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| Young 19 yrs old investor | 1/6/2009 | Gina Boykin |
Q: I would like to buy some of the 50 shares from ABC Company at $45 per share which will make it total ...
A: Once you purchase a stock, there are ONLY two ways to make money from that purchase. The first way ...
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| teen age 19 boy want to be an investor and a business man. | 1/5/2009 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I have currently start a busiess with out investing even a piny in it. i'll tell how. I am from ...
A: Mansoor, Thank you for your question. To purchase a stock, you would need to open a trading ...
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| Starting the basic Investment teen age 19 | 1/5/2009 | Steve Hach |
Q: I have currently start a busiess with out investing even a piny in it. i'll tell how. I am from ...
A: Mansoor, Thank you for your question. I wish you the best of luck with your cement business and I ...
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| my strategy | 1/5/2009 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I will apologize now for this lengthy question, more like questions. First, I'll let you know that ...
A: Alex, Thank you for your question! Clearly you have thought this through well, and I don't really ...
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| EFT | 1/5/2009 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I'm interested in investing in EFTs. My questions are: 1) Is this a good time to invest in EFTs ...
A: Trang, Thank you for your question! I think that you must be referring to ETF's, not EFT's? Eft ...
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| 19 years old want to be Investor | 12/21/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I am a student of civil engineering college. I want to start my investment plan from now. I dont ...
A: Mansoor, Congratulations on thinking about investing so early! Investments take time to grow, and ...
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| trading | 12/21/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: as a confused high school senior looking for financial independence, i was wondering, is there a ...
A: Michael, Thank you for your question! Yes, I think that there may be age limits to setting up an ...
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| Which Book "Investment for Dummies" | 12/20/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: Can you please tell me that which Edition of the book INVESTMENT FOR DUMMIES should i buy, there ...
A: I recommend the "Investing for Dummies" edition, by Eric Tyson. I can be found by searching for that ...
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| 19 years old boy wants to be an investor | 12/19/2008 | Steve Hach |
Q: I would like to become an investor like Warner Buffet. What i really want to know is that, how to ...
A: I think the most important step for someone in your position is to get an education that will lead ...
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| Treasury Bonds | 12/17/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: Could you please give me a specific web site where I could find every day the 10-year Treasury Bond ...
A: Nicky, I would suggest that you try http://finance.google.com The 10y yield is listed just below ...
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| Treasury Bonds | 12/17/2008 | Steve Hach |
Q: Could you please give me a specific web site where I could find every day the 10-year Treasury Bond ...
A: Yahoo Finance is a good free site for all sorts of data. If you go here: ...
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| Like to start it from now | 12/16/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: I am 19 years old boy and i would like to know the game of STOCK Market, i want to become very ...
A: What exactly do you want to know? I can tell you where to start. The first place I'd start is with ...
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| IRA Allocation | 12/11/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I'm 31 years old and have had an IRA for 5 years. My question is how should my IRA be allocated for ...
A: I have no real additional input to offer you, it looks to me like you have done your homework, and ...
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| IRA Allocation | 12/10/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I'm 31 years old and have had an IRA for 5 years. My question is how should my IRA be allocated for ...
A: Chad, Thank you for your question! The answer to this question is a bit different for everyone. ...
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| ford motor co. stock | 12/9/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: today is 12/07/09 and ford closed around 3.60 a share up about 25 percent from friday. with the ...
A: A government bail out in itself is not reason enough to purchase a stock. You have to believe in ...
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| investing | 12/6/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I only have $4,000. to invest. How should I invest it?
A: Jim, Thank you for your question! Yes, I do have some suggestions on how to begin organizing an ...
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| investing | 12/6/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: I only have $4,000. to invest. How should I invest it?
A: Actually, you are the best person to decide where to invest your money, and that is because the ...
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| investing | 12/6/2008 | Steve Hach |
Q: I only have $4,000. to invest. How should I invest it?
A: The websites like firstrade, etrade, scottrade, etc. often low fees and low/no minimums so you can ...
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| worth more dead | 12/5/2008 | Steve Hach |
Q: My question is, what exactly is meant by a company being worth more dead? I have found a few ...
A: You have the right answer/concept with "dead" If they go bankrupt they have to pay creditors but ...
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| credit card | 12/3/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: I would like to obtain a credit card for the first time. This would mostly be used for small online ...
A: When you apply for a credit card, the company will check your credit score. The only way you'll ...
