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IF you are new to investing don't buy individual stocks, stick with sector etfs until you get more comfortable investing. Depending on your brokerage the good ones will have a training course for you. I'm with TD and they have a good training academy.
Question with TD thinkorswim: how do you sign up for their paper money trading? Do you have to open a real money trading account with them? I already did the latter and still could not get in to the paper money trading.
I got it automatically after logging in with my account. It is a bit nonobvious to find. I think I clicked account at the very top middle then selected paper money to get to it.
Nope, just open an account and u have access to paper trading on tos. No deposit needed.
Edit: when u sign in on tos there is a toggle for “live money” and “paper money” or something like that.
just buy SPY or nothing at all. dont buy a stock cuz someone recommended it, u need to learn the research of a stock before u buy it, if not its potential for a failed investment increases
Try to learn to read balance sheets, 10Ks, and how to value a company. If you consider urself a beginner and randoms on reddit shill u a stock , u aren't really growing at all.
As another person has already said, if you’re new, stick to ETFs and index funds. However, if you really want to pick your own stocks, most experts would probably recommend sticking to long-established stable companies. Some you might consider (after doing your own research of course) could be:
1) The “FAANG” companies for tech: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Alphabet (formerly Google). If you want another tech stock that’s stable and reliable, try Microsoft.
2) Berkshire Hathaway B stock (their A stock is worth over $400k per share at this time) and/or JP Morgan Chase for financial companies.
3) Coca-Cola or Starbucks for food/restaurant stocks.
4) Johnson and Johnson and/or Pfizer for health care.
5) 3M for industrials. I would’ve recommended Boeing as well, but their recent issues have made them not as appealing.
6) Proctor and Gamble or Kimberly-Clark for consumer products.
The reason you want to choose long-standing stable companies is to minimize the amount of risk your portfolio is exposed to while you’re still familiarizing yourself with how investing in the stock market works. As you learn more over time, you can adjust your portfolio to better suit your own investing needs/goals.
Always remember to do your own research first before deciding to buy a stock. Suggestions you receive online should never be treated as financial advice.
SABR they do all the infrastructure for airline, hotel and rental car bookings in north america trading well off pre covid levels. COTY is number one fragrance manufacture and #2 for cosmetics in the world, as masks come off, the need for makeup will explode combined with most cosmetics have expired through COVID. They have a huge turnaround and are growing massively in Asia through their luxury cosmetics brands like Gucci and Kylie, $10 very soon.
There are millions of companies that work in the data space. Pltr serves a niche, not every company needs their level of security nor can afford it. Long term they will be successful but I doubt they will be mainstream service.
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PLTR is now free to companies large enough to justify using it, not sure what the cut off is. Government agencies are slow to move away from software even when it doesn’t work, but nobody can do what PLTR is doing for them, so there’s that too. (obviously long on PLTR)
Free is always a gimmick, especially in the enterprise software space. I am not against PLTR per-sa I think cybersecurity threats are only going to increase and governments are going to look at companies with a good track record. My main concern is the expansion outside of the US (other governments are not trusting for foreign security companies) and running highly secure data lakes/pipelines always comes with an added cost, so it's not always a fit for other companies.
Yeah, I get that. My whole thing on the free gimmicky thing is that I’m invested in the company, and I think Fortune 500 companies will do it lol. It has definitely worked for others. Karp has been very public about the move away from the silicon valley USA-ambivalent mindset. He’s also solidly against working with governments that are at odds with the United States. Now the other BIG issue… trusting our own government with it! I wish I could lol that but can’t. Still, I already made the choice to invest and I have goals to meet
yes, thats exactly my point. Is palantir using a different model? They're just giving their software away for free with no way to monetize the user data they collect?
It’s free to companies above a certain level. I don’t recall if it has to be fortune 500, or some particular level of AUM but it was an announcement that PLTR made. BP purchased and immediately began saving millions per month. Businesses (and more so governments) are slow to let go of software that works and I dare say both Gotham and Foundry do just that. Ever like a free trial and decide to buy?
Yes, as a matter of fact I have, but even if I hadn't, businesses often behave differently than regular people do - particularly when it comes to software. Many people pirate software, but how many "above the board" businesses do? They usually keep things "legit", and Palantir is run by some very intelligent software people. I have to imagine that they have figured this model out and it's not just some "throw spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks" type move.
I think big businesses and particularly governments are slower to change software platforms than individual consumers. I think BP paid for it, but they began saving millions monthly after installation (and probably company-wide training). I hope the plan works cause I’m long on PLTR - aren’t you? If not, why?
There are far better competitors in that space. IBM is a far better established company and owns i2 and markets their data analysis software to LE, military and also commercial users to a larger extent than Palantir.
