| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Old Stock Certificates (follow up) | 9/2/2008 |
Q: I mentioned in my original question that Lever Brothers went on to merge and become Unilever... the ...
A: David, Thank you for the follow up question! I would suggest two things: First, try contacting ...
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| Old Stock Certificates | 8/30/2008 |
Q: I'm visiting England and helping my mother clean her home for a sale. Found two old Certificates. ...
A: David, Thank you for your question! The only way to know if those certificates are still worth ...
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| Stock | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I recently found out that I have 48 shares of stock in Prudential Financial (PRU), that I didn't ...
A: Dave, Thank you for your question! First the easy part: yes, you would have to pay taxes on the ...
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| Old Stocks | 8/5/2008 |
Q: We have found many old stocks that were bought in the 1930's. We are curious how to go about ...
A: Roxanne, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately there is no easy and simple way to go about ...
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| Capital Stock | 7/31/2008 |
Q: I am in possession of a stock totaling Four shares from "Southern Petroleum Corporation" shares are ...
A: It can depend greatly on the type of merger, aquisition, or name change if your original ...
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| value of old stocks | 7/28/2008 |
Q: I don't know if old stocks in family record box have any value. 1.25 shares of Elgin Motor Car Corp, ...
A: Lester, I do have a few suggestions for you on how you can do some research to find out if your ...
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| Capital Stock | 7/26/2008 |
Q: I am in possession of a stock totaling Four shares from "Southern Petroleum Corporation" shares are ...
A: Chris, Thank you for your question! I did a quick search, and could not find any references to the ...
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| "old" capital stock certificates | 5/10/2008 |
Q: Could someone tell me if "The Lost Soldier Oil Company" (1917) certificate and "Peoples Gas and Oil ...
A: Debbie, Thank you for your question! I did some quick searches and those two companies do not ...
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| Greyhound stock | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I worked for Greyhound Lines in 1990 and in 1991 the company filed bankruptcy, I was given one ...
A: Charles, Thank you for your question! Your only chance for success on this would be to contact ...
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| capital stock question | 4/10/2008 |
Q: First of all Mr. Henneman I must say that i am completely ignorant when it comes to any sort of ...
A: Meg, Thank you for your question! The only real thing to do in your situation is to try to find ...
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| Old Americasn Mining C ompany Stock | 4/3/2008 |
Q: I have five Stock certificates from American Mining Company issued to G.D. O'Rear on 5/31/17 in ...
A: Martha, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately, in all probability the stock certificates you ...
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| Old shares | 3/21/2008 |
Q: I have a Data Industries corporation of Texas share issue in 1970. It is incorporated under the law ...
A: Jorge, Thank you for your question! There are several things you can do. I would first start with ...
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| Countrywide Bank | 3/9/2008 |
Q: Do you think Countrywide is a great buy at its current Price?
A: Aaron, Thank you for your question! No, I think that there is incredible risk in any firm that has ...
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| listing price of shares | 3/5/2008 |
Q: how is the listing price of a share decided at a stock exchange?
A: Usually the company that is going public and the underwriting firm (Investment bank that is ...
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| Units/Shares | 3/4/2008 |
Q: I would like to know the definition of the term "units" as it relates to "shares". How is a unit ...
A: Pete, Thank you for your question! The term 'unit' can actually be applied in a few different ...
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| Help locating information | 2/27/2008 |
Q: In order to file my 2007 income tax return I need to know the purchase date and purchase price I ...
A: Shirley, Thank you for your question! Your best bet would be to contact the investor ...
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| online stockbroker | 2/23/2008 |
Q: Can I do it myself, without getting a license? Please advise. I do not mind paying some fee to ...
A: Ales, Thank you for your question! Yes, you can certainly trade your own investments yourself, ...
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| KinderCare Stock | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I how some old KinderCare stock that I was given as an employee of the company in the early to mid ...
A: Kristie, Thank you for your question! It appears that KinderCare no longer trades under that name. I ...
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| Midland United Company | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I found 2 stock certificates for Midland United Company with my grandmother's name on them. Are ...
A: June, Thank you for your question! Generally there are two ways to approach this. The first is ...
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| old stocks | 1/15/2008 |
Q: Found long forgotten continental airline stocks. Five certificates bought for $101 in 1968. Are ...
A: Gwin, Thank you for your question! Yes, those stocks are probably worth something as they are ...
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| Young and misguided | 1/14/2008 |
Q: I read your response to Michael about becoming a stock broker and I have a similar question with a ...
