider selling

>>162152
>250 grand
No PE firms take shitty 250k investments.

>>162374
>>162379
There's also the upcoming stock split which will issue one non-voting dividend-paying share for each share out there. Should the dividend cause the price to go up?

Starting in 3 months, I'll have shares vesting regularly. So if they do hit $1400, I'll have more shares coming to me to sell for that price. I'm really gearing towards taking the money and running with the first batch. So what if they go up another $200? I'll only miss out on that profit on the portion of shares I sold before then.

I'm wary of analysts that say that something already at record highs is only poised to go higher. Sort of a gambler's fallacy. I never expect something that's been doing poorly to be due for a payout, but I always expect something doing extraordinarily well to be due for a crash.

>>162381
So to my understanding

>God Tier
Hedge Funds

>Big Boy Tier
Insurance

>Good Tier
Private Equity

>Shit Tier
Mutual Funds

>>162874
Why is insurance big boy tier? If anything, variable annuities and life insurance products are below mutual funds

>>159723
>buying penny stocks

>>163172
There is soooo much pooled money in insurance

You are right, var annuities and life insurance is so shit tier I didn't even bother to put it on the list lol

How much money do you need to really get a foot in the market?

I've got 6000 dollars in scholarship money that I want to pay for 2 years instead of one.

>>163254
First and foremost, I would only suggest using disposable income or savings for investment. If you know that you'll be able to finish school without that money, then 6000 bucks is certainty enough to get started.

>>160439
I just recently bought into PSEC too, but that's it. Is there any benefit in buying so many different BDCs?

>>158579
why the fuck would you buy coal?

Looking to get into PSEC as well.Should benefit as interest rates rise

>>161336
If you're in all of those for the long run, you shouldn't be in American Eagle.

The only people who want anything to do with them are a shrinking population of teenagers, who more and more are gravitating to slightly more expensive retailers. AEO is universally seen as a symbol of terrible quality.

>>161716
Damn straight. Anon knows his way around. You roll the dice on something like this, and when it turns around, anon smiles. May take a while, but Brazil is an emerging market. It has huge resource capabilities. That is a good tip.

doing bretty good

>>163554
forgot pic

>>159779
>>159723
Why did it fall so much?

>>158587
>>158579
is there a reason you didn't post the tickers?

>>163589
yea, im trying to figure that as well. that faggot probably thinks he's struck sheckles and no one else can get to it

>>163425
That's the complete opposite of what happens with those companies.

>>163718
PSEC (I don't know about the rest of the BDCs) shouldn't be hurt by higher interest rates. The significant majority of their debt positions are floating rates, so they might end up with higher yield overall but with higher credit risk. That's at least why I picked PSEC over other BDCs.

As for their equity holdings, I don't see those getting hurt more than the rest of the market would.

>>162874
Private Equity is Big Boy Tier. The gains are extremely consistent despite economic downturn and all that shit.

>>158579
This is trading stocks?
Watching to a graph all day?

>>160718
I'd stick with them, with this crypto craze and all current-gen consoles with AMD chips, you'll do okay.

I've made around 10500 on my Roth Ira and 403b as well as taxable brokerage account in 2.5 years so far. I'm on phone and lazy to take screen shot though but basically it's all in index funds. Visvx vtsax vxus bspax and some bond funds. My 403b choices are really shit so whatever. Around 65k in investments atm

>>159723
I like this guy. He's taking a huge risk that will probably play out well.

I sincerely hope it works out for you bro.

>>164318
I hope that's real money.

Btw I was also surprised that chl is getting as cheap as it is.

>>161241
How did you get these announcements to list? Is that an iPhone app? Or is there a public calendar which you can download somewhere and integrate into your own calendar?

>>164318
>67.66%
Holy fuck...

>>164318

CANN

In at 19.8 and 34, avg 28.7 last Tuesday

currently 33.15

only had 1,325 to put in :(

>>165882

>>165882
yo i wanted to fucking invest in kalikush, but tfw no moniez to invest with. ill just keep funding my roth ira and when i finished paying my student loan, ill save to open a brokerage account

>>166005
>>165882
http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/biotech-pharma/articles/Investors-Who-Caused-Sudden-Spike-in/2/28/2014/id/53966?camp=syndication&medium=portals&from=yahoo

>>166061
I saw that, lel

I'll keep an eye on it before the market opens tommorrow. If it starts to plummet I'll exit. I'm curious to see whether it will spike again in the morning like it has the past few days

>>166061
>>166093
But at the same time, they just bought a new complex, and

>Advanced Cannabis Solutions (ACS) (OTCQB: CANN) announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide comprehensive consulting services to a significant investor group in Canada. This group is involved in the start-up and operation of a large cannabis production operation serving the Canadian medical marijuana marketplace. The contract has a minimum duration of six months and a potential value in the low six figures.

so it may be a good pick regardless

is now a good time to invest? I'm newb. The US market looks relatively strong should I wait until it shits itself a little before I investo molesto?

