What advice would you give to a young person contemplating buying her first home?

It seems like one of the few silver linings of the gloomy economy is the real estate market that now has more affordable properties, and I’d like to explore the possibility of buying my first home. I am currently on a gap year in between high school and college interning, and next September I’ll be […]

good virtual stocks to invest in the next 6-9 months, $100K starting budget?

this is a virtual stock game competition at my school and the time duration to sell would be in the next 6-9 months, the problem for me is that i cannot change what i buy!, so i can’t just do short-term investment and then sell it when it drops, which is what i want to […]

Investing in Citi Group?

Im a new investor looking to invest some money. I noticed how freaking low Citi is. You guys think this would be a good investment (From what I remember I think it used to average around the 50’s now its around 3 dollars.) Do you think the company is going to go under? Or a […]

Precious Metals?

Do you think its a good time to buy gold, silver, platinum, and/or palladium ? Given the subprime mortgage crisis results, globabl tensions, and a weakening dollar etc… I think Russia will be running into deficit on palladium in a few years so maybe its a good time to buy some? Silver seems to volatile […]

Determine the tax consequences of these transactions.?

Individual D is in the %35 tax bracket. This year he executee the following transactions: Sale of shares of xyz: sale price 2000, adjusted basis 1000, holding period 15 mos. Sale of land held for investment : sale price 9000, adjusted basis 3000, holding period 19 mos. Sale of silver held for speculation: sale price […]

Where can I keep my money besides U.S. banks?

For various reasons I no longer wish to use American banks to store my cash. I don’t have large amounts for investments, nor wish to do stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or money market accounts. I already put the money on pre-paid Credit cards and use PayPal. Aside from buying gold or silver, where else can […]

Are Coins????????????????????????????

Just a quick questions. I recently received some money from my late Mother’s estate. I was thinking of buying coins, like rare coins, silver, gold, that are rated MS70. Does anyone think this is a good investment? If not, what would be in your opinion. Thanks for your help!

Is Gold the quickest way to ALL our hearts now?

With the downturn of the economy and stock market, I would think it safe to say that many people (like myself) are looking for safe investment vehicles to put what money they have (left) into. While there are many investment opportunities that may be considered “safe”, many people a) have failed to invest at an […]

precious metals down. why?

why are silver,gold losing value in a time of recession. there may be less demand in terms of production uses, but are more commonly used as investment purposes. one would expect the value to increase in a time of global recession. Even if the $ value increases, surely the need for a solid investment supercedes […]

Making money in Real Estate… need financial advice?

Hey everyone, I’m 20 and just started this last spring as a real estate broker in the Denver Metro area for Re/Max and believe it or not I’m making a killing (6-figures… keep in mind I can’t even drink yet) and would like to know if anyone has an INTELLIGENT ways I could invest some […]

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