A: Tykara, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately there is no real way that I am aware of to ...
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| how can i find out when a stock certificate was issued and the stock price on that date | 1/9/2008 |
Q: Paul, I recently sold a lot of Wal Mart stock that my grandmother had bought for me over the years. ...
A: Ty, Thank you for your question! The best way to determine what you are asking is to contact ...
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| how to become a stockbroker | 1/5/2008 |
Q: dont realy know how to use dez tings cuz its my first time but i just wanted to ask u how difficult ...
A: I do strongly suggest that if you want to succeed in the financial world, a four year college degree ...
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| how to become a stockbroker | 1/3/2008 |
Q: dont realy know how to use dez tings cuz its my first time but i just wanted to ask u how difficult ...
A: Typically a career in finance does require a college degree. It can be a competitive industry, and ...
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| financial degree specific to teh stock market. | 12/31/2007 |
Q: I am a 24 year old guy going to immigrate to Canada from Asia. i am interested in making a career ...
A: Sam Thank you for your question! Yes, a CFA degree would serve you well in North America. I agree ...
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| selling stock | 12/17/2007 |
Q: What month or time of the year is the best time to sell stocks? Thanks paul
A: Unfortunately there is no clear answer to your question. There really is no definitive best time of ...
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| becoming a stock broker | 11/12/2007 |
Q: I hope this massage find you well. I would like to know if i am not a native speaker of the English ...
A: Omar, Thank you for your question! Yes, I think you can certainly become a stock broker if your ...
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| Selling stocks | 11/2/2007 |
Q: When you have stocks in a company through an online trader like scottrade or sharebuilder, when you ...
A: Frankie, Thank you for your question! Yes. When you submit the order, the online trader will ...
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| pepsico stock | 10/18/2007 |
Q: i am a student at san diego state university and i am doing an informational report about why buy ...
A: Trisha, Thank you for your question! I normally don't believe in answering homework type ...
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| lost stock cert | 10/17/2007 |
Q: I was given about 20 shares of stock from dish network over 10 years ago when I work for them. They ...
A: Unfortunately I am not sure if I have enough information to answer your question. If the company you ...
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| question on selling stock | 10/12/2007 |
Q: I have some stock I bought 11 shares of Krystal Company (burgers) back in 1995. How do I look this ...
A: Andra, Thank you for your question. I had already answered this, but I see it in my list again ...
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| Finance Schools | 9/24/2007 |
Q: I am a senior in high school. I asking your opinion on the best finance school that are available . ...
A: Huseyin, Thank you for your question! Below is a link to an article by USNews that lists the top ...
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| Old Capital Stock | 9/12/2007 |
Q: My father recently passed away and while going through his things, my siblings and I found a ...
A: Unfortunately I do not have much to add, what you have already done is exactly the course of action ...
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| p/e ratios | 8/30/2007 |
Q: What is the present P/E ratio of the DJIA?
A: Frank, Thank you for your question! I was able to find the current p/e ratio for the DJIA here: ...
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| Stock Brokers | 8/23/2007 |
Q: What classes should I be taking in High School in order to succeed in this business.
A: John, Thank you for your question! Your math classes will certainly be the most important for ...
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| How to educate myself at 35 | 8/10/2007 |
Q: I am a 35 year old hispanic female. I was born here in US but then raised in Puerto Rico where I ...
A: Liliana, Thank you for the follow up question! Either way will work, but let me outline the ...
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| stock exchange | 8/8/2007 |
Q: With the USA seemingly struggling with all kinds of foreign tensions and economy concerns is it ...
A: Steve, Thank you for your question! Yes, I believe that it is actually always good to have ...
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| Stocks/Shares | 7/27/2007 |
Q: If a company goes private and buys back all it's stocks from investors, is that company still listed ...
A: Pete, That is a good question, I am honestly not sure of the details on this. I believe what ...
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| Stocks/Shares | 7/27/2007 |
Q: If a company goes private and buys back all it's stocks from investors, is that company still listed ...
A: Pete, Thank you for your question! When a copy goes from public to prive, commonly called ...
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| Old Stocks | 6/30/2007 |
Q: I have two American Cereal Company stock certificates, dated 1919 that were given to me. Through my ...
A: Quaker Oats is now a division of Pepsico I believe. The only course that I am aware of to tell for ...
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| Stock Broker | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I am 53 and have worked for few banks as a forex trader as well as incharge forex department. I am ...
A: Syed, Thank you for your question! I think that the best way for you to proceed is to contact one of ...
