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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Do It Yourself Investing | 1/27/2012 | Todd |
| Q: Would I, as a beginning investor, be better off having a discount broker that uses no-load funds and ... A: Mike, you are right on the money. (sorta a pun intended) I believe that if you are trying to learn ... | ||
| Shares of SLF | 1/15/2012 | Dean Gust |
| Q: My husbands dad passed away in 1998 and he apparently owns 171 shares of Sunlife..they have been ... A: Sunlife is a Dividend paying stocks, which means he was either receiving dividend checks every 4 ... | ||
| ETFs | 12/23/2011 | Dean Gust |
| Q: I am interested in buying ETF income stocks. I was going to buy a utility ETF until I watched a ... A: Wow, great questions! Unfortunately ETF'S are not my expertise. I focus on what ever the Market ... | ||
| Amount of dividend | 12/22/2011 | Todd |
| Q: I own a few stocks but have never owned one that pays a dividend. If a company announces a dividend ... A: Allen, if you have a specific company you are thinking about then I can give you specifics for that ... | ||
| ETFs | 12/22/2011 | Todd |
| Q: I am interested in buying ETF income stocks. I was going to buy a utility ETF until I watched a ... A: Jenfier, I am not the person you should be asking about ETF's. They are not an investment vehicle ... | ||
| ETFs | 12/22/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: I am interested in buying ETF income stocks. I was going to buy a utility ETF until I watched a ... A: sorry guy I do not trade or even ever consider trading etf's.. to many hidden things that can rip ... | ||
| Indicators | 12/3/2011 | Dean Gust |
| Q: Like you I've been trading equities for almost 12 years now but I've lost much more than I've made. ... A: I recommend you look at the ADX indicator...http://www.stockmarket-coach.com/adx-indicator.html ... | ||
| Indicators | 11/29/2011 | Dean Gust |
| Q: Like you I've been trading equities for almost 12 years now but I've lost much more than I've made. ... A: You are 100% correct,I do indeed use the OBV indicator on breakouts. I will use the RSI on a swing ... | ||
| Indicators | 11/19/2011 | Dean Gust |
| Q: Like you I've been trading equities for almost 12 years now but I've lost much more than I've made. ... A: Yes you can indeed use oscilattors in Day Trading! Some Indicators are leading, some are lagging. I ... | ||
| High dividend yield stocks | 10/12/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: Borek, I am planning to try a new stock investing strategy and I was wondering if you could answer ... A: Hey Chris- Thanks for an interesting strategy question. The first thing I'd mention is that the ... | ||
| stock / bankruptcy | 9/30/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: If you buy stock in a company prior to it going through bankruptcy, and it comes out of the ... A: Yes, the latter...in most bankruptcies, the stock you can buy (for pennies, typically) before the ... | ||
| Stock Dividend and Dilution Effect | 9/28/2011 | Todd |
| Q: Sir, I have some questions about Stock Dividend and Dilution Effect. Q1: Does Dilution Effect ... A: The dilution effect that I think you are talking about is the effect that a dividend has on a ... | ||
| Ex-Dividend Date | 9/24/2011 | Todd |
| Q: Sir I have question about Ex-Dividend date. SituationIf I purchase a stock one month before the ... A: Sonia, if you purchase the stock one month before the date of record you will receive the dividend, ... | ||
| apple stock | 9/21/2011 | Todd |
| Q: I have been watching APPLE since it was selling for $340/share. It is now about $410/share. would ... A: Carl, thank you for your question. It looks like you have been watching AAPL since about the ... | ||
| Dividend Growth Model | 9/19/2011 | Todd |
| Q: I have regarding Dividend growth model. In analyzing stock's value using this model, what we ... A: Sonia, There are probably many, many models of analyzing dividends (and other cash flows, etc.) that ... | ||
| 1 to 1 stock dividend | 8/21/2011 | Dean Gust |
| Q: Is this the same as a stock split? PGI Energy announced a dividend and not a split, please clarify. ... A: A dividend is a payment issued by a company to distribute to shareholders. When a company becomes ... | ||
| Trading | 8/19/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: I have been investing in different businesses and real estate ventures since I sold my company in NY ... A: Ya tell me about it.. I have stayed away from them since the late 80's..I only play 6-10 stocks and ... | ||
| Trading | 8/19/2011 | Todd |
| Q: I have been investing in different businesses and real estate ventures since I sold my company in NY ... A: Randy, I am not a day, week, or year trader. I invest for the long term, that is to say, when I ... | ||
| Trading | 8/19/2011 | Dean Gust |
| Q: I have been investing in different businesses and real estate ventures since I sold my company in NY ... A: You are 100% correct, there are a lot of scams out there. If you go to ... | ||
| Trading | 8/19/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: I have been investing in different businesses and real estate ventures since I sold my company in NY ... A: Randy, here's a perspective that might help: my view is that someone considering day trading as an ... | ||
| New York Stock Exchange | 8/5/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: Do the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poors 500 and other stock indexes trade on ... A: Hey Kenneth- The indices themselves don't trade anywhere - they're just a calculated number whose ... | ||
| selling/withdrawing shares | 7/28/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: I am a novice when it comes to stocks. Years ago, my mother suggested I invest some money in some ... A: you have the right to take your shares as hard paper.. and they have the right to charge a fee for ... | ||
