http://www.tickerhound.com/feed/user/Bob/answered/feed.rss TickerHound.com Question Feed - user: Bob's answered questions en-us contact@tickerhound.com Copyright 2009 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20080511b42f39/how-exactly-do-you-go-about-choosing-which-stocks-to-buy http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20080511b42f39/how-exactly-do-you-go-about-choosing-which-stocks-to-buy Sat, 17 May 2008 01:13:15 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200804f0d3d55/my-20yr-t-cref-stock-acc-has-lost-60k-25-in-6-mo-should-i-ride-it-out http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200804f0d3d55/my-20yr-t-cref-stock-acc-has-lost-60k-25-in-6-mo-should-i-ride-it-out they recommend leaving it in, I want to move it into something stable before it is all gone. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:42:45 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200804e786e49/best-online-banking-solution http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200804e786e49/best-online-banking-solution I've heard online banking is great for savings and controlling spending...any suggestions for who to use for online banking? Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:07:36 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200804b98843d/what-are-some-good-alternative-investments http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200804b98843d/what-are-some-good-alternative-investments Coins, stamps, etc. etc.? Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:55:38 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2008031ba0e5c4/does-the-buy-and-hold-strategy-work-for-older-investors-as-well http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2008031ba0e5c4/does-the-buy-and-hold-strategy-work-for-older-investors-as-well It seems like the "Buy & Hold" strategy is only advantageous for younger investors who have a lot more time in their investing horizon. Not to say "putting it all on black" and rolling the dice as if you were in Vegas is prudent for an older (comparatively speaking) investor makes much sense either, but I'm wondering if this strategy (Buy & Hold), while certainly conservative, still makes sense for a seasoned (read: old) investor? Opinions? Experiences? Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:52:28 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200802131b1c13/what-are-the-best-investment-newsletters http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200802131b1c13/what-are-the-best-investment-newsletters I'd be interested to hear which ones people have tried in the past, and which you still use today. What was each one's approach to investing? How long did you stick with it? Did you act upon their recommendations - always, never or did you try to cherry pick? Were the newsletters paid for or free? How useful have you found them to be? I receive the free Tycoon Report newsletter which I’ve found has really taught me a lot about investing. For paid ones I’m signed up to Oxford Club, which is geared towards fairly conservative investors interested in long-term gains. I’m also on the ‘Changewave Alliance’, which surveys its subscribers in order to back up its research, giving a gauge for sentiment in various industries. Both are good, but I’m not acting on any of their recommendations until I have been a subscriber for 1-2 years to give me time to judge their actual performance over time. Call me cautious but I'm sure there are a lot of crack-pot 'experts' out there! Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:43:04 -0500 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2008011c3e8924/what-is-the-best-way-to-to-hold-cash-until-the-right-investment-opportunity-presents-itself http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2008011c3e8924/what-is-the-best-way-to-to-hold-cash-until-the-right-investment-opportunity-presents-itself We need to have cash available when the time is right. Holding time might be days or months. The three factors I would consider would be (1) Security of holding method, I want all of the money available even if the market crashes. (2) How does the brokerage company know that I really have the funds? (3) Can I get at least some interest on the money while it is there? If you always have cash available, there should be an average daily balance greater than zero in that account. ECKELG Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:04:45 -0500 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20080119c21347/are-diamonds-really-forever http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20080119c21347/are-diamonds-really-forever Is the diamond market a created market by De Beers? I remember hearing stories of them controlling the diamond market by making diamonds seem more rare than they really are. Also now that there are synthetic diamond productions will that further decrease the value of a diamond? Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:19:46 -0500