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MT suggestions for market index investing
Posted by Kingpenm3 on 1/15/15 at 8:51 am00
After watching my oil heavy portfolio take a beating for the past month, I think I've decided that I would like to put some money in some sort of simple index fund. Anyone have any suggestions for the best funds for this? ETF vs MF (which has the lowest fee structure?)? Dow vs Nasdaq vs S&P 500? Thanks in advance for your input/opinions.
re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by Blakely Bimbo on 1/15/15 at 9:05 am to Kingpenm3
JMO, but I think that it is a little late for indexing.
Going forward, it is going to be a stock pickers market for a while. It's been a good run, but obviously, things are starting to change.
Going forward, it is going to be a stock pickers market for a while. It's been a good run, but obviously, things are starting to change.
re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by jimbeam on 1/15/15 at 9:30 am to Blakely Bimbo
What?
re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by white perch on 1/15/15 at 9:49 am to jimbeam
Now's the time to load up on some, relatively, cheap large and mid cap energy stocks. The underlying need for energy is only going to grow as the population grows. XOM, CVX, COP will all be here still when you retire. Buy them now while they're cheap.
re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by windshieldman on 1/15/15 at 9:53 am to Blakely Bimbo
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JMO, but I think that it is a little late for indexing.
Going forward, it is going to be a stock pickers market for a while. It's been a good run, but obviously, things are starting to change.
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re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by jimbeam on 1/15/15 at 9:54 am to white perch
I know. I don't at all get the idea behind not indexing.
re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by Blakely Bimbo on 1/15/15 at 10:43 am to jimbeam
IMO, something big is getting ready to happen. The SNB breaking the Euro peg is a big frigging deal.
It could signal that the ECB is going to execute a QE next week. How big? Who knows? Could be that the Swiss Central Bank knows its coming and it is getting in front of the ECB or it could mean that there has been a break in central bank co ordination.
Also, yesterday at Bloomberg, there was an article concerning Yellen signaling that she ain't going to babysit market turmoil. Read it...
Bloomberg
OK, so IF the ECB announces a huge QE next week, where is the money going to flow to? Too many unknowns right now, although a big Euro QE could put a floor on commods.
Anecdotally, I noticed that during this Christmas shopping season, the deals started way before Black Friday. Lower prices everywhere. Deflation... and last week I heard of a friend whose company has asked for employees to take a high teens salary reduction. The company involved is in no way connected to the price of energy. That's the first one I have heard, but I will be looking for a trend.
For me I am not selling, but I don't want to put NEW money to index funds until there is a clearer picture of what investors will be dealing with going forward.
As always do your own due diligence.
It could signal that the ECB is going to execute a QE next week. How big? Who knows? Could be that the Swiss Central Bank knows its coming and it is getting in front of the ECB or it could mean that there has been a break in central bank co ordination.
Also, yesterday at Bloomberg, there was an article concerning Yellen signaling that she ain't going to babysit market turmoil. Read it...
Bloomberg
OK, so IF the ECB announces a huge QE next week, where is the money going to flow to? Too many unknowns right now, although a big Euro QE could put a floor on commods.
Anecdotally, I noticed that during this Christmas shopping season, the deals started way before Black Friday. Lower prices everywhere. Deflation... and last week I heard of a friend whose company has asked for employees to take a high teens salary reduction. The company involved is in no way connected to the price of energy. That's the first one I have heard, but I will be looking for a trend.
For me I am not selling, but I don't want to put NEW money to index funds until there is a clearer picture of what investors will be dealing with going forward.
As always do your own due diligence.
This post was edited on 1/15 at 10:45 am
re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by Kingpenm3 on 1/15/15 at 1:47 pm to Blakely Bimbo
So does anyone have any specific funds that they would recommend as vehicles to ride the market?
eta: I went ahead and put some money in TDV, a 2040 target date etf.
eta: I went ahead and put some money in TDV, a 2040 target date etf.
This post was edited on 1/15 at 2:05 pm
re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by white perch on 1/15/15 at 2:17 pm to Kingpenm3
Just search for large cap growth ETFs. They're pretty safe. My main ones are SCHG (an ETF) and LGILX (a mutual fund).
re: MT suggestions for market index investingPosted by Kingpenm3 on 1/15/15 at 3:06 pm to white perch
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Just search for large cap growth ETFs. They're pretty safe. My main ones are SCHG (an ETF) and LGILX (a mutual fund).
Cool, Thanks.
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