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| Agricultural/Natural Resource Mutual Funds | 12/3/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I was reading about how hard asset stocks with underlying commodities can be an inflationary hedge. ...
A: Mike, Thank you for your question! Yes, you are probably right long term. But most investors ...
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| Grain Future Prices | 11/27/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: This question my be outside of your expertise, but perhaps you may have the answer. What do the ...
A: I'm definitely not an expert on this subject, but I'll share what I do know. The prices are cents ...
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| Money for the new iPod | 11/26/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: This Christmas I want to buy myself the new iPod nano in purple, which is $150. I have a friend that ...
A: When saving toward a goal, the first step is to set the goal, which means you need a specific amount ...
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| investing in oil | 11/21/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: my question to you is this: I am considering getting into the market in some way with regards to ...
A: Ben, Thank you for your question! The most direct way to invest in crude oil would be through ...
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| Stocks or index | 11/20/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I have been working for about 2 years now and have saved a good amount of money. I invest in my ...
A: Jason, Thank you for your question! Yes, in general index funds are a great way to go, unless ...
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| The future of our stock market | 11/19/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I am relatively new to investing, but I like the value approach and have read books on Warren ...
A: Alex, Thank you for your question! First, congratulations on thinking about investing so early ...
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| ROLLOVER IRA TO MONEY MARKET | 11/11/2008 | Steve Hach |
Q: AS YOU KNOW MARKET IS LOW. I AM ROLLOVER FROM ONE TO OTHER COMPANY. WHAT IS MONEY MARKET? IF I ...
A: As long as the money market fund you want to roll over into is available from your broker/bank, you ...
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| Mutual Funds/IRAs | 11/7/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I'm a 20 year old small business owner and wanted advice on what i should do with my money. I ...
A: Dan, Thank you for your question! Congratulations on thinking about this so early. At 20, you have ...
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| Reading stock quote | 10/31/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I am a novice investor, dipping into Ins stocks such as Pru, Met Life, some GE and Chubb. I am using ...
A: Donna, Thank you for your question! The real time quote is always the most accurate, and should ...
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| will stock go up | 10/29/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: Question,If a company buys property from a owner & the company gives owner a lot of shares of stock ...
A: John, Thank you for your question. Usually yes, an owner of stock in the example you give would ...
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| Recession | 10/25/2008 | Steve Hach |
Q: I have heard all kinds of news stories and confused over the outcome of this recession. Some have ...
A: There are set definitions for "depression" and "recession" available on the internet via google or ...
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| Calculating IRR manually | 10/21/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: I'm taking CFA Level 1 now. Will sit for the exam next year. There's this IRR thing that gets me ...
A: Chow, Thank you for your question! The explanation of how to manually calculate Internal Rate of ...
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| Investment | 10/21/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: Is investment in the stock market a zero-sum game, i.e. when some people lose money in the market, ...
A: My answer would be that the stock market is only sort of a zero sum game. In the short term, yes. In ...
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| Grandfather's bequest to Grandson | 10/21/2008 | Steve Hach |
Q: .when my husband died in 2004 he left a bequest to his grandson of $A5000 to be held in trust until ...
A: Please keep in mind that I am no lawyer and I am a US citizen so I am unfamiliar with your financial ...
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| import and export | 10/21/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: I wonder what will happen to the country if a country export is less? Like the milk scandal crisis, ...
A: In general, countries thrive when people buy the products they produce. This can be people within ...
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| Small amount to start, want pre-set structure | 10/20/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: My husband and I have never invested beyond my employer’s 401k, and at almost 40 years old we feel ...
A: It sounds like you're trying to start small and diversify at the same time, without having to spend ...
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| Teach my kids financial planning | 10/19/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: My two children(13 & 14 years old) have a guardian savings account that we contribute to every year, ...
A: Everyone would have different opinions on how to teach financial responsibility to children. In my ...
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| hours to buy mutuals | 10/18/2008 | Paul Henneman |
Q: If I want to buy mutual funds; at what time of day do I need to place my order and what time does ...
A: Donald, Thank you for your question! Usually you would get the closing price from the same day ...
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| Currency Exchange | 10/17/2008 | Gina Boykin |
Q: I am a student with the minimal income is their anyway I could profit through investing in currency?
A: Investing in forex can be done with as little as $500. If you are interested in forex investing, ...
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| Earnings reports | 10/15/2008 | Steve Hach |
Q: I'm doing paper trading on historical stock data, and finding I could probably time my trades much ...
A: Darrin, I always look to google or yahoo finance for earnings data. They often have historical ...
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