I own 2 “spec” stocks in my 26 stock portfolio. Lucid Motors (cost basis at 20.50) and QuantumScape (cost basis at 45.10). Rest are a mix of high growth and dividend kings.
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Be careful watching the fees in mutual funds . Unfortunately, I did that years ago and brokers charged 5 Per cent going in. They also screwed the public by advertising “load free “ funds which actually gave the customers B shares which were charged a percentage internally for six years and were more costly than the five percent Ashares.
Thanks to Vanguard and Congressional hearings most of that went away but I would still make very sure about fees.
One fourth of my SEP IRA is in Vanguard S&P 500 which Warren Buffet says he will put 90 % of his widow ‘s inheritance in. Practically no fee .
Same for Berkshire B which is kind of like buying a stock that is a mutual fund .
i Agree index funds and Vanguard are the way to go .
However , I do have fun investing in individual stocks but it takes lots of time and. LUCK to do it right . My best plays have been Appian at 35, and BOA which I bought at $5.12 years ago. I agree GILD is a hold but I am down about 15 percent in it now.
If you want dividends ATT (T) is an ok play.
While I have been very successful since 2009 (Quadrupled ) I believe it’s mostly been luck , keeping it all in equities , and guessing right .
where I am lost is bonds . Don’t understand them. Don’t like them . But I have far too high a percentage of my retirement in equities for someone my age . Not sure what to put 30 or 40 percent of my retirement in if I want to do cash or cash equivalents.
MVIS has turned into a WallStreetBets stock ... up about 120% the past week
Once we get through the next two weeks of EPS reports, I hope to quit acting like a day trader and be a mostly patient investor this summer. The infrastructure bill probably will pass in some form, but investing moves have already been made by big hitters, just happy I had CROX and LAZY as I’ve missed on some things YTD. I really wonder what the impact of Biden’s policies will be the rest of the year, I can’t predict it.
Today was the dividend pay date for QYLD, and that particular drip just hits different. Going to keep adding to the position until it's at least 100+ shares, then shift into buying RYLD, which is based on the Russell 2000 Index. Hope these Global X covered call ETFs hang around for a good long while.
I know that these are funds, but I worry investing in vessels with yields that high..... Just a personal thing.
Check out STEM. Previous close of #1.28....now at $24.67 a 1,827% jump today. on the basis of Stem completes Business Combination with Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. just began trading common stock on the NYSE 4-29.21
Stem is a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) - driven clean energy storage services.
Good trading folks!!!
Stem is a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) - driven clean energy storage services.
Good trading folks!!!
Sold some FB and more WY this week. Added to TTWO and IPOE the week before. Failed to get more M and ZTS when they got dinged. I will sell more ALB and VTR if my order is executed.
I have a little ZTS and CHWY. I always want pet stocks in my holdings, yet most are always seemingly overpriced like IDXX, and they have their flat periods before spurting suddenly. Puzzling investments to me.
Online: I have a SeekingAlpha account. I also just pay attention to Yahoo, Fidelity, MarketWatch, BusinessInsider, etc.
Print: Money and Kiplinger's
Vlogs: Andrei Jikh, Meet Kevin, Economics Explained, The Investor Channel, Jerry Romine, JT Wealth, Graham Stephan, Ale's World of Stocks, Phil Town's Rule #1, The Money Mind, Dave Ramsey, Let's Talk Money with Joseph Hogue, etc.
I really like Andrei Jikh and Joseph Hogue as well. Honorable mention for JJ Buckner who seems just like a regular dude from Missouri. His motto is "Drink beer, buy stocks". 🍻
Everything from live seminars to recording business TV shows to following investors on Twitter to reading books or online at brokers I do business with and places like Yahoo, Motley Fool, Kiplinger's, WSJ, etc.
ELAN a good report today, too. CHWY letting me down recently, that you dancing, James?
Bought RKT again @18. Purchased 100 shares LUMN at 13.95. I already own 110 shares in a DRiP. Looking at long-term income.
Good luck everyone.
Good luck everyone.
So aside form
RKT is about the only thing I can find right now that seems undervalued and interesting. The market is so high right now, I'm having a hard time even Dripping against my existing stocks. I can't imagine there's not going to be a pullback of some kind. I always get nervous when I continually see "all time highs"
Search in the growth space for entry points but I would never tell anyone they are undervalued. Many don't even make money. But lots of growth stocks and ETF's are down 25% and more.
Same here. I may purchase more LUMN and go back into T for the 4th time. Focusing on income with growth prospects. LUMN beat expectations, but revenue continues a slow decline. T is still a Dividend Aristocrat for now. Problem is payout is so doggone high. Debt levels scary, too. Both companies, while genuine "backbones", struggle with debt.
