https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:55:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market/page/2#post-2024705 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:02:26 +0000 808love 2024705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I finally got my account approved and processed. RH gave me a few no-line invites so I sent one to your old email from years ago. I hope you got it otherwise I can wall it to you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1998941 Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:16:36 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1998941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: I'll have to check it out. Thanks for that.</p> <p>It's dividend time, everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1998918 Sat, 27 Dec 2014 13:31:58 +0000 808love 1998918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So there's a new mobile app for easy U.S. trading called Robinhood. It's been generating a big buzz so I signed up yesterday. I'm like 1,500 on the waiting list. Here's the draw:<br /> $0 trading fees. Yes, zero!! I'm keeping an eye on it though I can't really really recommend it firsthand. Oh and zero minimum. Sounds too good to be true but looks legit so far... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1970842 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:19:59 +0000 sunny 1970842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: Merrill Edge has $6.95 trades. If you have $50k in assets + a Bank of America checking account, you get 30 free trades every month. Once you're at the $50k level, the bank accounts have no fees either--you just need to have one open. There are a few other bonuses that BoA throws in once you're a preferred customer to keep you hooked into their ecosystem.</p> <p>Fidelity has $7.95 trades. </p> <p>Both brokerages give you access to stock screeners, research reports, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1970487 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:16:07 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1970487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For anyone interested, Investopedia often has really good (plain language but accurate) investing definitions.</p> <p><a href="http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios/investment-valuation/ratio4.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios/investment-valuation/ratio4.asp</a> - Price/Earnings Ratio defined </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1970420 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:51:27 +0000 808love 1970420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: I could see myself doing that. Picking a related stock based on research. I am thinking Toyota is devalued right now bc of the bad press.<br /> @mrs.jacks: I will watch out for that specific characteristic. </p> <p>Right now I am looking for a place to trade with very low or no commission and fees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1969193 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:12:12 +0000 sunny 1969193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this article gives a decent overview of different strategies:<br /> <a href="http://www.bankrate.com/finance/investing/common-investment-strategies-of-fund-managers-1.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.bankrate.com/finance/investing/common-investment-strategies-of-fund-managers-1.aspx</a></p> <p>If you are the type of person who likes to "buy what they know", check out this book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Up-Wall-Street-Already/dp/0743200403/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1417630215&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=peter+lynch+one+up+on+wall+street" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/One-Up-Wall-Street-Already/dp/0743200403/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1417630215&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=peter+lynch+one+up+on+wall+street</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1969057 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:12:16 +0000 78h2o 1969057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to do a fair amount of trading via Fidelity during graduate school when I had more time. I have been meaning to reallocate a portion of the funds in my 401k to more active trading. Everything is in lifecycle funds right now.</p> <p>My dad is retired but spends about 8 hrs per day day trading... he does really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1969052 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:08:00 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1969052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: If you are targeting a sector, start reading their trade mags. I'm in healthcare and mr jacks is in tech, so I feel like we have a leg up on those sectors just by keeping current in our fields.</p> <p>The key is looking for good values. I always look carefully at price to earnings ratios. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1969046 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:01:32 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1969046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: Right now I'm buying what I like, but checking the company a bit first. We just bought a Honda, so I looked at Honda stock, and I wasn't really comfortable with where it was at, but I looked at Toyota and it looked much better so thats what I bought. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1968985 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:22:55 +0000 808love 1968985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: I found the Ebola vaccine company from some random non stock article I was reading. To me that's where the good stuff is, before the masses find it. The other day PBS mentioned the Ebola stock I dropped last time I posted and sure enough the stock jumped up. I like to read Kickstarter and Techcrunch and things that revolve around emerging technology so that keeps me ahead of the times in that market. I used to buy what I liked -Google, Apple and it worked out really well so I stuck with that and recently got some Disney. When I have time I will research more in depth ...in the meantime...saving what I can and trying really hard not to blow it on clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1968806 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:45:17 +0000 alohaorchid 1968806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband does and he has made quite a bit of money through it. I would like to but I wouldn't even know where to start! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1968754 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:18:21 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1968754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: @Mrs. Jacks: Bumping! </p> <p>I need some ideas how to research some companies. I'm interested in some tech and meds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1843264 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 01:33:29 +0000 808love 1843264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: yes I bought apple and google back then....just a little sliver of the pie though! Too bad I didn't have more to go in back then! :) </p> <p>I agree that it is timing and now is the time to stash and wait for the right thing and time to come along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842655 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:09:57 +0000 jedeve 1842655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't, though it would be interesting to learn. </p> <p>DH's grandmother did. She liked to gamble. Literally. She liked to go to casinos, and the stock market was an extension of that. Worked out well for her - she bought Apple at $8 a share! