Market Concerns

Apple took a shallow dip recently in the stock market. None of my stocks really achieved much today, around about a $2 decrease. Besides Apple, which has gone down $5.

I'm thinking about a mutual fund, one with a bit more foreign shares than domestic shares. I have picked out a couple, but if you all had some suggestions, that would be great =]

I will for sure be getting into investment (conservative, until next summer when I actually have time to do the aggressive portfolio!) soon, and I have my portfolio ready to build, and I', close to getting the amount i need to start.

Yea my stocks have dipped quite a bit too. Not liking it. But I have never gone into the Mutual Fund area. Just trying to ride through it.... again.

I dunno if this is just poor economy, or inflation, but it's kind of bothering me, because if the shares im picking keep it up like this, I might have to exclude a lot of them.

right now is a good long term hold period. stock prices will fluctuate wildly until the economy recovers. Mutual funds probably won't be significantly greater yields.

So your saying i should make my portfolio more aggressive than conservative?

Like all forms of gambling - only put at risk on high speculation stock what you can really afford to lose. That way it will not come as too much of a disappointment if things go a little sour.

True. I'm just starting to think that I may be getting too hyped up about it, because it just seems crazy when the portfolio you put together has stocks that are all going down, especially at a time where I'm about to jump in the investment pool.

We'll see how they do tomorrow when the market opens.

Thanks guys

Well always look on the plus side - you won;t be getting an IRS bill for your profits! Let me tell you it really sours a good year when you get a heft bill from, the tax man.

boo tax man!

This was at approx. 9:50


OOPS double post! sorruhs!


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It is now 11:03, and Apple has decreased $6 in share price.

Don't worry about it, they will go back up. They have been doing this all year. I'm still ahead

I would stay away from mutual funds. They kill you with fees. Instead, check out some ETFs. I made a killing on the iShares Brazil ETF. You buy and sell them just like stocks.

cheesybanana said:

Don't worry about it, they will go back up. They have been doing this all year. I'm still ahead

I would stay away from mutual funds. They kill you with fees. Instead, check out some ETFs. I made a killing on the iShares Brazil ETF. You buy and sell them just like stocks.

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Thanks for the advice! I'll take note of that, because right now, investing for me is very important, and I don't want to give myself any disadvantages.

Wow, i just looked, and apple has hit a decrease of $8.27

Don't worry about it. I talked my parents into buy me 10 shares of apple !
But Im probably going to sell like the 15th I hope that the release of the 3G and app store will bring it up.

j21m2293 said:

Don't worry about it. I talked my parents into buy me 10 shares of apple !
But Im probably going to sell like the 15th I hope that the release of the 3G and app store will bring it up.

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Especially since they will be cheaper. A lot more people will be buying it now.

cuhnool said:

Especially since they will be cheaper. A lot more people will be buying it now.

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And they are in 60+ countries.. Thats why I am holding my shares of Apple... but only time will tell..

well, that's how I did today!! not a good step, but it's only one day. I'm sure there will be more good days than these kind of days. =|

Like it has before, the market will rebound.

Just the fun in it I signed up for a practice account, and I set up my portfolio and everything. Tomorrow I will do the practicing. (since the markets are closed).