5 best stocks

please dont squeeze derivativs wrote:

Chicken, beef, vegetable, shrimp, and uh... umm...

You forgot veal.

mcgato wrote: You forgot veal.

I guess that's not the same as beef but simmered only ten minutes?

Goldman Sachs has been killin it the last month....bought 28 shares at 178 and it was up to 239 yesterday!!!

anything nano.

and mining.

Silver and gold, from self directed accounts.

kid rich wrote:

Pepsi, Google, RIM, GE, P&G

You definitely nailed it with a few of these.

PG is one of the best stocks to own over a long period of time. It is almost unflappable. With the weak dollar PG is actually doing well because of the international business they do. They pay very large dividends and have been on a tear ever since the market has been scared straight.

PG is almost at 72 after many many splits. That is one stock I have owned since the 70's.

jnj xom emr pep mmm

drip and don't sell

picking stocks is easier than WEJO, s contests- and a lot more lucrative , when the markets going up .

Like the advice given to little Ben Braddock..."Plastics"

Only this time, "Biodegradable Plastics"

CERP

Nathans Hotdogs....NATH

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When you're hot you're hot. Check after hours on ELN.

I actually have money saved up to invest, and have been looking to do so in the market.

Anyone know any good sites or any stocks that would be good to hold onto looking at the long term? I'd probably be looking to buy them and forget about them if possible. I don't care if it goes down a few points here and there, but most likely would be looking for something thats going to rise in several years, but obviously rise at greater % than the current inflation.

Get an account at Vanguard or other discount brokerage

Buy a mix of

Vanguard total market index

Vanguard total international index except US

If you want to get a little more complilcated.

Vanguard total market index

Vanguard emerging market index

Vanguard international market index

Vanguard TIPS

Vangaurd GNMA Fund

If you go with a mix of these 5 funds you will do well for the long term. The only thing you will need to do is to rebalance the portfolio to get the asset allocation to the one you determined to fit your risk tolerance level.

You will be better a lot better off with your risk adjusted returns by buying these two funds (they also can be bought with ETFs by you will have to pay a commision) than trying to pick individual stocks.

The keys to good investing - diversification to reduce risk and low turnover to reduce commision and tax consequences. People who buy and share stocks make pay a lot in taxes and commisions that they wouldn't if they went long term view.

You look at the returns of the S&P500 index and compare it to managed mutual funds and the index will beat 80% of the managed funds and the ones it doesn't beat it will beat in the long term. And you look at Buffett success. His success rests with holding a company for the long term to reduce transaction costs and commisions.