Financial Stocks/Questions Answered by Expert Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp
| Subject | Date Asked |
| CSX Stock | 9/15/2007 |
| Q: I have received a copy from my deceased fathers paperwork of CSX stock for 123 common shares which ... A: Find a local broker dealer in your area, and take the certificates into the the firm. They will look ... | |
| Old Stock Certificates | 7/28/2007 |
| Q: I have a stock certificate for 10 shares of "Tudor Industries Corporation" dated 10/25/1973. It was ... A: At no cost, take these into a local broker dealer. They have the research department run down all of ... | |
| Joint tenants on stock | 5/29/2007 |
| Q: Can stock owned jointly be listed as "Joe Smith OR Betty Smith JT TEN" or is there some legal reason ... A: You could inquire at the broker dealer how to change this over to another format. There are acutally ... | |
| Paper Stock Certificate | 5/20/2007 |
| Q: A few years ago I purchased an antique picture frame at an estate sale that contained a paper ... A: Cusip number is the number. You can go on http://www.hoovers.com and look up this company, American ... | |
| 80 year old Class A and B 100 shares | 4/15/2007 |
| Q: Beauchamp Please forgive me for the long question in advance! I have stock certificates for American ... A: You need to find a broker dealer in your area, and take this all into them. You need to deposit all ... | |
| Shares in KKD and cannot find papework | 4/11/2007 |
| Q: The broker I purchased these shares from sent me the information, since he was no longer handling ... A: Find a broker dealer in your area, since they have all the free tools to trace this back for you. ... | |
| Shares in KKD and cannot find papework | 4/11/2007 |
| Q: The broker I purchased these shares from sent me the information, since he was no longer handling ... A: You should go back to the broker dealer, and ask for statements to see if the shares are in the ... | |
| Stocks | 2/20/2007 |
| Q: I'm new to buying stocks, in fact I just opened an account and with an electonic broker system. It ... A: I rarely recommend stocks for anyone. I usually suggest mutual funds, and reading over the ... | |
| Playing on the stocks | 2/7/2007 |
| Q: wat exactly id the stock exchange?how dus it work?how can i tell which entities are good byes?wen ... A: Your questions require very large answers. I suggest that you go to the public library and check out ... | |
| Accounting for stocks issued as a gift | 12/20/2006 |
| Q: So basically disregard the gift value? Please confirm: 1. At the time of receipt record the stock ... A: There might be stepped up basis if from estate. If received from estate, there may be little or no ... | |
| Accounting for stocks issued as a gift | 12/20/2006 |
| Q: One of my clients received stocks as a gift. I have the gift value as well as the market value. ... A: Value at the time of receipt of the free trading stock -when you could have sold the stock and ... | |
| Old, uncashed bonds | 12/17/2006 |
| Q: I have a number of old bonds dating from 1923 which are uncashed, although the interest chits on ... A: Take these into a local broker dealer. They do not charge and can take them into an account. They ... | |
| I'm confused! | 11/29/2006 |
| Q: I don't really know what I want to do. I think I want to be a stock broker but at the same time I ... A: Stock broker is a commissioned sales job. These jobs are always there. You might want to obtain a ... | |
| UNITED STATES ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION | 11/8/2006 |
| Q: What happened to UNITED STATES ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION? Who did they merge with? A: I can not seem to find any information on this company myself. If you have certificates, or more ... | |
| American Mining Co. of Utah | 10/24/2006 |
| Q: Is this company still in existence and if so would an old stock certificate be any good. Our ... A: Go for a free service. Take the certificates into any broker dealer in your area. Have them open up ... | |
| Invisible Billionaires. | 10/8/2006 |
| Q: Joseph, I hope you know this. How come the list of world's top billionaires doesn't include ... A: These people no longer show up in public traded stock. The only ones we now here about are the Gates ... | |
| Stock Tips | 9/18/2006 |
| Q: Not sure if I'm in the right section under stocks but...are there any general, very general I ... A: You could look over the free site of http://wfnn.info or you could go to the local public library. ... | |
| Going Private | 8/30/2006 |
| Q: I understand your answer is correct for a person who owns the common shares of the company that's ... A: If the preferred trades, then they will offer and retire this stock. This is what they must do, and ... | |
| p/e ratio's and weighted ratio's | 2/7/2006 |
| Q: sir, i am from india. i have done MBA finance. i usually watch the stock exchange updates. i got the ... A: Price is divided by earnings per share: this is the ratio. When you get this data from the Internet, ... | |
| Old Stock? | 1/19/2006 |
| Q: Dr. Beauchamp, My mother passed away in October of 2005, and I was cleaning out her things in the ... A: Melinda, Yes, it can have value in BK. You should take the certificate into a broker dealer in your ... | |
| Equity derivatives &Credit derivatives | 12/30/2005 |
| Q: Can u please tell me the complete details of these instruments. about their valuation and trading. A: Bilal, You can find this in a typical college textbook. I would suggest going to the local library, ... | |
| buying a stock at the opening price | 12/14/2005 |
| Q: This may sound like a beginner question for you but I was wondering how I could get a stock at the ... A: You have to have your broker drop in the ticket. There is no way to warranty the transaction with ... | |
| Stocks | 11/7/2005 |
| Q: Can you give any advice on good stocks to buy? My husband has entrusted me with this task which ... A: Try using the library --look up Valueline and Morningstar in the local library. This would be good ... | |
| 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, Most any broker dealer in your area can buy this for you. Should not cost but the ... | |
| definition of term | 7/10/2005 |
| Q: Beauchamp, As a part of my masters degree, I am currently taking an accounting class. I have some ... A: Frank, I can not tell what you are after here. You need to state your solution with outstanding ... | |
| Stock Searches | 5/9/2005 |
| Q: I went to that wfnn.info site and I don't see where you can do the search for local companies. ... A: On the search button, you can type in the city. Unfortunately, it is very limited by city. The best ... | |
| Stock Searches | 5/4/2005 |
| Q: I am looking for a way to find all the companies that are publicly owned in the area I live in. I ... A: http://wfnn.info allows you to do searches for free. No other site allows for this by city. You ... | |
| stock symbols | 3/12/2005 |
| Q: I would like to find the stock symbols on all companies that sell lighters, cig. lighters. How would ... A: Suzanne, The only way I know how to do this would be to go to http://www.hoovers.com and type in ... | |
| selling stocks | 2/14/2005 |
| Q: I had a very old small life insurance policy that matured several years ago. They have sent the ... A: Eddie, Stock certificate? Maybe a policy certificate? Perhaps they sent you a redemption coupon or ... | |
| purchasing stocks | 12/3/2004 |
| Q: I wanted to buy stocks in my favorite companies, such as Sam Adams Beer. I found out that they only ... A: Most discount brokerage firms will allow you to buy one share of stock. The commission is still ... | |
| DJIA Stocks | 8/30/2004 |
| Q: Dr. Beauchamp, I am trying to find what two stocks in the DJIA are unique & why. I am not very ... A: Charles Dow, the History of the Dow Jones Averages, Dow Jones Averages Chronology 1884 - 1995 ... | |
| s&p500 | 7/9/2004 |
| Q: What companies make up the S&P 500? And what were the lowest performing stocks for 2003 and 2002? A: http://research.businessweek.com/scoreboard.asp This is a good start for your information. With 500 ... | |
| stock holdings as a trustee | 4/12/2004 |
| Q: Beauchamp, I recently came across a certificate for 32 shares of GE stock purchased in 1963 that my ... A: The stock certificate would have the proper title on the front. If he were the trustee of a family ... | |
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