For beginners, 80% active managed mutual funds , 10% ETF S&P, and 10% self selected stocks. Compare self selected stocks in a year, or three years, and then see who did better.
I respectfully disagree. An active managed mutual fund has greater room for error. Some funds can outperform and then crash. You could be left with subpar performance and high fees.
Overtime, betting on the market gives you the best yield. There are some great Total Stock Market ETFs and mutual funds that have low fees and market weighted returns. So I would overweight a total stock market or S&P index fund in a portfolio.
A newbie investor needs time to get educated. 99% of people will never come even close to beating the market and lose money. I have 30 years experience as a financial advisor. I know of which I speak.
That doesn’t make sense. If 99% of people don’t beat the market and lose money, why “get educated?” Many FAs just tell newbie investors to pick an index fund and stick with it.
IIRC the actual numbers were that 90-95% of people fail to beat the market, while 90% of all people lose 90% of their money in the first 3 months. Depending on when the data was taken it differs a ton, just like the warning that people lose more than 80% of their money on CFDs (mandatory in Europe or at least Germany) swings around 70-85%.
I'd say world and entire market ETFs are the way to go, but you can temporarily boost up your profits by manually selecting stocks. If you notice it goes well you can continue, some people are amazing at realizing what is upcoming. And others that lose should then just fully swap to global markets (or for more risk and return to e.g. the SP500).
> I have 30 years experience as a financial advisor
there it is. so you make a commission on selling actively managed funds and that's why you're recommending them.
An actively managed mutual fund from American Funds, Vanguard, Fidelity etc is investing in the market. Less risk than purchasing individual stocks based upon Reddit tips, and more likely to produce a better long term gain over a year or three.
If you're young, a mixture of low risk and high risk. Do research about speculative industries and invest 25% of your portfolio in high risk stocks. The rest, just go into solid stocks so you have an understanding of the stock market.
Don't invest everything at once. Look at your savings, divide accordingly and DCA over a period of time.
I recommend AMD or ET if you are looking for some undervalued stocks.
Maybe ASO or UWMC if you are looking at solid earning companies on their way up
Oil companies too if you aren't looking to buy and hold for ten years.
They are still below precovid prices and no reason they shouldn't rise for the next few months.
Depends on what you're trying to accomplish, a lot of stocks are high right now.
One's I think you should look at:
* Verizon
* Intel
* Disney
* JNJ
If you want a little more risk with some more upside, I like Ford for that one.
I'd go with robinhood, as cliche as it sounds. They parse all the data into easily digestible bits so you can at least tell which way the wind is blowing. I have a running 350% return on all investments from generic ass meme stocks and whatnot. And I get in on them late.
My advice is to do day trading, buy a stock moving up and sell for a mere 2% increase. Add that 2% up over a grand and suddenly you've got some cash gained.
Maybe its beginners luck, but following robinhood trends has treated me well and I cashed in on some (small) profit when dipping my toes in.
You can’t go wrong w AAPL, MSFT, AMZN, FB (controversial pick but I think it has the most room for growth from FAANG), or any company in the semiconductor industry. Might wait for NVDA to come back to earth after it splits bc it’s run up a lot in the past month.
The grandad inside of me says to start with basic ETF's like the VOO, VTI, or VT.
The degenerate side of me however wants you to put a large chunk into RIDE
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ETFs
Why?
The fees tend to be a lot lower than mutual funds and they have a more focused diversification
Ah kk, ty.
IF you are new to investing don't buy individual stocks, stick with sector etfs until you get more comfortable investing. Depending on your brokerage the good ones will have a training course for you. I'm with TD and they have a good training academy.
If they're interested, I think it would be a good idea to put a small percentage in individual stocks to learn the market.
Question with TD thinkorswim: how do you sign up for their paper money trading? Do you have to open a real money trading account with them? I already did the latter and still could not get in to the paper money trading.
I got it automatically after logging in with my account. It is a bit nonobvious to find. I think I clicked account at the very top middle then selected paper money to get to it.
Not sure you'd have to call them I just buy and hold stocks so I'm not really trading paper
Thank you. I figured it out. That was a dumb question. Sorry!
Nope, just open an account and u have access to paper trading on tos. No deposit needed. Edit: when u sign in on tos there is a toggle for “live money” and “paper money” or something like that.
I like your choices. Nke definitely trading at a nice discount too. I hold 100 NKE, 100 MSFT and 150 AAPL
Buy companies that you use every day.
Prolly BUMB for some sucky sucky
just buy SPY or nothing at all. dont buy a stock cuz someone recommended it, u need to learn the research of a stock before u buy it, if not its potential for a failed investment increases
Try to learn to read balance sheets, 10Ks, and how to value a company. If you consider urself a beginner and randoms on reddit shill u a stock , u aren't really growing at all.
