somebody give me suggestion! you think apple gonna go up or down? now the price per share is $125, do you think it a good time to buy it?

I would want to be more diverse than that. I am sure you have heard not to put all of your eggs in one basket. At least buy in increments. Maybe buy $3,000 now, wait a week and see where it is, buy some more, wait another week, see where it is, buy some more...

alright maybe i buy 3000 now! what is other stock you recommended?

Look for a stable growth stock with low comparative risk to the industry. I personally would not attempt dumping all my money in 1 or 2 stocks, but if you like to gamble then you can just go out and have some fun. A lot of companies are expanding rapidly, take a look at TaTa motors (TTM) - they are a supplier of commercial vehicles in India, they are growing fast but the stock is still unstable. Remember, buy low and sell high.

Apple.... no no no.... go with Oranges....

But seriously folks. Don't put all your apples in one basket. I wouldn't put more than 3000 of it in aapl.

Wait for a nice pull back in a beat up financial.... short homebuilders.... get a bunch of ones and go to a strip club.... but don't invest all your cash in aapl. My 2 cents.

Think of your 10K as a fund. Since now you dont have to pay for the trades, plan it in 4 different ways

1. Stable stocks - e.g. FMCG blue chip- 20%

2. Potentially high gain stocks - AAPL, GOOG, YHOO - 30%

3. Risk Stocks but not penny stocks - NTRI, CC, ETFC - 30% 

4. International stocks : India, China - 20%

My two bits on maxmising your positions. Play with 2 and 3 in short term, hold 1 and 4 for a longer term

 

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Maneesh Kaushik

akns went over 16 bucks recently.. and then got knocked down due to the current economic situation... the reason why they went to 16 was because they landed international contracts. deff buy for the long term! ive made 120%+ in the short time ive owned the stock its at 7 and change atm.

like others have said.. diversify or put it into mutual funds! also be aware that short term trading is taxed more so please make sure you look into how much you will be taxed. from what i understand its... when you hold it for less than a year then you have to pay your income tax bracket! please look into it


Christopher

i forgot to ask... how old are you and when will you need to actually start spending the funds? google financial advise on investment to find out how much you should be investing in gold and stocks. if youre young like me and do not need the funds for several years you can be more risky as you have more time to recover from any losses. im not a professional adviser obviously but thats my two cents.

I do not  think that puting all your eggs in one basket is wise

Definitely diversify.  AAPL is a good technology stock and you would be wise to buy a little now and then a little more if it goes down. 

Try a few other areas like oil or oil services stocks or even natural gas.

Oil - COP PBR ( i like Brazil)

Oil drillers - RIG DO

Mining stocks like ABX or FCX have been winners with gold prices over $900

I think if you gave an idea of long term versus short term and whether you are looking for small mid or larger cap stocks , you might get a few more stock ideas from others.

akns to expand even more so in california.
google: Akeena Solar Continues to Expand Southern California Footprint or check out my akns thread for the article

The hottest stock on the market right now is TSTY.  Its a