| selling/withdrawing share | 7/28/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: I am a novice when it comes to stocks. Years ago, my mother suggested I invest some money in some ... A: Hey Lisa- Years ago, when you bought stock you got a fancy certificate that looks like a high school ... | ||
| Global Trading Platform Feasibility - investing in local and Foreign Stocks Exchanges | 7/20/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: There should be Global Trading Platform - Internet web site/s Portal / Gateway Created for investors ... A: Just saw your follow-up questions, some comments... Just the issue of multiple legal systems seems ... | ||
| Stocks? | 7/20/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: How are you? I need some advice. If I wanted to invest $100,000 in a stock that is listed on either, ... A: well I just got out of ibm and will be getting out of cat.. I would say us bank USB should bring a 1 ... | ||
| Old Stock Value | 7/16/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: I have a certificate of stock for 20 shares of capital stock (1960)in the American Motor Corporation ... A: you need to contact renault.. they are the company that bought amc .. their shareholder services ... | ||
| Global Trading Platform Feasibility - investing in local and Foreign Stocks Exchanges | 6/29/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: There should be Global Trading Platform - Internet web site/s Portal / Gateway Created for investors ... A: I missed this one in my inbox. What you're describing does in effect exist, but to what extent ... | ||
| Global Trading Platform Feasibility - investing in local and Foreign Stocks Exchanges | 6/29/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: There should be Global Trading Platform - Internet web site/s Portal / Gateway Created for investors ... A: I have no idea how such a platform would be accomplished. as I am a simple truck driver and common ... | ||
| amc stock | 6/10/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: I purchased $3000.00 worth of AMC stock in 1967 [approx date] thru a broker in Cincinnati Ohio,I ... A: Carl, that is so long ago that your best bet is probably to check with Ohio's "unclaimed property" ... | ||
| Tastycake stock (TSTY) question | 5/30/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: a few weeks ago I purchased shares of Tastycake stock (TSTY), got an email thru Scottrade where I ... A: Your company was bought by flower foods, stock symbol FLO. on or about 25 may 2011. So if you did ... | ||
| Old Stock Certif | 5/13/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: I just inherited my father's papers, (CDs, insurance, etc) and he has a Mutual of Omaha Stock certif ... A: Lee, I'd suggest doing some homework on this to find out. I haven't followed the history of that ... | ||
| buying mutual funds directly with fund group | 5/7/2011 | Jay Kay |
| Q: I have several mutual funds (Fidelity, AIM, etc) that I bought years ago through my bank's ... A: Of course I cannot speak for every fund, but it seems to me that the share price would be the same ... | ||
| buying mutual funds directly with fund group | 5/7/2011 | Jay Kay |
| Q: I have several mutual funds (Fidelity, AIM, etc) that I bought years ago through my bank's ... A: There may be factors that make fund purchases through your bank's investment center beneficial to ... | ||
| Is Ford in the dog house ? | 4/29/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: I am in a quandary as to why Ford Motor Company stock didn't get rewarded for their best quarter in ... A: If I had to hazard a guess I would say that its at its top. you will note that Ford had a 15% drop ... | ||
| definition | 4/10/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: I am wondering if you can help bring more of an insight into this statement? "an aggregated ... A: sammie, not enough info to have any idea how to answer this. Notional amounts can be very different ... | ||
| Margin Buying | 4/6/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: When an investor makes a stock purchase by using margin, when does he pay the brokerage for the ... A: No, not necessarily...one way to zero out your margin balance would be to deposit cash, without ... | ||
| Margin Buying | 4/2/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: When an investor makes a stock purchase by using margin, when does he pay the brokerage for the ... A: Kenneth, ask your broker for a disclosure document for a margin account, it explains this stuff. ... | ||
| Building credit | 3/18/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: To use the credit building strategy that you suggest should one use a secured card to pay ones bills ... A: if you already have an unsecured CREDIT card ..not A DEBIT card. then you are set..go to utube and ... | ||
| Stock Dividends | 3/18/2011 | Tad Borek |
| Q: When a stock pays a dividend, it is usually expressed as a percentage. How is the amount from the ... A: Hey Kenneth- First, you should always check with the source you're looking at because there are a ... | ||
| Dividend Capturing | 3/1/2011 | tbaarr |
| Q: I want be perfectly clear on this. If buy a stock the day before ex-dividend date, and I sell that ... A: you are stating exactly the statement i made 20 years ago and i got shafted ..so be warned and dont ... | ||
General Stock Investment Strategies
Tad Borek
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Expertise
I am a San Francisco-based investment adviser and attorney.
Experience
I opened my investment advisory practice, Borek Financial Management, in 1999, and have been a licensed attorney since 1993.
I received my B.S from Cornell University, and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School.
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