OFFICIAL: STOCK ADVICE THREAD

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  1. Haakzilla

    Haakzilla Well-Known Member

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    ...I just built that for a client, I promise! Look for my company in the very bottom footer :devilwink:

    ...where would you like your name to appear?

    I am more of a "silent" partner on the project, at least in terms of trading and investing.
     
  2. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Wow, you have a lot of clients. Beautiful sites you guys have built. You're not just starting up. But...leave my name out of it. Slip in a Haak.
     
  3. Haakzilla

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    ...OK, just to prove it to you, go back to the very bottom footer and highlight the text!
     
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  4. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    I see it. You could insert subliminal messages that way. You could hypnotize customers into patronizing your client or your company. P.S. Why did you leave ESPN?






    <---You know why I left
     
  5. blazerboy30

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    Bump.

    SSO up 21% since this call.
     
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    XIV up 32.8% since this post.
     
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    Well DO NOT buy into facebook.:cheers:
     
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    Nice call. FB is up over 30% since you said that last time. :cheers:
     
  9. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    It took a dip today; but it's at 5.94 now and was around 6 something a few days ago.
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    I may be coming into a chunk of money that I want to invest for a perhaps soon to be born first child's tuition. I skimmed through this again and see BB30 recommending ETFs. This seems like you're at the mercy of an investor. I suppose they make their money off commissions, so they would want to do well themselves, yes?

    Short tangent, when I and my cousins were born, my grandfather bought each of us shares in 3M for college savings. I assume he chose that because it also paid dividends in stock. Is this a good premise for picking a long term investment?
     
  11. BLAZER PROPHET

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    When my daughter was born I went to Northwestern Mutual and bought her a whole life insurance policy for $100,000. Because of her age my remiums were about $15/mo. It paid for her college (only went to a 2 year school) and they can be a very safe investment for the long term as many give guaranteed rates of return.
     
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    Not all ETFs are alike.

    Do NOT buy actively managed or so-called "exotic" ETFs like some of those I have mentioned in this thread (SSO and XIV). Those are only for shorter-term trading if you have a system you follow.

    Do NOT buy ETFs other than broad-market ETFs.

    The short answer is: No, this is not a good premise.

    If you want to do very little work and beat pretty much any other investor over the next 20 years, I would do this:

    70-80% in VT (world stock market index)
    30-20% in BND (total bond market index fund)

    Each year, rebalance the portfolio to get back to the desired 70/30 ratio (or whatever you've chosen).
     
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    SSO up 44% since my original post on it.

    XIV up 51% since original post about it.
     
  14. Run BJM

    Run BJM Heavy lies the crown. Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Mags made some brilliant picks in 2013. Got any advice for this year?
     
  15. MarAzul

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    Naw, that will do and good choices too.
     
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    The Boglehead method hasn't worked for awhile because the biggest Vanguard bond funds have had negative return.
     
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    Those are good suggestions. I was also checking VTI (Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF) and BIV (Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF).
     

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