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Comment on Investment strategies for company stock by VASTINE Alexis

VASTINE Alexis — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:03:55 +0000

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Comment on Cost Effective Automated Investing by camotop

camotop — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:26:53 +0000

Thanks for the info, Scott. Does ShareBuilder allow me to schedule automatic (e.g. monthly) stock sales ?
Is there any integration with the ING Direct (checking/savings) accounts and website ?

Comment on Cost Effective Automated Investing by Scott

Scott — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:27:46 +0000

First off, I must disclaim that I am an employee of ShareBuilder, but not licensed to give investing advice.
Yes, you can buy stocks for $4 as part of an Automatic Investment Plan. Such purchases occur on Tuesdays. When you sell, it occurs as a real time trade for $9.95.

Good luck in your search.

Comment on Investment options in a down economy by Benedict

Benedict — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:26:07 +0000

Funds are not my specialty, but an example I can give you would be this company called Proshares. They have “Short Proshares” funds which as the adjective implies, profit from market downturns.

Comment on Investment options in a down economy by camotop

camotop — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:52:31 +0000

Thanks for that feedback, Benedict.
1. Yes, I’m definitely a buy-and-hold investor.
2. I am bad debt free, so would use the cash toward mortgage payments.
3. Would you have any recommendations for funds that profit from a bear market ?

Comment on Investment options in a down economy by Benedict

Benedict — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:54:41 +0000

Hello,

In my opinion, before deciding what to do with your spare cash, you have to be very clear of your risk tolerance and investment time frame.

1. If you are a pure investor with buy-and-hold strategy, then yes I feel that this would be a very wise choice. Right now, with volatile markets and down-trending stock markets, you could wait it out before heading back in again. After all there will be many bargains to pick from.

2. Cash is indeed king. However, you might want to identify if your debts are good or bad before paying them off. Good debts, like mortgages, free up the rest of your money for other purposes. Bad debts like car loans are debts you won’t want to owe for too long.

3. Funds are an option as well. There are funds which profit from a bear market, so you could take time and check these out.