Thank you Ford....$14 a share.

[navbtcret]

I bought a shitload way back when all the experts were claiming Ford was a bad buy. I have made much money on it and still have plenty invested. I have paid two college tuitions from money made on it so far and I am on my last kid in college so it will pay for that as well. After that it goes to the retire at age 55 fund. Seven more years to go. I also bought some GE stock when it was way down, imho it is still very under valued and it pays a decent dividend too.

 

[chad05gt]

so SD do you have any sites that rookies could use to research handy by chance or anyone for that fact.. Im like GTKIDD 1k was wanted i wanted to buy into ford for a year ago but didnt. i started my car projects.. and as it turns out the investment could have paid for both projects if i would have actually did it..

scottrade.com is where I did mine. Do some research, there are investment/finanace classes seminars; college books, etc. With that, research, and your own common sense is the best tool IMO. Dont go into thinkiing your going to light up the world, or retire at 40... but... fwiw, its better and safer than some pos 401K right now... AND your money is liquid and can get to it, all of it, at any time.

little thing like the most sold vehicle in the world is a Ford... and none are sold in the US

 

[19COBRA93]

I remember making massive money off VRMLQ last year i had it at 0.038 sold it at $10 something!!

You should remember, it's a rare thing to earn 30 times your investment.

 

[fdjizm]

I use TD, good tools too, free level two and all that good stuff.

You should remember, it's a rare thing to earn 30 times your investment.

Yea i'll never forget lol.
you wanna watch for penny stocks about to get FDA approval on anything they fly.

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

My graduation present from high school was 1000 shares of RedHat (RHT), back then my dad bought in at 5.50 a share. It closed yesterday at 41.08. I have some stocks through my 401k that are spread all over. Bought in at 56 and they closed yesterday at 109. Id like to get more involved but dont really know what anything means when it comes to the stock market.

 

[Kidd]

scottrade.com is where I did mine. Do some research, there are investment/finanace classes seminars; college books, etc. With that, research, and your own common sense is the best tool IMO. Dont go into thinkiing your going to light up the world, or retire at 40... but... fwiw, its better and safer than some pos 401K right now... AND your money is liquid and can get to it, all of it, at any time.

little thing like the most sold vehicle in the world is a Ford... and none are sold in the US

Yeah this is not something I am going to bank my whole financial future on. Just a means of maybe adding some $$ to the mustang mods fund;-) and maybe help the wife get her student loan paid off a little quicker so we can actually have a savings account when she gets a job.

 

[Five Oh Brian]

Anyone know where I can get some GOOD info on buying and selling stock.

I got mine at the University of Washington Business School (class of '91 with a BA in Business / Corporate Finance).

Even without a college education on the subject, you can learn a lot (and start trading) at online brokers such as Ameritrade, eTrade, etc. Google is your friend - just do a quick search.

 

[DraggnRoush]

OK you guys... thanks a lot - I just made myself nauseous

I calculated the return I'd have on the $15K sign-on bonus I received when I started working for my present employer (Jan 2009) IF ONLY I'd used it to buy F stock instead of my Roush... shit I'd have over $100K right now.

 

[MELLOWYELLOW06]

I remember buying a stock back a few years ago for .22 and 8 weeks later shot to 14 and sold. It started rapidly climbing in a 2-3 day period. Still kicking myself in the a$$ because it went to 22 and I had bought alot because it was a quarter a share. I still made out good but could have been ALOT BETTER. But getting back to my point, BE CAREFUL FOR THE CAPITAL GAINS TAXES YOU WILL GET HIT FOR. Talk to your tax specialist and ask them to inform you of how much to put aside for taxes so you dont get screwed at the end.

 

[MELLOWYELLOW06]

You should remember, it's a rare thing to earn 30 times your investment.

Its called GAMBLING, socially accepted gambling.

A guy goes and blows out his family savings in Vegas and is looked at as an asshole.

But a guy does the same on stocks is a poor businessman who made wrong decisions and lost everything.

Still gambling no matter how you look at it. Only use extra money you have laying around that wont affect your life and trade/gamble (NOT AN INVESTMENT) responsibly.

 

[19COBRA93]

I agree to use only money you can afford to lose.

It's gambling when you put money into something with no idea how its going to turn out. It's investing when you put money into something that has a solid future and a high potential of a good return later on. There is a difference. Some people gamble their money in the stock market by putting it into things that they don't have any real knowledge of. Real investors put their money into businesses with strong bottom lines, profitable, and a strong future for growth.

 

[Marc s]

Bought 500 shares at $1.85. Sittin' on them for a while too.

I bought it also at $1.85. Only 400 shares though. My best stock was buying Microsoft when they went public in March of 86.

 

[chad05gt]

I bought it also at $1.85. Only 400 shares though. My best stock was buying Microsoft when they went public in March of 86.

Why are you playing with Mustangs??? You should easily have a garage full of Lambo, Ferrari, GT2's and 3's, at each of your homes around the world... or did you just by 1 share of Microsoft??


Who is Johnny on the spot enough to buy it at the lowest it ever, ever was... Ford didnt close at 1.85.


I need the name of your guy...


hmmm....