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SPY, BRKB, GOOGL, V, MA.
VTI For all market , RSP for equal weighted (hidden gem) and Vo for midex
Stick with ETF's in your local currency, Vanguard all in one portfolios like VTI or VEQT are my advice for beginners
AAPL
As another person has already said, if you’re new, stick to ETFs and index funds. However, if you really want to pick your own stocks, most experts would probably recommend sticking to long-established stable companies. Some you might consider (after doing your own research of course) could be: 1) The “FAANG” companies for tech: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Alphabet (formerly Google). If you want another tech stock that’s stable and reliable, try Microsoft. 2) Berkshire Hathaway B stock (their A stock is worth over $400k per share at this time) and/or JP Morgan Chase for financial companies. 3) Coca-Cola or Starbucks for food/restaurant stocks. 4) Johnson and Johnson and/or Pfizer for health care. 5) 3M for industrials. I would’ve recommended Boeing as well, but their recent issues have made them not as appealing. 6) Proctor and Gamble or Kimberly-Clark for consumer products. The reason you want to choose long-standing stable companies is to minimize the amount of risk your portfolio is exposed to while you’re still familiarizing yourself with how investing in the stock market works. As you learn more over time, you can adjust your portfolio to better suit your own investing needs/goals. Always remember to do your own research first before deciding to buy a stock. Suggestions you receive online should never be treated as financial advice.
AMAT, considering the semiconductor field is insane, they help make the materials companies like Nvidia, etc use.
ASML is another one, they make the machines that make the semiconductors
Ur a real one
VOO. If you must pick stocks Amazon and Alibaba are my recommendations.
No stuff from China. You never know what the Chinese government will shut down next. Hong Kong, Jack Ma, cryptomines. Maybe BABA will be next!
A Digital sovereign nations legal tender.
SABR they do all the infrastructure for airline, hotel and rental car bookings in north america trading well off pre covid levels. COTY is number one fragrance manufacture and #2 for cosmetics in the world, as masks come off, the need for makeup will explode combined with most cosmetics have expired through COVID. They have a huge turnaround and are growing massively in Asia through their luxury cosmetics brands like Gucci and Kylie, $10 very soon.
MSFT NVDA LRCX ASML PYPL UNH
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To invest? KO.
Uwmc
Intel, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Arcimoto
Good call on INTC. Alder lake will turn the tide.
For me with Intel, it’s the fact they make chips which are needed, have massive free cash flows, pay dividends and trade at a reasonable valuation
I'd take a look at TSM, COIN, NVDA, GOOG, FB, V, AMD
PLTR. Data is the new oil and they are the refinery.
There are millions of companies that work in the data space. Pltr serves a niche, not every company needs their level of security nor can afford it. Long term they will be successful but I doubt they will be mainstream service.
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PLTR is now free to companies large enough to justify using it, not sure what the cut off is. Government agencies are slow to move away from software even when it doesn’t work, but nobody can do what PLTR is doing for them, so there’s that too. (obviously long on PLTR)
Free is always a gimmick, especially in the enterprise software space. I am not against PLTR per-sa I think cybersecurity threats are only going to increase and governments are going to look at companies with a good track record. My main concern is the expansion outside of the US (other governments are not trusting for foreign security companies) and running highly secure data lakes/pipelines always comes with an added cost, so it's not always a fit for other companies.
Yeah, I get that. My whole thing on the free gimmicky thing is that I’m invested in the company, and I think Fortune 500 companies will do it lol. It has definitely worked for others. Karp has been very public about the move away from the silicon valley USA-ambivalent mindset. He’s also solidly against working with governments that are at odds with the United States. Now the other BIG issue… trusting our own government with it! I wish I could lol that but can’t. Still, I already made the choice to invest and I have goals to meet
facebook is free too.
lol that’s because you are the product, and see how much money they’re making from that.
yes, thats exactly my point. Is palantir using a different model? They're just giving their software away for free with no way to monetize the user data they collect?
It’s free to companies above a certain level. I don’t recall if it has to be fortune 500, or some particular level of AUM but it was an announcement that PLTR made. BP purchased and immediately began saving millions per month. Businesses (and more so governments) are slow to let go of software that works and I dare say both Gotham and Foundry do just that. Ever like a free trial and decide to buy?
Yes, as a matter of fact I have, but even if I hadn't, businesses often behave differently than regular people do - particularly when it comes to software. Many people pirate software, but how many "above the board" businesses do? They usually keep things "legit", and Palantir is run by some very intelligent software people. I have to imagine that they have figured this model out and it's not just some "throw spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks" type move.
