i really need to take out of select computers soon. I just have no idea what to reinvest in.

i dont think i want to go foreign, over 25% of my portfolio is foreign. I just havent found anything a little safer that i would feel comfortable with.

any reccomendations?

10/30/2007 2:45:57 PM

safe?

indexed ETFs.

SPY
DIA
QQQQ


etc.

[Edited on October 30, 2007 at 2:53 PM. Reason : asf]

10/30/2007 2:51:59 PM

DIA?

10/30/2007 2:55:09 PM

tracks the DJIA

10/30/2007 2:59:19 PM

picked up some CPHD just before close

http://www.cnbc.com/id/21149325

10/30/2007 3:00:24 PM

I just realized that my VMW is up 111% in barely 2 months.

10/30/2007 3:09:46 PM

Damn it's taken me a year and a half to get that kind of return with GOOG.
Hard to complain, though.

10/30/2007 4:29:07 PM

GRMN is going to send me to an early grave, they nail earnings and realease great guidance, and this little blip about a bid for another company has caused it to tank

10/31/2007 8:35:12 AM

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/10/fed-watch-and-s.html

10/31/2007 9:31:01 AM

You guys see MA? Holy crap.

10/31/2007 9:46:26 AM

^ yeah, i wonder if the Visa IPO will be hot


...and, these bloked can't make up their mind...LOL

http://www.fool.com/investing/international/2007/10/24/get-into-china-while-you-still-can.aspx

[Edited on October 31, 2007 at 11:35 AM. Reason : ]

10/31/2007 11:34:19 AM

ssj, you must have missed my post from the 26th around 9pm.

10/31/2007 12:07:21 PM

^


also...rates:

funds -.25
discount -.25


[Edited on October 31, 2007 at 1:18 PM. Reason : ]

10/31/2007 1:16:26 PM

^^^ After reading that I think that I might finally follow the cool kids and pick up some BIDU and/or JRJC.

10/31/2007 2:05:37 PM

For any of you out there who trade options, if you set triggers to close your position, make sure to set them by the bid and not the ask...

10/31/2007 2:06:32 PM

Quote :

"GRMN is going to send me to an early grave, they nail earnings and realease great guidance, and this little blip about a bid for another company has caused it to tank "

yeah, i can't decide what to do. I like the company, but i'm not inclined to buy any more of it since i own so much already (over double the next largest holding i have, even after a 10% drop today)

on the other hand, it seems like it could be a good time to buy in.

10/31/2007 8:10:19 PM

I just ran my numbers today and included dividends for the first time. I've averaged 17% annually since I started playing the market. That means 50%+ when I hit my 3 year anniversary in March.

Good enough for me. Beats the hell out of shucking oysters.

10/31/2007 8:16:06 PM

10/31/2007 9:28:46 PM

I'm thinking about starting to venture into ETFs. Got my eye on Vanguard's emerging market ETF (VWO)...just waiting for a dip to buy in on.

11/1/2007 2:20:48 AM

google has to burst one of these days right?

11/1/2007 3:10:05 AM

dabbling a little bit in the GA ipo - got in at 18


and

Quote :

"CROX scares me. i would rather buy UA."

i hope noone bought CROX recently




[Edited on November 1, 2007 at 9:20 AM. Reason : fgsdfgsdfgsdfgsdfg]

11/1/2007 9:17:58 AM

That would be Charles talking about it on the previous page...on Monday. Hope he didn't put any in.

11/1/2007 9:25:53 AM

I went to get a haircut the other day and the damn hairdresser was wearing them. I'll be glad when that stupid fad dies out. Here's what the average Joe thinks of these shoes...

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=fashion

11/1/2007 9:29:42 AM

I knew CROX was a bad idea.. I hate those ugly things. hopefully people put in a stop loss order

11/1/2007 10:44:01 AM

When you guys buy individual stocks, what's the average amount?