>>165886
what trading platform is that?

>>166217
TD Ameritrade

I've never traded options before, but I've been doing plain equities for a while.

Can I just use call options as a less risky way to buy an equity I think will go up, but am afraid it will decline at the same time?

And as far as options pricing goes, does "$.75 per contract" mean I would have to pay that much for each callable share?

>>166105
Their earnings are practically 0 with almost no potential and they have a market cap of 440 million?
k

You have to admit you know absolutely nothing about them or even if it's legitimate.

>>166541
Oh, I just realized contract size is designated as 100 shares.

But honestly, it just seems like buying via long calls is all around better than buying shares regularly. What am I missing?

>>166556
options expire, and they're much much more volatile.

You're paying more for that longer maturity.

If the stock drops 5 bucks you may lose 90% of the value of your options, but with shares you may only lose 5 bucks from a 50 dollar a share stock.

Is there anyone out there with knowledge of options mind sharing a little of what they know?

>>166562
You're right. But my intent was short term anyway, and I'm just riding the momentum

>>166591
Yeah and if something happens and the short term price drops your loss will be substantially higher than if you were just holding shares. More risk for more reward. I know someone who lost 25k in about a minute on options.

>>166604
I am holding shares. I haven't started margin trading yet because I'm not experienced enough

>>166617
oops, I mixed you up with the guy asking about options.

Linn energy. Bought at 26 now 32 pays 11% dividends.

>shares

>>166132
Put all your money in TSLA

>>166646
>11% dividends
Looks like its 9% now.
But still, that's fucking insane. Why is it that high? I'm tempted to buy a bunch now.

>>166687

My little pony. That's how they work.

Buffalo Wild Wings gave me 2 good positions trades in 2013, 8% followed by 18%.

It sounds too good to be true because it is. I only used around 7.5% of my working capital so my gains from these trades compared to my total working capital were 2%.

>>166570
I understand, thanks. But why is the risk so large? If the stock price drops so significantly, don't you just not exercise the contract thereby only losing the dollar or so you paid for each contract if 100 shares?

I'm just not following how someone can lose so much that way.

>>166826
*each contract of 100 shares

>>166826
is tehre a quick and easy way to learn about options (calls pulls short long)
its confusing to me ;_;

>>166866
Here's an overview, I honestly don't know too much beyond this:

http://daytrading.about.com/od/options/qt/OptionsProfit.htm

how do you guys buy/sell?

whats the website/software we can see on the screenshots

my first experience in stocks. the slow slide is tesla losing ground. the cliff is when I sold tesla and bought best buy. of course, if I had just stuck with tesla I'd be at ~2500k right now.
I sold out of frustration that they were falling because of a non-story car fire.

I'm new at this.

My first stocks were medical marijuana stocks. I don't have a lot of money to spend so I thought they were cheap and I figured maybe with all this cannabis politics going on it might go up in the future.

Then I bought some Greece banking stock. Don't know what's going to happen with this. I just thought maybe since everything went to shit in Greece with their economy that means eventually it would get better?

I bought the cheapest railroad stock i could get. I really think I need to buy more but maybe CSX, Kansas city southern, or UP.

And then FNMA just because.

Any suggestions or tips before I start spending a lot more money?

>>166985
>and bought best buy
>bought best buy
>best buy
the irony is insane right now. why would you buy any electronic retail store?

>>167002
>the irony is insane right now. why would you buy any electronic retail store?

I think he's retarded

>>167002
out of frustration. literally just read an article talking about how the stock had a killer 2013
and said fuck it.

>>167050
Never go by what the news says.

>>166826
>don't you just not exercise the contract thereby only losing the dollar or so you paid for each contract if 100 shares?
If you just don't exercise it, you lose 100% of your investment.

>>166986
>I'm new at this.
>35.46% gains
lolk

You're doing well, FNMA was a good choice, dunno about the others but CBIS (your marijuana stock?) is doing well, obviously.

