Investments?
Posted by admin on 16 Jun 2008 1:01 pm. Filed under Investing.
rgmg8173 asked:
I am taking an investment class this semester. I need to make 500K in “phantom investments” into a program called Stock-Trak Simulation.
I am taking an investment class this semester. I need to make 500K in “phantom investments” into a program called Stock-Trak Simulation.
100K is allocated to a speculative portfolio and 400K is considered a permanent portfolio. In my permanent portfolio I need to buy 10 to 15 stocks from various industries and hold them to the end of semester (11/17/06). No more than 10 percent of the 400K can be from one industry.
Does anyone have any recommendations for this breakup of the 10 to 15 stocks for this timeframe? Any website recommendation for research or advice?
On June 18th, 2008 at 3:11 am
Energy, Budwieser. and Honda
On June 20th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Try AMX and SBUX
AMX is amercamobile, the company that make the third richest person.
SBUX is starbucks
On June 21st, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Is this an Investment and Portfolio class?
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On June 22nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
for the 400K I would recommend:
Microsoft
Pepsi
Disney
Mazda
Shell
Capital One
McDonalds
Sears
Nike
& Amcan
for the 100K metal/gold mining
On June 25th, 2008 at 4:13 am
Great question and great class. Your teacher is testing your research skills. Take stocks from each sector in companies you know about and that are doing well why, I’ll tell you why this is not your money that counts it is a lesson for you to take with you for later in life. You do not invest in stocks for short runs of times, you will lose 9 out of 10 times.
The sectors you will need to focus on short run potential are Energy, Financial, Consumer Staples and Industrials. Consumer Discritionary, Telecom and Information Technology need some economic help before taking off again.
On June 28th, 2008 at 6:26 am
I’m not sure if you can add Penny Stocks to your portfolio. Here is a great site to view Picks and submit your own!
On June 28th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Hedge yourself against stock crash with DXD or DOG or SH as your speculative investment portion(short ETF funds trading as stocks)…..then blue chip golds like GG, NEM at 10%, followed by alternative fuel bluechips like ADM 10%,…the rest your choice.
On June 29th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Holiday season are coming up, look for stocks that might be driven up in anticipation of a good shopping season. You might want to look at;
ebay
bby
wmt
tgt
erts
On July 2nd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
You might look at for a list of ETFs that represent indexes. You can buy sectors such as natural resouces, energy, financial, most all others.
On July 4th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
you might want to split up the “permanent” portion of your porfolio into high dividend producing holdings…
I would recommend that you check out the .com sites
CEFA
ETFconnent
Powershares
statestreet
tulipsandbears
amex
screen for high dividend and high growth
remember to diversify globally
you might want to check out
IAF, IFN, RNE, GIM, PEO, EWO, EWJ
For high risk, high reward
some penny stocks
look up “master limited partnerships”……a LOT of oil/oil services with nav upside and a steady dividend
Good hunting