I'm continuing on with maintaining plenty cash on hand for the rare deal that might materialize. I got burned really bad during Great Recession with a huge stake in National City (NCC). Possibility for another look at various regional banks, but always cautious.
Former WSJ subscriber. May subscribe to Marketwatch Premium/Barron's soon. I formerly read Barron's European edition faithfully between 1993-1996, at $3.50 weekly per printed issue.
Otherwise, exactly the same as @BlueRaider22 on the free stuff (Yahoo Finance/Seeking Alpha, etc). By the way, I owe him a beer.
While I would file this more in the “gambling” category rather than “investing”, I’m interested to see what comes of Elon Musk on SNL tonight. Will Tesla get a bump? What about Doge?
i don’t really get into growth stock much, I’ve certainly whiffed on a few where I would have done really well, but as they say if a frog had wings it wouldn’t bump its ass when it hopped. I gravitate more to dividend stocks, a lot more boring.
I have T in my portfolio, they are working to shed debt and the dividend stays safe. It’s a little high at $31 right now, I usually look at add when it’s in the high 20s. I don’t look at this one for growth, just consistent dividends.
As I have revealed in the past I subscribe to 2 of Paul Mampilly's services with Banyan Hill Publishing Company. Pay subscriptions 'Profits Unlimited and Extreme Fortunes'. But I read pretty much the same info that has been mentioned by others in this thread. (I have the time being Retired now).
I was a stock broker with Edward jones for a time in my past and learned invaluable lessons from that experience.
Here are 5 USA 2.0 stocks to power up the 5 G portion of your stock portfolio for long term plays: RMBS-Rambus, QRVO- Qurvo, SSYS-Stratasys, FB-Facebook, and Tesla. I also really like DDD-3D Printing. Up in all of them since purchasing them in the last 12-18 months.
All our interconnected with the 4IR (4th Industrial Revolution) and megatrends of the present and future as America reimagines its manufacturing base in the next decade on the world stage.
Good trading folks!
I was a stock broker with Edward jones for a time in my past and learned invaluable lessons from that experience.
Here are 5 USA 2.0 stocks to power up the 5 G portion of your stock portfolio for long term plays: RMBS-Rambus, QRVO- Qurvo, SSYS-Stratasys, FB-Facebook, and Tesla. I also really like DDD-3D Printing. Up in all of them since purchasing them in the last 12-18 months.
All our interconnected with the 4IR (4th Industrial Revolution) and megatrends of the present and future as America reimagines its manufacturing base in the next decade on the world stage.
Good trading folks!
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What happened in February with the 3 D printing stocks, there was a big run up, the back down.
Normal stock market adjustment.
Some of the Investor/profiteers took profit in their investment of DDD. My position is still up over 200% and I will sit with it as the buyers come back to bid the stock back up again to newer all time highs.
3D Printing is the way of pretty much every manufacturing company moving into the future for future production and growth. Especially in the Space Industry and Precision Medicine. Plenty of articles to read about it in just about every platform that can be read.
Good trading folks!!!
There's a place for growth in many accounts if just to keep up with inflation. Not very many in my IRA's but there are a few and most are there as free money after I sold half when they doubled. AAPL and KLAC being the exceptions in two of them.
Anybody here own I-Series Savings Bonds? I'm seriously looking at investing in a few over the next couple months for a 5-year hold.
Highlights:
Highlights:
| Current rate: | 3.54% for bonds issued May 2021 – October 2021 |
| Minimum purchase: | Electronic bond: $25 Paper bond: $50 |
| Maximum purchase (per calendar year): | Electronic bonds: $10,000 Paper bonds: $5,000 |
| Denominations: | Paper bonds: $50, $100, $200, $500, $1,000 Electronic bonds: $25 and above, in penny increments |
| Issue method: | Electronic bonds: Online in TreasuryDirect Paper bonds: By mail after you buy with your tax refund |
Rates & Terms
- I bonds have an annual interest rate derived from a fixed rate and a semiannual inflation rate.
- Interest, if any, is added to the bond monthly and is paid when you cash the bond.
- I bonds are sold at face value; i.e., you pay $50 for a $50 bond.
Redemption Information
- Minimum term of ownership: 1 year
- Interest-earning period: 30 years or until you cash them, whichever comes first
- Early redemption penalties:
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- Before 5 years, forfeit interest from the previous 3 months
- After 5 years, no penalty
Looking seriously at Viatris (VTRS) for long term. It's a spinoff of PFE and a merger of the old Mylan and Upjohn businesses. I own 32 shares in a DRiP from spinoff. Announcing earnings today. According to Motley Fool, VTRS will declare quarterly dividends starting this month. Currently very cheap at $14.08.