>>167086

Well the CBIS is holding the others up for sure but I wonder how long that will last.

The more I look at Railroad companies, all of them mostly, they all seem to be doing really well. Even during the economic crash back in 08 and 09 they held up pretty decently I would say.
Looking forward with all the oil expansion going on in West Texas and North Dakota, I am wondering if this will help them only to continue to climb throughout the years.

>tfw my company isn't out-competing its competitors
>tfw tiny, penny stock competitors have twice its gains in percentages
>tfw wondering if I chose the right company in the industry
>tfw ASX:NCM investor
My gains have been shitty in the last week compared to other companies

Also, I posted in another thread about MTU, turns out they're crashing. Really interesting because I know an investor put over 3M in them on Friday. Same with BFG.

Turns out it's not a good idea to post financial advice from a newspaper and expect it to do well. My bad, I know for next time.

>>167190
>Well the CBIS is holding the others up for sure but I wonder how long that will last.
I would have sold at its peak. It screamed bubble. Now, I think you should sell when it "returns to normal," about at the halfway point between its peak and what it is now. There's a decent (but not certain) chance it'll crash even lower after that.

>>166985
It takes a long time to cultivate effective critical thinking skills. What you should be doing is collecting as much information as you reasonably can, in general, regardless of how relevant or irrelevant you think it is. You will find there are many pieces of information and news like that car fire is just one among many, it would help you develop a better perspective on how relevant individual sources are.

Likewise another time you might find a piece of information that is seemingly irrelevant then later turns out to be a major factor, but in this case at least you were aware of it and could monitor it as events unfolded. Like in 2006 you might have read somewhere that there might be a housing bubble but only considered it to be something that will only affect one sector of the economy and will likely result in prices becoming stagnant or a brief market correction, or just not paid much attention to it. However later you might find more news about a troubled bank involved in real estate which will remind you "oh I remember a while back I saw the case-shiller home price index", you will begin to put the dots together and conclude that we might see a repeat of Japan's real estate crisis in America.

>>166985
The market is always right, if the stock doesn't drop after a piece of news you can conclude it is not relevant, or the market is so bullish that it doesn't have any effect.

It takes a long time to cultivate effective critical thinking skills. What you should be doing is collecting as much information as you reasonably can, in general, and not jumping to conclusions about its relevance. You will find that many pieces of information and news like the Tesla car fire are just one among many, it would help you develop a better perspective on how relevant individual sources are, among other things.

Another time you might find a piece of information that is seemingly irrelevant then later turns out to be a major factor, but in this case at least you were aware of it and could monitor it as events unfolded, you would be better off than if you did not have this information hungry attitude. Like in 2006 you might have read somewhere that there might be a housing bubble but only considered it to be something that will only affect one sector of the economy and will likely result in prices becoming stagnant or a brief market correction, or just didn't pay much attention to it. However later you might find more news about a troubled bank involved in real estate which will remind you "oh I remember a while back and article about the case-shiller home price index" and the dots will start to connect, you might conclude we are looking at a repeat of Japan's real estate crisis in America.

>>167055
what do you go on then?

They said I'm batshit crazy for buying it at @$13, now I'm rolling on cash. I think it can hit $50 within a year

>considered buying gold yesterday

>ended up not doing it

>watch the price today

>mfw

I love how people keep cropping out the name of the stock they are trying to show off like they are trying to keep people from finding out some super secret gold mine waiting to happen.

How much money do you need minimum in order to be a weekly sort of trader, if buy+sell costs £10?

>>169830
It's up like 2%, calm your britches.

>>169704
What is the ticker?

I'm long ERBB, SLV and RUSS as of today. Cut my RUSS position and took some profits today and just got into ERBB today.

>>172902
They're not too bright. Even professionals go on TV and talk up their stocks of choice. The more people who buy it, the better for them.

>>172961
Nice call w/ RUSS. I looked at it on Friday and didn't want to chase (little did I know...)

>>159911
>TSLA keeps having such a good run
no dividends and the company doesnt earn profits.
nice.

>>173033
Short TSLA

mfw bought TSLA @ 120 95% total gain waiting to short around 300

Gilead (GILD) has been a rockstar for me. I bought it back in April 2013 at 54.45 a share.

>>158679
>refuse to look at it lately

You own this stock but you're not following it?

>>161182

You really think blockbuster is a good investment?

But hell, that stock has been so volatile lately maybe you can make some cash if you time things right.

NQ mobile, moon or 0