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Question about a stocks
Posted on 4/23/14 at 11:38 am
Posted on 4/23/14 at 11:38 am
Im a newb and dont know shite about stocks but I have a question.
Im looking at putting about a grand on one stock thats priced around $6 a share. There is talks this company will be bought by another in the next 6-12 months. Should I wait till then to buy or buy now?
Im looking at putting about a grand on one stock thats priced around $6 a share. There is talks this company will be bought by another in the next 6-12 months. Should I wait till then to buy or buy now?
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Posted on 4/23/14 at 11:53 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Spill the beans!!!
For your question, if there is a suspected buyout, usually the earlier you get in the better as companies are usually bought out at a higher price per share.
For your question, if there is a suspected buyout, usually the earlier you get in the better as companies are usually bought out at a higher price per share.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 12:22 pm to rintintin
A deal isn't done until it is done. My company has gone through three for sure sells but all of this went for nothing still hasn't sold
Posted on 4/23/14 at 12:24 pm to rintintin
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Spill the beans!!!
Posted on 4/23/14 at 12:37 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
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dont know shite about stocks
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Im looking at putting about a grand on one stock
You are correct about your not knowing shite. No offense. Do you have any diversified investments?
Posted on 4/23/14 at 1:32 pm to Cmlsu5618
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You are correct about your not knowing shite. No offense. Do you have any diversified investments?
I don't even know what you mean by "diversified investments"
Posted on 4/23/14 at 1:44 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
He's asking you why you don't spread that grand amongst different industries (Exxon, Microsoft, Coke).
Posted on 4/23/14 at 2:07 pm to LSUneaux
Good question
Posted on 4/23/14 at 2:25 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
What's the company?
Generally when a company purchases another company the share price of the purchased company goes up. Therefore, you would want to own the shares before the announcement of the purchase is made.
Generally when a company purchases another company the share price of the purchased company goes up. Therefore, you would want to own the shares before the announcement of the purchase is made.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 2:56 pm to LSUneaux
Well to be fair I don't think a grand is enough to spread around many stocks for diversification. If you're gonna do that you might as well just throw it in an index or mutual fund. You won't get much more diversified than that with the added advantage of not paying multiple commission fees.
It sounds like he just wants to gamble and go big on the hopes that this buyout is for real.
It sounds like he just wants to gamble and go big on the hopes that this buyout is for real.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 6:58 pm to rintintin
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It sounds like he just wants to gamble and go big on the hopes that this buyout is for real.
Yea kinda. Consensus is the shares are undervalued by 40% and it should make that up this year and / or get bought. Put my money on SD and keeping my fingers crossed it makes me a little money
Posted on 4/24/14 at 7:40 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
I took a brief look at it. It's a gamble. If you'd be ok with going to the boat and putting a grand on black and losing it then do it now! I'm not knocking your idea at all. There may very well be a buyout and if that's the case you'll be rewarded for your risk. Worst case scenario is you lose a few hundred bucks when the stock takes a tumble and you have to bail out. I guess it comes down to how bad you need that grand...
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:14 pm to tysonslefthook
I had some money set aside for toys and figured I'd take a handful and try stocks. I follow that company pretty close anyway and have more riding in their success than just 1k. Hope both work out
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:31 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Good luck than man. I'm going to take a second look at it myself just out if curiosity.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:11 pm to tysonslefthook
Since the firing of former CEO Tom Ward the company has made a turnaround. I personally feel like its only a matter of time before their stocks reflect the positive direction of the company.
As admitted, I know nothing about finances. Had to get my stock guy to explain what a CD is and had no idea about dividend on stocks
As admitted, I know nothing about finances. Had to get my stock guy to explain what a CD is and had no idea about dividend on stocks
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:34 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Be careful. Everything you've said makes me believe in doesn't take much to take advantage of you financially.
But seriously.
But seriously.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:34 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
In a nutshell a dividend is just a corporations way of returning some of it's profits to the owners in that corporation, i.e the shareholders.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:38 pm to slackster
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Be careful. Everything you've said makes me believe in doesn't take much to take advantage of you financially. But seriously.
Agreed, don't risk anything you can't handle losing right now until you get confident. I'm not saying you WILL lose it, but my advice is to be prepared to lose it. The only way to really gain an understanding of the market is to have skin in the game. When I was 22 years old I put 500 bucks ok the market to play with. It's all I had at the time that I was willing to part with. I lost it fairly quickly, but I learned some hard lessons that I won't make with my retirement as a result...
Posted on 4/25/14 at 6:40 am to tysonslefthook
I'm 32 now and basically doing the same thing. If I lose it then I can only blame myself and will hopefully gain knowledge from it.
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