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re: Newbie investing in individual stocks
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:29 pm to Jwodie
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:29 pm to Jwodie
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Hypothetically speaking, If I want to throw some extra capital into an individual stock such as GE, Exxon or even Apple, with a goal of holding for a while, why is that not advisable...?
I say go for it. People say to buy an index or ETF because they have historically outperformed those trying to pick individual stocks. I own mutual funds, ETFs, and individual stocks. Just do your due diligence on the company. I'd start by investing in a mature megacap like those you've mentioned. Good luck.
This post was edited on 2/12/13 at 7:32 pm
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Posted on 2/12/13 at 9:18 pm to gatorsimz
quote:Why bother with any diligence? The market has infinitely better resources than the amateur investor (and 99% of MT's resident pickers), and even if that wasn't the case, what's he going to do with any piece of information, be it a quick ratio review or qualitative news piece, that the market didn't price in effectively light-years ago?
Just do your due diligence on the company.
If he's set on equity exposure via stocks then more pragmatic advice is realistically for him to throw a diversified set of darts and work his way from there.
This post was edited on 2/12/13 at 10:05 pm
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