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| educational instution name suggestions | 5/28/2007 |
Q: Henneman: In reference to your statement that the final degree is what you are after, and the ...
A: Wendy, Thank you for your question! Let me start with the online education first. If this is ...
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| How to educate myself at 35 | 5/10/2007 |
Q: I am a 35 year old hispanic female. I was born here in US but then raised in Puerto Rico where I ...
A: It is a great thing that you are thinking about this now, and 35 is definitely not too late. In ...
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| stock broker | 4/9/2007 |
Q: I was planning to work abroad in a financial institution or a brokerage firm. I was wondering if you ...
A: John, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately my company is not currently hiring. However, if ...
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| Too late for a career change? | 4/5/2007 |
Q: I work in sales for a promo company(ad specialty). Even though i don't have too much know how about ...
A: It is absolutely not too late to make the career change you are interested in. You are actually ...
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| my common stocks be taken private | 3/12/2007 |
Q: I own some publicly traded common stocks and the private equity group just bought it and taken it ...
A: Typically you will be reimbursed for a pre determined amount by the firm for your stock shares. This ...
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| Old stock certificate | 3/7/2007 |
Q: Paul, my father recently passed away and upon going through his personal belongings my brother and I ...
A: This is usually a difficult problem. To start, I did some searches on the company name for existing ...
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| becoming a stock broker | 1/30/2007 |
Q: What is the pay range, and what other degrees do you get introduced to when getting a degree in ...
A: The pay for a stock broker can range very dramatically, from perhaps $50,000 on the low end in a ...
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| Sysco stock | 1/16/2007 |
Q: we are just beginning to invest, and are researching stock to buy. Following Peter Lynch's theory of ...
A: I do realize that Peter Lynch suggests buying what you know, but just about every other financial ...
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| Becoming a Stock Broker | 1/2/2007 |
Q: My first question is I'm 35yrs. old and wanted to know if that's too old to become a Broker? Next if ...
A: No, never too old. It may take a year or two to learn the materials and get through a training ...
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| old stock certificates | 1/2/2007 |
Q: I found a couple of certificates dated 1975 for the company Dennison Personnel, Inc and Bradford ...
A: Judie, Thank you for your question! While I have not heard of either company, there are some ...
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| Selling Shares | 12/21/2006 |
Q: I have 10 paper shares of Continental Airlines stock that I received in 1996. How would I go about ...
A: Cameron, Thank you for your question! The best suggestion I have for you is to contact directly ...
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| splits | 12/19/2006 |
Q: Who and what dictates when a stock will split?
A: Kurt, Thank you for your question! A stock split is typically decided by the public company ...
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| question | 12/14/2006 |
Q: I have some old stocks that say clear air inc. 15,000,000 shares .02 par value the certificates are ...
A: Generally in this sort of case, the thing to do is to contact the investors relations department of ...
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| stock broker | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I currently work for a stock broke firm in (operations) and my question was i want to jump in a ...
A: James, Thank you for your question! The answer to your question is really based on how much ...
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| Study stock movements | 10/30/2006 |
Q: I am a beginner in this area. I want to study a movement of a stock and from that will predict the ...
A: Anthony, Thank you for your question! What you are referring to is commonly called 'Technical ...
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| old stock certificates | 10/25/2006 |
Q: Greetings Mr.Henneman, would you have any advice on moving these items? I have the following items ...
A: Unfortunately I have no experience in how or exactly where to sell such items. I do however have a ...
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| old stock certificates | 10/24/2006 |
Q: Sir, I'm holding shares of : (a) CONTINENTAL DYNAMICS, INC. (1970) , incorporated in the State of ...
A: Hank, Thank you for your question! It appears that neither is publicly traded anymore, which ...
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| should I hold on to delhaize stock | 10/10/2006 |
Q: I have alot of delhaize (DEG) stock and there are strong rumors about them merging with Ahold.Fifty ...
A: Unfortunately I am not personally familiar with DEG, so I cannot offer any real advice regarding the ...
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| Old Growth Fund certificate | 9/21/2006 |
Q: I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. My mother-in-law gave my husband an old stock certificate and he asked ...
A: Jeanne, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately I could not find any information on ...
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| Stock values | 9/8/2006 |
Q: I would like to ask what the value given to an index relates to, for example, what does 6000 ...
A: Joseph, That is actually a very complicated question, and can have a different answer depending ...
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| Investment firm - which one to choose? | 9/6/2006 |
Q: I have decided to buy stocks in a global investment bank. But i dont know which one to choose. ...
