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Thank you! I get that. But will Fidelity/Vanguard auto sell to lock in gains so it's compounded year over year. Or is it like regular investment accounts where I hold the stock for as long as I want and there's no autoselling. Does that make sense?

Hi Guys, Quick newbie question: When I contribute to my 401K at work, assuming I see gains, do I need to sell my holdings manually to lock in those gains and reinvest? Or does my 401K management company auto sells my holdings at the end of the year and reinvests the proceeds? Thanks.

I was thinking about trading the news. I've been trading news here and there, and I've been able to scalp 2-3% (if the stock surges 10%+) in the past year or so, and I would like to look into it seriously. That would mean that I would need a platform that gets me the news asap, so I can make...

I'm not going to be trading every day. I'll be trading once maybe month or once three months, but I want to know what the difference would be in trading from IRA vs. a regular account? Why should I open an IRA account vs. a regular account to trade? Thanks.

I'm a short-term swing trader. Would it be better for me to setup an IRA account and trade from there, or setup a regular account and trade from there? What are advantages/disadvantages of using both? Thanks.

Hell yeah, there is job satisfaction. I work in the online media/advertising space and I love every minute of it. Of course, I know what I'm doing and as a result, a highly valued employee at the company. You need to find out what you love doing and figure out a way to get hired doing it...

Thanks for the discussion, everyone. To the poster who asked: "What do you do if one sector is out of flavor for a few years?" In that case, you would hope that you have made a killing on the sector you consider yourself to be an expert in and can work with mediocre returns when that sector is...

I agree. I'm not necessarily talking about these instances. In hindsight, we could've all avoided Enron and we could all invest in the Googles of the world without diversification and get rich. In Enron's case, as you pointed out, these people were experts in their fields, but obviously they...

Moderators can feel free to move the thread to its appropriate section. My question is - does diversification make sense to you? If so, up to what extent? And no, I don't think I'm confusing entrepreneurs and passive investors. Just like an entrepreneur who's an expert in technology can't...

It's great to get advise from financial planners, advisors etc. who tell you to diversify your portfolio so you don't get hit hard if/when a particular sector goes out of flavor, but really, how practical is that, esp. if you are managing your own money? There's so much news and research to...

so while it doesn't impact the company directly on overall price fluctuations (i.e., they don't get a lump sum check of $100MM every month, for instance), they can obviously use those shares to secure debt, acquire companies etc. And I'm thinking when they acquire companies or secure debt...

so other than salaries and future shares that companies have under treasury, there's no "real" monetary reason for the company itself to keep pushing the stock price up, right?

I just need a little bit of clarification. Once the company goes public and raises X amount of money, I'm assuming the day-to-day prices doesn't matter one bit to it. Correct? On the other hand, I can see why they would want their prices to go higher. Many employees (esp. management) gets...

Are stocks easier to make money in than options, futures etc.?

Yeah, certainly. I spend quite a bit of time analyzing new stocks and industries. And once I exit a position, I always keep those stocks on my watchlist to see if there might be a dip that would allow me to re-enter the position.

Hi, Right now, I'm mainly using fundamentals to invest in solid companies. My strategy at the moment is to set a certain capital gains amount in % and/or exit the position after a certain loss. Of course, if it's a normal drawdown, I may load up depending upon the funds I have. But if...

I'm looking to invest in them for a minimum of 1 year. What do you think?

When you say reverse it for shorts, you mean stick with the original strategy, but reverse it for longs, right?

Here's my strategy and I was looking for some feedback on it. I'm a huge believer in fundamental analysis and I essentially like to invest for the long-term (no more than 1 year, though). That's mainly due to tax brackets and my preference. Lately, however, I've been pulling out early. In...

Here's a stock that I'm looking at today: OCZ.L and I was wondering - would it be illegal to do a pick and dump of the stock since it's very low in volume and it's out of the US? Also, would it matter to them whether or not you are an individual and not an investment firm?