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$1500-2k, what to invest in?

Posted on 1/31/11 at 4:30 pm
Posted by lighter345
Member since Jan 2009
11864 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 4:30 pm
I know yall get these all the time. But just about all of my cash is invested in stocks, I am only 21 so I don't need to much cash as I am still in school as well. Any suggestions? I was thinking maybe Citi? I bought 300 shares a few months back, still think it will go up eventually. Not looking for a quick turnaround.

Appreciate it, and if these posts are not allowed feel free to RA me.
This post was edited on 1/31/11 at 4:30 pm
Posted by LSUAlum2001
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Member since Aug 2003
47121 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 4:35 pm to
quote:

Appreciate it, and if these posts are not allowed feel free to RA me.


Asking is fine.
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
Member since Sep 2008
13914 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 4:48 pm to
Oh boy.
Posted by Defenseiskey
Dallas
Member since Nov 2010
1332 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 4:57 pm to
Something not tied to energy, the Suez Canal is about to be taken over by a radical Islamist government. Only advice I can give, sorry.
Posted by lighter345
Member since Jan 2009
11864 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 5:00 pm to
It's cool any advice is appreciated
Posted by LSUtoOmaha
Nashville
Member since Apr 2004
26575 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 5:19 pm to
Do you have an IRA yet?
Posted by lighter345
Member since Jan 2009
11864 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 5:21 pm to
I was just thinking about that
. Don't I meed to add to it every year though? I don't know much about it
Posted by LSUtoOmaha
Nashville
Member since Apr 2004
26575 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 5:25 pm to
Nah you don't. The only thing you cannot do is exceed the annual $5,000 maximum.

What you should do is take the 1.5-2k, put it in a Roth IRA, and then buy a low-fee Vanguard Index Fund. Any interest you earn will be tax free once you retire. Also, you can take out the principal without any penalty before the retirement period if you need to.
Posted by lighter345
Member since Jan 2009
11864 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 5:27 pm to
So I can't touch this until I officially retire correct?
Posted by LSU1018
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2007
7215 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 5:30 pm to
You can withdraw the principle but not the earnings before retirement
Posted by LSUtoOmaha
Nashville
Member since Apr 2004
26575 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 5:32 pm to
You can touch whatever you put into it, namely the principal, without any penalty or tax payments.

Any interest you earn, however, you cannot touch until you retire unless you pay taxes and a 10% penalty.

**Just as an aside, you can take out $10,000 without penalty after 5 years to use as a downpayment on a house.
Posted by lighter345
Member since Jan 2009
11864 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 5:33 pm to
Thanks y'all I guess this is probably the most responsible thing I could do with this money.
Posted by saderade
America's City
Member since Jul 2005
25730 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 7:19 pm to
If you are 21, backpack through Europe this summer. Might not be the answer many on here will give but that experience will be something you never forget.
Posted by lighter345
Member since Jan 2009
11864 posts
Posted on 1/31/11 at 7:28 pm to
Going to innsbruck for a month. First time out of the country except for Mexico
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
166136 posts
Posted on 2/1/11 at 9:12 am to
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$1500-2k, what to invest in?


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or black.
Posted by AuburnChief
Alabama
Member since Dec 2010
81 posts
Posted on 2/1/11 at 10:00 am to
Im a young gun myslef and am new to the NYSE and love to gamble! so I took some coins and got on Smurfit Stone Container (SSCC) after they went bankrupt and made some good money, but not as good as I should. So I took that money and invested in something with a good dividend. I jumped on Windstream (WIN) @ 11.90 and it has been fairly decent to me. it pays a quarter a share.
Posted by MartyMcfly
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2008
124 posts
Posted on 2/1/11 at 5:30 pm to
Put it all on Starbucks. That new logo is going to put them over $40.share...
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