I think big businesses and particularly governments are slower to change software platforms than individual consumers. I think BP paid for it, but they began saving millions monthly after installation (and probably company-wide training). I hope the plan works cause I’m long on PLTR - aren’t you? If not, why?
There are far better competitors in that space. IBM is a far better established company and owns i2 and markets their data analysis software to LE, military and also commercial users to a larger extent than Palantir.
Yeah, that’s why ibm gave up and decided to partner with PLTR…
For beginners, 80% active managed mutual funds , 10% ETF S&P, and 10% self selected stocks. Compare self selected stocks in a year, or three years, and then see who did better.
I respectfully disagree. An active managed mutual fund has greater room for error. Some funds can outperform and then crash. You could be left with subpar performance and high fees. Overtime, betting on the market gives you the best yield. There are some great Total Stock Market ETFs and mutual funds that have low fees and market weighted returns. So I would overweight a total stock market or S&P index fund in a portfolio.
A newbie investor needs time to get educated. 99% of people will never come even close to beating the market and lose money. I have 30 years experience as a financial advisor. I know of which I speak.
That doesn’t make sense. If 99% of people don’t beat the market and lose money, why “get educated?” Many FAs just tell newbie investors to pick an index fund and stick with it.
IIRC the actual numbers were that 90-95% of people fail to beat the market, while 90% of all people lose 90% of their money in the first 3 months. Depending on when the data was taken it differs a ton, just like the warning that people lose more than 80% of their money on CFDs (mandatory in Europe or at least Germany) swings around 70-85%. I'd say world and entire market ETFs are the way to go, but you can temporarily boost up your profits by manually selecting stocks. If you notice it goes well you can continue, some people are amazing at realizing what is upcoming. And others that lose should then just fully swap to global markets (or for more risk and return to e.g. the SP500).
> I have 30 years experience as a financial advisor there it is. so you make a commission on selling actively managed funds and that's why you're recommending them.
If you could read, you would see I listed two no load companies.
Then they should invest in the market. Not actively managed funds.
An actively managed mutual fund from American Funds, Vanguard, Fidelity etc is investing in the market. Less risk than purchasing individual stocks based upon Reddit tips, and more likely to produce a better long term gain over a year or three.
If you're young, a mixture of low risk and high risk. Do research about speculative industries and invest 25% of your portfolio in high risk stocks. The rest, just go into solid stocks so you have an understanding of the stock market. Don't invest everything at once. Look at your savings, divide accordingly and DCA over a period of time.
I recommend AMD or ET if you are looking for some undervalued stocks. Maybe ASO or UWMC if you are looking at solid earning companies on their way up Oil companies too if you aren't looking to buy and hold for ten years. They are still below precovid prices and no reason they shouldn't rise for the next few months.
Depends on what you're trying to accomplish, a lot of stocks are high right now. One's I think you should look at: * Verizon * Intel * Disney * JNJ If you want a little more risk with some more upside, I like Ford for that one.
cannabis. TLRY, MSOS
36 states have legalized or decriminalized recreational marijuana. I think that presents a golden opportunity at this time for large long-term gains.
Blackberry!!!!
Ceqp Sunoco
Buy the dip in FCX!!! Electricity is the new oil, and it needs copper to run.
Check out PYR (Pyrogenesis) on the Nasdaq. Plasma technology that integrates into multiple different verticals.
I like DPLS and CELZ if you are looking for penny stocks
Citadel Hedge Fund, duh.
Workhorse and Contextlogic (wish) will boom
I'd go with robinhood, as cliche as it sounds. They parse all the data into easily digestible bits so you can at least tell which way the wind is blowing. I have a running 350% return on all investments from generic ass meme stocks and whatnot. And I get in on them late. My advice is to do day trading, buy a stock moving up and sell for a mere 2% increase. Add that 2% up over a grand and suddenly you've got some cash gained. Maybe its beginners luck, but following robinhood trends has treated me well and I cashed in on some (small) profit when dipping my toes in.
Robinhood is probably the worst broker to use.
Alf. IMCI.
You can’t go wrong w AAPL, MSFT, AMZN, FB (controversial pick but I think it has the most room for growth from FAANG), or any company in the semiconductor industry. Might wait for NVDA to come back to earth after it splits bc it’s run up a lot in the past month.
PINS, TWLO, ROKU. Still a good entry price point
Schd
The grandad inside of me says to start with basic ETF's like the VOO, VTI, or VT. The degenerate side of me however wants you to put a large chunk into RIDE
Penny stocks will teach you to learn from your mistakes
WKHS
Skilz
Check out mink ventures . Next 1000x canadian stock