A Great Investing Decision

[Clyde]

I'm moved all my money in my 401K to one bank stock that took a monster hit during that time and more than tripled what I had on the rebound. Granted mine is young and has a lot less risk than others. I'm only 24. That's not a bad thought process.

 

While I didn't go with just one stock I did go heavy into Apple which worked out well.

 

And for the record I passed 24 quite a while ago.

[stpatbaseball]

I read an article yesterday morning saying that they thought apple will surpass the $1000 per share mark. And yes theright strategy definitely was to invest more after the collapse in 2008.

[SSC]

Anyone investing in foreign currency because of the potential for the dollar not to be the major currency player world wide in the next few years?

[dmderringer10]

Apple still getting it done. I'm up 85% with them. Up 58% with Ford. Up 193% with Dolby. Up 486% with NetFlix. Up 86% with Charles Schwab. Up 53% with Amazon.

 

Were these Fool stock picks?

[dmderringer10]

I'd like to get an active thread about stocks going on. We can give each other advice, say what we're invested in and so on.

 

Right now my portfolio looks like this...

 

15% in silver

28% in stocks

57% in a mutual fund

 

I've invested in silver coins up to this point.

 

The mutual fund I have money in is the Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index.

 

I have money spread evenly through 11 stocks. They are Bank of America, Citigroup, Colgate-Palmolive Company,Diebold, Emerson Electric, General Electric, Genuine Parts Company, Hansen Medical, 3M Company, Proctor & Gamble and Warner Chilcott.

[Clyde]

100% stocks.

[Clyde]

Were these Fool stock picks?

 

Yes, they were recommendations in a service they have that I subscribe to. I don't invest in many of the recommendations but have had success in picking more winners than losers.

[dmderringer10]

Yes, they were recommendations in a service they have that I subscribe to. I don't invest in many of the recommendations but have had success in picking more winners than losers.

 

I have a hard time shelling out the money to invest in those things. I'm sure it would be worth it, but I just have a hard time bringing myself to do it.

[Clyde]

I have a hard time shelling out the money to invest in those things. I'm sure it would be worth it, but I just have a hard time bringing myself to do it.

 

I think it's $150 to $200 per year. Hard to not get that money back. Plus it's extremely educational.

[dmderringer10]

I think it's $150 to $200 per year. Hard to not get that money back. Plus it's extremely educational.

 

I'll probably look at the free trial before I commit to it. After the trial it's $149 for a one year period and $249 for a two year period

[Clyde]

I'll probably look at the free trial before I commit to it. After the trial it's $149 for a one year period and $249 for a two year period

 

I highly recommend it.

[HammerTime]

I'm about 85% in stocks and the rest in mutual funds on the stuff I control.

 

I've been sitting on HBAN with about 75-80% of that for the last few months waiting for it to go up and it did. My position is slightly above $5. I will probably get some money at soon and look at something else. I just don't know what yet. This is my "play" investment fund the rest of my money is way more diversified.

[HammerTime]

I have a hard time shelling out the money to invest in those things. I'm sure it would be worth it, but I just have a hard time bringing myself to do it.

 

I think it's $150 to $200 per year. Hard to not get that money back. Plus it's extremely educational.

 

I have a feeling APPL still has a long way to go. They are getting into the TV business. Could be big time.

[dmderringer10]

I should be getting some money soon. I'm looking into things to invest in when that money comes along. I've done some research into the Piotroski method of evaluating stocks.

 

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticlepaged/articleid/5571279/pageid/1

[HammerTime]

I have been reading a lot of about charts lately and how to read/interpret them. I find that stuff very interesting and can often times be a quick way to make a few bucks.