 

[Marc s]

Why are you playing with Mustangs??? You should easily have a garage full of Lambo, Ferrari, GT2's and 3's, at each of your homes around the world... or did you just by 1 share of Microsoft??


Who is Johnny on the spot enough to buy it at the lowest it ever, ever was... Ford didnt close at 1.85.


I need the name of your guy...


hmmm....

I bought a few more shares than 1. I was incorrect on what I paid for Ford. It was just over $2.00.

 

[chad05gt]

I bought a few more shares than 1. I was incorrect on what I paid for Ford. It was just over $2.00.

and the garages and exotics...???

between splits, etc...

IPO

<LI id=jsArticleStep1 itxtvisited="1">Microsoft had its initial public offering on March 14th, 1986. Microsoft was initially priced at $21. However, due to intense demand, the stock first traded at $25.50. Microsoft peaked the first day at $29.25 The stock closed on the first day at $27.75. The stock had a volume of over 3.5 million shares, larger than the 3 million shares offered in the IPO. Splits

<LI id=jsArticleStep1 itxtvisited="1">Microsoft has split nine times since going public. The stock split 2-for-1 on September 18, 1987, April 12, 1990, May 20, 1994, December 6, 1996, February 20, 1998, March 26, 1999, and February 14, 2003. The stock also had two 3-for-2 splits on June 26, 1991 and June 12, 1992. Dividends

<LI id=jsArticleStep1 itxtvisited="1">Microsoft has paid a dividend on its stock since 2003. Microsoft first paid a $0.08 annual dividend in 2003. The company raised their annual dividend to $0.16. In the fourth quarter of 2004, Microsoft began paying a quarterly dividend of $0.08. The dividend was raised to $0.09 in the second quarter of 2006, $0.10 in the first quarter of 2007, $0.11 in the first quarter of 2008, and $0.13 in the first quarter of 2009. Microsoft also paid a special dividend of $3.00 on December 02, 2004.


ie
Had you been able to buy ONE share of Microsoft on March 13, 1986, the first day of trading it would be worth $9,781 in Dec. of '06 price of $29.40 (assuming that all splits and dividends were reinvested back into the stock).


Whats your 'guys' name... I need to get this dude on my dollaz too...

 

[3VPOWA]

so SD do you have any sites that rookies could use to research handy by chance or anyone for that fact.. Im like GTKIDD 1k was wanted i wanted to buy into ford for a year ago but didnt. i started my car projects.. and as it turns out the investment could have paid for both projects if i would have actually did it..

A good book to read is A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel. It might be a little over your head depending on your current knowledge of finance and accounting, but it has a lot of good information on how Wall Street tends to operate.

And one of the main principles of finance to remember is that Market prices are generally right, so making a 20-30% return on something is the exception, definitely not the rule. If you want to "play" with stocks, be able to accept the fact that you could lose money as well.

 

[06silverbullet]

www.investopedia.com

You can start up a "fantasy" account and start trading shares. They start you with $100,000. It runs parallel with the actual stock market so you'll be able to see what your decisions would actually get you. And it's all free.

It's also a great reference for everything/anything you want to know about trading.

you can do the same thing with yahoo.com

 

[Marc s]

and the garages and exotics...???

between splits, etc...

IPO

<LI id=jsArticleStep1 itxtvisited="1">Microsoft had its initial public offering on March 14th, 1986. Microsoft was initially priced at $21. However, due to intense demand, the stock first traded at $25.50. Microsoft peaked the first day at $29.25 The stock closed on the first day at $27.75. The stock had a volume of over 3.5 million shares, larger than the 3 million shares offered in the IPO. Splits

<LI id=jsArticleStep1 itxtvisited="1">Microsoft has split nine times since going public. The stock split 2-for-1 on September 18, 1987, April 12, 1990, May 20, 1994, December 6, 1996, February 20, 1998, March 26, 1999, and February 14, 2003. The stock also had two 3-for-2 splits on June 26, 1991 and June 12, 1992. Dividends

<LI id=jsArticleStep1 itxtvisited="1">Microsoft has paid a dividend on its stock since 2003. Microsoft first paid a $0.08 annual dividend in 2003. The company raised their annual dividend to $0.16. In the fourth quarter of 2004, Microsoft began paying a quarterly dividend of $0.08. The dividend was raised to $0.09 in the second quarter of 2006, $0.10 in the first quarter of 2007, $0.11 in the first quarter of 2008, and $0.13 in the first quarter of 2009. Microsoft also paid a special dividend of $3.00 on December 02, 2004.


ie
Had you been able to buy ONE share of Microsoft on March 13, 1986, the first day of trading it would be worth $9,781 in Dec. of '06 price of $29.40 (assuming that all splits and dividends were reinvested back into the stock).


Whats your 'guys' name... I need to get this dude on my dollaz too...

You can't buy to many exotics with $9,781.00. If I remember correct, 1 share would have turned into 288 shares after the splits. I believe 1 share is worth about $26.00. 288*26=$7,488.00

 

[chad05gt]

so you did just get one.... genius...

 

[Marc s]

so you did just get one.... genius...

No.