A: Soren, Thank you for your question! Each global investment bank has its positives and negatives, ...
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| rapid american | 8/7/2006 |
Q: is this stock still godd how to i find the value
A: Pat, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately that is a very big question. There are many ...
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| stock certificates | 8/7/2006 |
Q: Henneman. I am caring for my elderly mother now and in the process of packing up her home I found ...
A: Lorri, Thank you for your question! I am not a lawyer, but that legal language certainly could ...
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| stocks | 7/25/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Looking for stocks. certificates and records were lost and the named ...
A: Unfortunately as far as I am aware of, you must know the company that the stock is from. If you know ...
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| stocks | 7/24/2006 |
Q: just recieved stock from family know very little about investing or tracking stocks. suggestions?
A: While I do recommend that you invest, stocks are perhaps the most difficult to manage of ...
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| another question. | 7/3/2006 |
Q: i have a question about the text below. Why would a company based in a foreign nation request that ...
A: Austin, Thank you for your question! With just this to go on, I believe that the company is ...
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| question about a company doing an offering. | 7/3/2006 |
Q: it is strange but that is the only info i have. I can not find a Link to more info. sorry, i ...
A: There are many different was to create a fair market valuation for a company, some are fairly ...
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| Who bears the loss? | 6/17/2006 |
Q: Say I buy a stock at $10 that rises to $50 overtime at which point I sell it, and the market drops ...
A: The answer to your question is that someone has to buy the stock for you to sell it. Usually this is ...
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| Shop Television Network, Inc | 5/24/2006 |
Q: I purchased 1000 shares in 1989. What is the status for cusip 825081102. Thank you in advance.
A: Sheryl, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately I can find no data for the cusip number ...
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| Titling of stock | 5/7/2006 |
Q: My father bought stocks and in order to avoid probate, put some in both his name and his children's ...
A: Darrin, Thank you for your question! This is defintely something that you should consult an ...
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| Old Stock Certificate | 3/10/2006 |
Q: While cleaning out our attic, we found a stock certificate for a company called "Certified Credit ...
A: Daniel, Thank you for the follow up! I did a little more digging, and unfortunately still no ...
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| Old Stock Certificate | 3/9/2006 |
Q: While cleaning out our attic, we found a stock certificate for a company called "Certified Credit ...
A: Dan, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately this is a hard one. Usually you would simply ...
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| Bid/ask spread | 2/11/2006 |
Q: If the spread between the bid/ask price is high eg. $26 bid to over $80 ask what does this mean? ...
A: In your example, that would mean one very volatile stock! This type of terminology usually refers to ...
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| Conversely: No Dividends = No Value | 2/10/2006 |
Q: If a company is out of its rapid growth phase (like from a small cap to a large cap) and still ...
A: Jason, Thank you for your question! Yes, that is one way to look at it. However, focus on ...
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| Why does a company care about share price? | 2/10/2006 |
Q: Why does a company care about share price? I mean, most IPO, the stocks are on the secondary ...
A: Jason, Thank you for your question! Yes, high level management stock options is certainly one ...
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| indices' points(?) | 1/13/2006 |
Q: I just wanted to ask what exactly is points referring to when people talked about points movement of ...
A: Tommy, Thank you for your question! I found a definition of what you ask in Barron's "Dictionary ...
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| S&P 500 p/e averages | 12/14/2005 |
Q: I was trying to figure out where I could find the averages of p/e and growth % of the s&p 500. I am ...
A: Ben, Thank you for your question! I think I can provide at least a partial solution for your ...
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| financial accounting help | 11/1/2005 |
Q: After choosing 5 familiar company's, I am attempting to compare value of common stock prices in the ...
A: Ramona, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately there is no single answer to your questions. ...
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| Pepsi stock | 8/1/2005 |
Q: Hey I was wondering I really like pepsi and wanted to get a stock from them just to hang on my wall ...
A: Admiral, THank you for your question! I believe that yes, you can request a stock certificate no ...
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| Pfizer | 3/23/2005 |
Q: Do you think that Pfizer is a good buy right now? I plan on holding the stock for the long term.
A: Brad, Thank you for your question! Yes, the research performed by my company, ValuEngine.com, is ...
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| Foreign Diversification | 3/16/2005 |
Q: Mr. Henneman, I am interested in diversifying my portfolio to include foreign stocks. Do ADRs ...
A: Joe, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately all of my knowledge and experience relates to the ...
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| The value of stock | 3/7/2005 |
Q: hope you can help or point me in the right direction. I have come across some old family paper work ...
