Stockmarket

**aspkin** · #1 06-21-2009

So who's in the market right now?

I have a good chunk in AIB, BAC, SIRI, and F

I'm hoping for an uptrend this coming week.

lasvegas68 · #2 06-21-2009

Definitely in!!! I have bought F, STEM, AIG, GM : (, SCII, SBUX, SSN, GERN, DRYS, CTIC, MNTG. I think that's all. LOL Anyway, I bought these all when they were at their lowest and haven't been hurt by any of them. Has been all smiles for me so far.

**aspkin** · #3 06-21-2009

Good stuff, I'm thinking of putting more money in, probably more into BAC while it's still pretty low.

I think overall this summer will be slightly down, but come October or so we should start going much higher until the end of the year.

lasvegas68 · #4 06-21-2009

I will check out BAC. I am really liking DRYS. But I put the majority of funds into all the stem cell research stocks. These are all long term investments. I think they look pretty good. I am just a small time investor trying to grow my retirement. I agree about the summer being slow. I think it might be a good time to snap some more bargain stocks.

**aspkin** · #5 06-21-2009

Hehe, I'm looking short term.

Long term to me is if I get stuck in a stock and have to wait it out until I get my money back. That has happened to me twice with SIRI and once with RDN.

I've done pretty with BAC and F

JohnnyBoy · #6 06-24-2009

What's a good sizable amount to get started with. $500 maybe?

**aspkin** · #7 06-25-2009

Five hundred is a start, but it isn't much.

It's the amount my uncle started with. I helped him sign up at TD Ameritrade and invest in some SIRI stock. He made a 40% return luckily, but that was only a couple hundred dollars.

Now think if he invested 5k, 10k or more.

Right now there is a lull in the stock market, and it will probably go lower before it goes higher.

Maybe work to putting a grand or two in your brokerage account and invest in some stocks late this summer.

JohnnyBoy · #8 06-25-2009

40% return? I've always thought returns was around 10%. How long it took to get that 40% return. I rather do short term cause long term to me is anything more than a couple days.

**aspkin** · #9 06-25-2009

Well he got lucky.

We bought when SIRI going up.

I bought SIRI when it was 7 cents a share.

I just sold yesterday at 40 cents.. I probably should of waited until today as it's 45 cents now.

But he sold awhile ago.

Here We Go Again · #10 06-25-2009

I got 10K stuck in the stock market right now...
I am just hopping it goes up and up so I can get out at least even.
Then I can move on to a better stock or wait for the next big fall then get back in...

Come on and give me a 500+ day soon... LOL

**aspkin** · #11 06-26-2009

I'm down a little with my AIB stock, I have 12k in that one.

I probably should have put that money in BAC, I'm up on that one right now.

Oh well, in the long run everything will be back up.

GreenBean · #12 06-26-2009

So long as there is diversity in the investments, I agree.

('cept for ebay stocks

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