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Subject: I'm going into stocks.....

....for a career. Any tips? Please?

  • 01.03.2013 9:57 AM PDT

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  • 01.03.2013 9:58 AM PDT

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  • 01.03.2013 9:58 AM PDT

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Well..."stocks" isn't a career. Stock trading? Yes, that is a career.

  • 01.03.2013 9:58 AM PDT
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Define "going into stocks".

  • 01.03.2013 9:58 AM PDT
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Have a second job, you will lose much more than you win at first. I have been trading since I was 13 and the best tip for new investors is invest in what you know. Think about whats going to be in demand (think shovels in winter and stuff like that) And star off small. And you should be fine. Good luck :)

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Winston Churchill: "If I were your husband I'd drink it !"

Forsee the future, predict outcomes, take in facts such as; business man health, company predications - read the stock market papers/business papers

  • 01.03.2013 9:59 AM PDT

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  • 01.03.2013 10:00 AM PDT

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The apathetic force us to persevere, with their backwards priorities.

Those are some pretty big stockings. What will you do from your stockings?

  • 01.03.2013 10:01 AM PDT

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No, no, no. You guys. He's going into stocks..

  • 01.03.2013 10:05 AM PDT


Posted by: MadMax888
No, no, no. You guys. He's going into stocks..

Looks Like A Horrible Porno...

  • 01.03.2013 10:06 AM PDT


Posted by: Makushin

Posted by: MadMax888
No, no, no. You guys. He's going into stocks..

Looks Like A Horrible Porno...


Clearly you've never seen Nuns in Armour: Going Medieval

  • 01.03.2013 10:07 AM PDT


Posted by: aledog1
Have a second job, you will lose much more than you win at first. I have been trading since I was 13 and the best tip for new investors is invest in what you know. Think about whats going to be in demand (think shovels in winter and stuff like that) And star off small. And you should be fine. Good luck :)
Example..... Investing in Mountain Dew when they deal COD or Halo?

  • 01.03.2013 10:07 AM PDT

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Amazon and Panera Bread is what you should invest in.

/teenager in high school who hasn't taken an economics class

  • 01.03.2013 10:09 AM PDT

+1 for you good sir.

My only advice; don't crash.

  • 01.03.2013 10:09 AM PDT
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Robot Academy. Kinda sorta the best group on here.

So, you want to make a career out of stock trading, and you come to the Flood for advice on the stock market? Wut?

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Posted by: alex0612

Posted by: aledog1
Have a second job, you will lose much more than you win at first. I have been trading since I was 13 and the best tip for new investors is invest in what you know. Think about whats going to be in demand (think shovels in winter and stuff like that) And star off small. And you should be fine. Good luck :)
Example..... Investing in Mountain Dew when they deal COD or Halo?

Oh dear.

I suggest you find a new career.

  • 01.03.2013 10:12 AM PDT


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Posted by: alex0612

Posted by: aledog1
Have a second job, you will lose much more than you win at first. I have been trading since I was 13 and the best tip for new investors is invest in what you know. Think about whats going to be in demand (think shovels in winter and stuff like that) And star off small. And you should be fine. Good luck :)
Example..... Investing in Mountain Dew when they deal COD or Halo?

Oh dear.

I suggest you find a new career.
You best not be trolling me. Again, tips? Feedback?

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Posted by: alex0612
You best not be trolling me. Again, tips? Feedback?

For one, Mountain Dew isnt a company. It is a brand owned by Pepsi. Probably obvious to most, but I'll state it.

For two, Mountain Dew is but one of many Pepsi brands that it sells. Roughtly two thirds of Pepsi revenue comes not from drinks, but from food products - Pepsi owns Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos, Fritos - basically if there is a chip that ends in -os, Pepsi owns it.

Because of this, Mountain Dew as a brand makes up but a small fragment of Pepsi's product line, and thus, its revenue. Within that Mountain Dew product line, grocery store sales of that product only make up a fraction of those sales where GameFuel would have any affect on sales - restaurants and commercial business sales obviously do not worry about GameFuel branding. And only a small percentage of consumers would switch to Mountain Dew from another soda because of a promotion.

tl;dr: It would be incredibly unwise to make an investment in a company because of a promotion that would not impact that company's financial success in any meaningful way, especially while ignoring macroeconomic and sector factors.

[Edited on 01.03.2013 10:24 AM PST]

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Posted by: A Good Troll
How do you do it then oh wise one...

LOL don't know anything.

  • 01.03.2013 10:29 AM PDT

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Posted by: Obamasauce

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How do you do it then oh wise one...

LOL don't know anything.
He's pretty well-versed in the investment world.

  • 01.03.2013 10:30 AM PDT
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Posted by: MadMax888
No, no, no. You guys. He's going into stocks..

Looks Like A Horrible Porno...


Looks like you need to learn English.

  • 01.03.2013 10:31 AM PDT


Posted by: Obamasauce

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How do you do it then oh wise one...

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Le sigh, I'll probably put far too much effort into this, OP is lucky it is beginning of the month and my reporting is done.

1. Big picture. Timeframe matters - in the timeframe you are investing in, how do you feel the overall economy will do? Only when you think it will do well do you invest. For those investing for retirement, the answer here is usually yes. Thirty years from now, the market will almost assuredly be better off than now. For those with shorter timeframes, the answer here can be no.

The reason is for most stocks, they tend to move in the direction of the broader market.

Example: IBM stock price versus the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Dow Jones Industrial Average is the oft quoted group - if you hear someone say the DOW went up thirty points, this is what they are referring to. You'll notice that they move mostly in lock-step. An up day for the market usually means a relatively similar up day for IBM, and vice versa.

2. Sector movement. How well do you think a given sector will do? Is it oversold? Stocks also tend to move in the direction of their close peers. Pepsi, Coke, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index. You'll notice Pepsi and Coke tend very close to each other and also track the Consumer Staples Index closely, an Index they are both a part of.

3. Stock movement. Only once you have done all the above do you focus on the individual stock and its pricing versus its peers. The problem people make is focusing on the stock first. The stock should be focused on last. Only now do you focus on stock fundamentals versus its peers - earnings growth, what price/earnings multiple it trades at, etc.

[Edited on 01.03.2013 10:42 AM PST]

  • 01.03.2013 10:39 AM PDT

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Posted by: alex0612
Example..... Investing in Mountain Dew when they deal COD or Halo?

Oh dear.

I suggest you find a new career.

  • 01.03.2013 10:40 AM PDT

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