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842627 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 22:15:52 +0000 sunny 1842627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: You might like the Motley Fool Hidden Gems subscription service. It is pricey but if you have the time to devote to it, their picks can be good (though they have had some real duds too). </p> <p>I used to be a subscriber when I had time for it, but I don't anymore. One thing I noticed though was that I never got the returns they did because I didn't have enough money back then to put some $$$s into each stock they recommended. So by only putting money into such a select few, when 1 bombed it was pretty disastrous. It is a good starting point for stock *ideas* though. </p> <p>I regret not buying CMG and MIDD when they recommended those in 05-06. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842400 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:16:13 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1842400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: the market has been so good that I've had a hard time finding undervalued stocks that are likely to outperform the market. I just keep the money on the sidelines and put in orders to buy when the stock or fund hits a number low enough that I'm going to make a profit. That worked really well for the last ETF that I bought, because there was some short term news that made it look like not such a good investment. Then, economic projections changed after second quarter figures were revised and suddenly that pick looked really, really good. </p> <p>@Mrs. Detour: sorry you have to sit on the side-lines, but way more ethical ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842204 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:39:20 +0000 Mrs. Detour 1842204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I used to do this. I'm now a finance atty so I can't because the risk of insider trading is too high (we have to use a blind trust for everything), but we used Schwab and a combo of WSJ/economist/Financial Times when we played in the market. I think It's absolutely worth learning about if only to understand how your retirement/pension is likely to work in the long run. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842141 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:01:57 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1842141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would live to follow for ideas for my Roth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842137 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:59:09 +0000 PurplePumps 1842137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I got into it together right around the crash in 2008 and kept at it until we bought our out end of 2010. Then I had to sell most of it to put toward the house. I got super lucky with it during that time though and made almost 40k to put into the house! I traded through Bofa since I had my bank accounts and retirement account there and had 50 free trades (which was more than enough) per month.<br /> We now don't bother with individual company stock, it's just too risky and requires too much to time/research. And we've learned that no matter how much you analyze and notice past trends, that it only takes one wrong guess to wipe out all your gains. We focus on index funds with options for downside protection and it's a much more relaxed sit back method with less risk, and almost all the gains. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842116 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:33:38 +0000 illumina 1842116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I've had Fidelity funds since I was 18, though I rarely look at them and have only switched them up a handful of times.</p> <p>DH does stocks and shares...I'd love to, but don't have the time at the moment to regularly keep up with them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842073 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:06:01 +0000 Boogs 1842073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I knew something about this, but I know nothing! I have my own little secret stash and it would be fun to play with it and make it grow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842072 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:04:50 +0000 Freckles 1842072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: we do indexed ETFs too through self directed investing account. I don't have the time to be an active trader! </p> <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I think everyone has done really well this and last year because the markets have been strong. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed it continues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842064 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:53:02 +0000 BSB 1842064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 401K, and get shares and options through work. I sell stocks but I don't buy stock. Not quite comfortable picking something to invest in. I'll leave that to the 401k.</p> <p>My work uses Etrade (for ESPP) and Fidelity for 401k. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842059 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:48:30 +0000 sunny 1842059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Nice! I have looked into different CUs but nobody is offering anything better than 5% on the first $500. I do love my CU though. Way less fees and better service than most banks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1842000 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:56:33 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1842000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: ooh thanks for the resource Sunny! Hey, while we're talking money, I wanted to make sure you guys are using credit unions to your best advantage. One of our home credit unions offered 4.25% on 25k as long as you do 10 transactions a month and have direct deposit. Another pays us 6% but only on $1000 if you have direct deposit. So we've been using those a lot while the market has been overvalued and then jumping back into the market when it has little corrections. It's been a nice addition to our portfolio to keep our money working for us, even while it is waiting for it's "real job". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1841994 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:49:50 +0000 sunny 1841994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's a round up of new account bonuses:<br /> <a href="http://thefinancebuff.com/huge-bonus-offers-from-brokers-fidelity-schwab-td-ameritrade-etrade-merrill-edge.html" rel="nofollow">http://thefinancebuff.com/huge-bonus-offers-from-brokers-fidelity-schwab-td-ameritrade-etrade-merrill-edge.html</a></p> <p>The Merrill Edge one that is linked is better than the offer than is currently on their website. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1841992 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:47:01 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1841992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: my account has me mostly commission free... But I think there are certain requirements you have to meet. (Direct deposit, certain minimum). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1841969 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:34:05 +0000 808love 1841969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: thanks for that B of A info. I will check it out. Currently I am paying a flat commission on a buy and a sell and I don't like it.<br /> @eko I am very familiar with share builder :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-bees-do-the-stock-market#post-1841968 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:33:51 +0000 Eko 1841968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH does our investing in the stocks. He started when he was 21 and had a lot of good buys, but ended up selling all his shares. He recently started back into it and we use sharebuilder. We are only invested on one stock, which is performing well. We are at about a 75% increase on our initial buy-in since January. We have continually bought more shares since. We are starting to look into ETF's as an additional stock option. DH never makes emotional decisions when he choses his stock. He does a lot of research before choosing which stock to invest in, so he usually doesn't react emotionally. </p>