11/1/2007 10:51:08 AM

varies from $1K to $5K+

usually buy in blocks of $2-3K



[Edited on November 1, 2007 at 2:08 PM. Reason : ]

11/1/2007 2:07:45 PM

I think I've got too much sitting in my money market. Maybe I'll pick up 3K of GOOG.

11/1/2007 2:16:30 PM

^^^ generally shoot for about $1000

have gone a little more occassionally, and sometimes will buy a smaller position of maybe $600 or so.

the bigger my portfolio gets (in terms of total value), the larger purchases I make (when I started, I was buying stocks $300-400 at a time).

11/1/2007 7:09:10 PM

Damn, I was out scuba diving all day today and wasn't near a computer. Had no idea what was going on with the markets.
Glad I didn't buy CROX...but now it's a perfect buying opportunity.

I have some Crocs and I LOVE them. I've completely worn mine out. I volunteer with the scuba program here at NCSU and I wear them all day on Tuesdays/Thursdays when I'm at the pool. Plenty of traction, comfortable, no worries if they get wet. I don't really care about fashion so that doesn't matter to me.

11/1/2007 8:41:21 PM

I'd also like to mention that my stocks were raped today. Apparently I wasn't the only one.

11/1/2007 8:44:18 PM

hell not only do i hope nobody had crox but i hope they did not have any options...wiped out....wow

11/2/2007 2:58:08 AM

yeah, Crox seemed like a bubble about to burst for a while.

11/2/2007 7:37:32 AM

Quote :

"Got my eye on Vanguard's emerging market ETF (VWO)...just waiting for a dip to buy in on."

VWO has been very good to me, I just picked up some more two weeks ago at $107. It's easily my best current performer after VMW.

EWZ and XLK have also done well for me.

11/2/2007 2:57:24 PM

the TIE trade is not working...down about 10%

11/2/2007 4:37:55 PM

shoulda sold when it was 36, yo

11/2/2007 8:16:12 PM

^^^ i think i'm gonna buy some on the next big dip

i'm just slightly concerned that i missed the boat...you know the saying..."If you see a bandwagon, it's too late."

11/3/2007 4:02:01 AM

UTHR

11/3/2007 9:25:08 PM

MS is killing me.

11/4/2007 1:32:18 PM

does anybody have ES (emini) EOD data in txt format that i can mess around with?

11/5/2007 12:24:34 AM

Futures getting smashed this morning. Look out below.

11/5/2007 7:28:40 AM

Today is going to suck.

11/5/2007 10:12:59 AM

Any thoughts on BIDU? Anyone see it going up up up for a bit? I'm considering grabbing a few shares.

11/5/2007 1:19:43 PM

good day to do a little bit of buying in general

11/5/2007 1:52:22 PM

Unfortunately I only have $30 worth of cash in my Scottrade account. The rest is in the market...I'd have to sell something to buy something else.

11/5/2007 2:03:23 PM

i sold all my TIE and bought some more VMW

11/5/2007 2:05:22 PM

Stupid scottrade 3 day money xfers. I want to buy stuff now.

11/5/2007 2:09:19 PM

Just sold 450 shares of SCUR for $9.85. I figured it was time to put it into something else. Made 12% on it -- no complaints here. While I'd rather have made more, I had a better return than hiding it under the mattress or in the bank...

[Edited on November 5, 2007 at 2:33 PM. Reason : ]

11/5/2007 2:32:13 PM

what the fuck, GRMN?

11/5/2007 3:30:27 PM

Is it time to pick up some C or should I wait and see if it falls further?

I also gave some thought to picking up more VMW, but it's already had quite a run so I'm reluctant to.

11/5/2007 3:33:38 PM

GOOG had already made a nice run when I got it at $343 in March of '06. Look at it now.

If you look closely, Google Finance occasionally makes mistakes -- red when something should be green or something along those lines. I'm really hoping this is a mistake...

11/5/2007 3:38:25 PM