A: Gail, This is perhaps the most interesting question I have received through All Experts! Here is ...
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| Stock market Question. | 2/24/2005 |
Q: I was wondering what it means when a Stock Splits? I don't understand what the ratio means (2-1, ...
A: A stock splits generally as it grows and the share price becomes more and more. It is a readjustment ...
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| US stocks | 12/2/2004 |
Q: ) I would hugely appreciate a detailed answer for my questions if possible...I just need to know, ...
A: Mel, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately I am not sure how much help I can be. My ...
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| Risk involvd in MCD | 11/29/2004 |
Q: I hope you will be able to answer my question. For my math college class, I have been asked to do a ...
A: Audrey, I apologize for the delay in this reply to your question. I have been trying to answer it ...
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| How to be a stock broker | 10/8/2004 |
Q: Henneman. Your comment, "Also, there are other attractive careers in finance that you will learn ...
A: Julian, Thank you for the follow up! Some other careers in finance would include financial ...
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| How to be a stock broker | 10/4/2004 |
Q: Henneman. I would like to become a stock broker, but first I need to know what classes I should ...
A: Julian, Thank you for your question! Yes, I would strongly recommend that you get a degree if ...
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| Date-of-Death Value of Stock Certificate | 9/30/2004 |
Q: I am the legal assistant for Attorney David A. Keith. We are opening an estate that has some stock ...
A: Jeanne, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately I do not have alot of experience in this. My ...
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| FTSE...single day assesment?? | 9/10/2004 |
Q: Please give me some advice if you will.....what indicators can I use to estimate whether the FTSE ...
A: Mike, Thank you for your email! Unfortunately I do not have much advice to offer you. The FTSE is ...
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| stock exchange | 7/26/2004 |
Q: sir, what is stock exchange? In stock exchange what are they doing? Can any persion buy a ...
A: A stock exchange is essentially "a central location where securities or futures trading takes place. ...
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| list of companies in the s&p 500 idex | 6/28/2004 |
Q: Where can I find the list of companies in the S&P 500 idex
A: Chris, Thank you for your question! The S&P 500 index of stocks is compiled by Standard and ...
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| to increase share price | 5/26/2004 |
Q: could you help me to answer some of my questions please? What events outside management's control ...
A: Thomas, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately this is a VERY broad topic, but perhaps I can ...
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| finding money value | 5/20/2004 |
Q: this pends on my country money{nigeria} to that of the united states. i ...
A: As of yesterday, May 19, 2004 the exchange rate was 134.0065 NGN to 1 US dollar. I was able to find ...
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| Selling Stock? | 5/16/2004 |
Q: I received 69 shares of Nationwide Financial Services NatwFs on the NYSE. I want to see it. How ...
A: Sara, Thank you for your question! If you would like paperwork that shows your ownership of the ...
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| Bid/Ask | 4/16/2004 |
Q: Where can I get the following for Dowjones Sector & Subsector indexes: -advance/decline ratio ...
A: Billy, Thank you for your question! Unforutnately there are no free services that I am aware of ...
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| Shares, Stocks | 3/14/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you knew any information into helping beginnners like me learn about investing in ...
A: Yes, my number one recommendation is to read an introductory book about investing. My favorite is ...
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| dividend | 2/21/2004 |
Q: Concerning stock dividends, the ex-date means the stock trades with no dividend. Is that for the ...
A: Randy, Thank you for your question! I'm not really sure what is meant by 'ex-date' in ...
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| AWE Stock | 2/18/2004 |
Q: I have 400 shares of AWE (I hold the stock certificate). Now that the company has decided to sell, ...
A: Linda, Thank you for your question! Yes, I think that you do need a broker to handle the sale of ...
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| Stocks | 2/9/2004 |
Q: Henneman, I read in "Investing for Dummies" where a company's "Current Liabilities" shouldn't ...
A: Actually, there is not a clear answer. If assets and liabilities are the same or weighted to ...
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| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | 2/6/2004 |
Q: Why should stock investors be concerned about how EPS is reported?
A: The only reason an investor should be worried about how EPS is reported is that it relates to how ...
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| S&P 500 Index | 8/7/2003 |
Q: I am new to these matters so I would appretiate if you could explain to me what does S&P 500 Inddex ...
A: Karyna, Thank you for your question! Indexes are compiled to give investors a general idea of how ...
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| Value of stocks | 6/25/2003 |
Q: How does the size of a company's cash flow affect the value of its stock?
A: That is a broad question, but in essence cash flow alone means little more than positive ...
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