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[Dime Store Cowboy]

Anyone hear any good investment tips lately??? Long term, Short term???

Lets hear some...

[lordfly]

Schlumberger, the world's largest oil exploration firm.

Think Haliburton, except with a conscience.

They don't operate in any political hotspots, they just deal with infrastructure, and their profits are routinely around 10-15 billion per year.

Stock price has gone up 70% in the last year.

[cc]

I used to always say if I could just before Christmas I'd buy inot Scotch Tape - then dump it Dec 26.   

[lawgirlMI]

Anyone hear any good investment tips lately??? Long term, Short term???

Lets hear some...

No tips, because my husband is in charge of our investments.  But, he swears by this site he uses called www.vectorvest.com.  Since he started using it, our stock account has skyrocketed. 

[Dime Store Cowboy]

Wow only 3 hits here..
 I have to Bump this...

Anyone one else???

[lordfly]

Yeah trying to be a day trader is too risky. I wouldn't mind trying that one of these days, though.

I'm one of those nerds that get excited watching the Bloomberg channel.

[Griff]

-----don't you all think that by the time any hot tip made it onto a public forum in SE MI it would be a cold tip and that every professional in the market has already reacted to it (the tip)?

My tip is to diversify. Stay in the market for the long term.  If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.

peace,
Griff

[m0x]

MY cousin did some day trading for a while. He made quite a bit of money just sitting there dumping money in and pulling it out as soon as it went up a bit. I'd definitely like to learn more about it so I could give it a shot.

[Farmer.Ted]

How about real estate in Monroe county?
You can absolutely steal newer homes up in the north section..

[Frenchfry]

Jay Leno said to invest in lead since it appears to be in everything like toys and paint 

[livewire]

I read this thread, then I decided to take a look at my portfolio.  I didn't know the market went down 366 points today - I hadn't heard.  I wish I didn't look at my investments just now, and all the money I lost today.   :'(   Stupid, stupid, stupid.  Yeah, I know, invest for the long term.  Yadda, yadda, yadda.

Any hot tips?  How about sticking it under the mattress?

[Joe Blow]

I read this thread, then I decided to take a look at my portfolio.  I didn't know the market went down 366 points today - I hadn't heard.  I wish I didn't look at my investments just now, and all the money I lost today.   :'(   Stupid, stupid, stupid.  Yeah, I know, invest for the long term.  Yadda, yadda, yadda.

Any hot tips?  How about sticking it under the mattress?

Yeah, I hear ya!!!
Maybe a safe deposit box might be better though.
Or, seriously, a money market account where you at least get some itty bitty interest and your principle is safe.
Up to $100,000.
I remember the day when, (I think Carter & then Reagan were around), for every $10,000 I had, I would get $800 in interest every 6 months.
Those days are gone!
In 2000 when those radicals torpedoed the U.S.S Cole, all of my accounts got torpedoed, as did everyone else.
The markets just tumbled & tumbled & tumbled.
Put it in a certificate of deposit, at least you'll still have your money you started with.
Mattress? House fire? OUCH!
J.B.

[livewire]

I remember the day when, (I think Carter & then Reagan were around), for every $10,000 I had, I would get $800 in interest every 6 months.
Those days are gone!

True, but we were also paying 20% or more on our car loans and mortgages.

Mattress? House fire? OUCH!
J.B.

Yeah, maybe I should clarify - if anyone is thinking about breaking into my house and looking under the mattress, don't bother.  There's nothing there.  Besides, if I'm home, it's a real good way to get shot. 

Right now I think that some of the relatively conservative mutual funds are the way to go.