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An investor will find the stock screener to be a useful tool for finding a stock or mutual fund which meets his or her requirements. The screener can be set to display stocks with high dividends or high earnings or low P/E ratios or any of a variety of possibilities. I believe it is necessary for any investor to pay off credit card debt before getting into the market. I do not buy partnerships because of the K-1 tax schedule and the requirement to pay taxes in every state in which the partnership does business. Partnerships often pay very high dividends but for me it is not worth the trouble.
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Posted in Stocks · April 5th, 2010 · Comments (25)
January 8th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
In both entertainment and stock investing I have had failures and successes. I never worry about losing here and there. I probably have averaged 10 percent gains yearly for more than 20 years. There are years when I have lost 40 percent or so but I never look at one day or one month or one year. My life is very pleasant and the market is like a toy to play with. I have no ulcers. I do enjoy it. Thanks.
January 8th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
@Featureman
good to hear haha, its a very good attitude to have too i think,
i should try to adopt such thinking to my own life more often.
thanks again, and good talking to you as always.
January 11th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Hey,Tom.
I really have no idea what you’re talking about but it sure seems interesting.
Alex.
January 12th, 2010 at 1:28 am
I just bought a Yamaha piano last year and after that I paid so much attention on stock market and house prices and get stressed… still haven’t practiced my piano. I was made redundant and thinking of making a living by investing in stocks and shares after waiting for the UK house price to bottom out ( it takes forever ). I love your videos STILL no time to look at piano lessonsyet until I can sort out some income maybe from stocks. What do you think about my plan?thank you so much.
January 12th, 2010 at 1:40 am
love your videos. I just bought a ydps31 last year but lost my job so I had no time to practice d piano. Looking to earn my living by investing in stock market instead of buying a house caz uk house price is still high( I think ). what do you think about my plans? Please keep up the good works and thank you so much for your excellent videos.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:19 am
Thanks. I would suggest to do whatever brings you the most happiness. I did invest in stocks after the first of the year. I am looking at real estate. I have no great plan. What works for me might not be right for you. Do the things that make you most happy and the money part probably will eventually become stable. Good luck.
January 12th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Thanks for your advice. I have been doing things that I hate for the whole of my life in order to earn a living. I think it’s time to stop that now… life is too short. I know stock market is risky as my dad lost a lot of money in it. But I will try to study more sothat I understand it before investing. please post more vids about how to choose the stocks. you have done excellently 10% average a year,that’s much better than saving accounts.
January 12th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Thanks, Alex. Basically screening the stock is like if you have a list of songs and you want to screen them to see which songs were recorded by Elvis and had the word Blue in the song and made it to the top ten but instead we are searching for stocks which cost a certain amount and pay a certain dividend or other info and the screener shows a list of all those stocks. Then we get rich. Or maybe we lose everything but it was fun.
January 12th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Thanks. I do not make 10 percent per year but I average approximately 10 percent per year. There are years when I have lost 40 percent and years when I have made 70 percent. You have to be able to lose and not be bothered by that. I recommend studying the market for a year and that is how to learn how to study which issues you will be buying. Watch many other tutorials about investing by other investors. I will make some more every now and then. Thanks.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:53 am
Thanks Tom. I will follow your advice. Looking forward to your next Vids
Take Care
Champagne
January 20th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Hey i was just wondering.
is putting effort into stocks worth it economically?
im soon 18 and have wanted to start going into stocks, but i dont know if its worth it.
January 20th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Maybe and maybe not. It depends on your investments and ability to accept losses. If you ask if it is worth it you would never buy a car or get married or spend money on a date with a cheerleader. If you enjoy investing and making money on some things and losing on others it is worth studying. The only thing that is “worth it” is to do what you enjoy. Thanks.
February 8th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Hi. My name is Jiany. First of thank you for the videos you have been doing.
I usually involve myself in Real Estate, but do to what just happened, I have been taken a sudden interest in Stocks and Bond. Am 34 and was about to take a class to give me a 101, but I saw your video and really enjoyed it. I did them all till #6 and am wondering where are the rest? Is there any other videos? Looking forward for your answer. Regard Jiany.
February 8th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
I have only the six stock market tutorials. I might add some more after I get caught up on some other things which require attention. Thanks for watching them and good luck with your investments.
February 8th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Thanks for your response, and thanks again for the videos. Looking forward for others.
GOod Day : )
March 11th, 2010 at 6:47 am
Hi Featureman. I have enjoyed all 6 of your videos. If you have a chance to respond to a question that would be great:
-Do you think it is possible to make very much money purchasing stocks for a company that has a relatively low volume? To add context – I work for an up and coming software development company. I’ve thought about purchasing, but i see that the volume right now is 240 , and the average volume is 7,576.09.
March 11th, 2010 at 6:47 am
Is it only possible to make large sums of money if this volume increases substantially after the date of purchase of the stocks? Thanks very much.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
@ssdaven If you work for the company and intend to hold the stock for many years it could be a wise investment if you understand what it is doing. You also would have to be able to know where it is going and what the management is like. If you will need the investment money for something else soon, it is best to stick with a heavily traded company for trading so your buy or sell quantity does not affect the price.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Anything is possible. Generally when a stock volume increases it is a good sign. Remember that an increase in the volume can be a sign of panic if the price is going down during the uptick in volume.
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Hello feature man I have a question. like when I using stock screeners I see that there are other parameters that u can set yourself for finding the stocks based on what u put in but I dun really understand em too much cause u didnt touch on em in ur vids cant you pls help me out with that. examples include: Market Cap, Beta (Volatility), and Price/Sales Ratio,
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:04 am
@lacklustersoldier915 Price/Sales ratio is just the cost of a share of stock/the amount in dollars of sales for a given period such as per year or fiscal year, etc. The lower the price is for a similar amount of sales, the more it seems to be a bargain. I recommend watching all the numbers for 25 or 30 stocks and see what happens to the price of that stock over a few months. Volatility can just be a lot of volume for a temporary period or it can be an upward or downward trend. Study 1 year.
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Xd lol I am feeling good right about now im looking at my test portfolio on good and my stock picks are doing pretty well. especially lyric jeans the price is relatively small but judging by what I saw i believe its going to be worth more when that happens ill sell my shares. also catepilla is doing good also. thank you featureman for teaching me so much i feel so happy lol
March 23rd, 2010 at 9:59 pm
You are welcome. Thanks for your nice comment. Caterpillar was the first stock I ever purchased. They have a good business model. The actor Clark Gable who died in 1960 was a Caterpillar stock owner also. There are many great old companies to watch.
March 30th, 2010 at 1:59 am
Hi Tom. Your videos are great. Could you recommend some books or reading material on stock market investing?. THanks a lot and im looking forward to more of your videos.
March 30th, 2010 at 2:06 am
@trju12346 I would not recommend any books other than general info about stock market terminology. Most information you might seek can be found online. I once read Think and Grow Rich. Napolean Hill I believe was the author. It had a broad overview of life’s investment possibilities which probably still apply. Thanks.