Investing Question w/ Stock Market?
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goldenret35 asked:
I am in high school and I currently have saved ~ 7000 dollars. For years, I have had CD accounts with APYs around 4%. I learned in my personal finance class that returns/year in the stock market over the past 70-some years have average 10%/year, which is much better than CDs, especially once I have to renew mine later this year with CD rates in my area below 3%. I was looking at maybe investing some of my money into the stock market, but I am unsure how much I should invest; 5%, 10%, 20%, 50%, etc, I have no idea how much I should aim to invest given the economy’s present state. In addition, I don’t have a clue which stocks to invest in. What stocks do you predict will have good returns that are better than my CD rate of 4%…and what stocks do you think have a good chance of doing well in the long run, like from now to 2020 or 2030?
Question posted courtesy of: Marian
I am in high school and I currently have saved ~ 7000 dollars. For years, I have had CD accounts with APYs around 4%. I learned in my personal finance class that returns/year in the stock market over the past 70-some years have average 10%/year, which is much better than CDs, especially once I have to renew mine later this year with CD rates in my area below 3%. I was looking at maybe investing some of my money into the stock market, but I am unsure how much I should invest; 5%, 10%, 20%, 50%, etc, I have no idea how much I should aim to invest given the economy’s present state. In addition, I don’t have a clue which stocks to invest in. What stocks do you predict will have good returns that are better than my CD rate of 4%…and what stocks do you think have a good chance of doing well in the long run, like from now to 2020 or 2030?
Question posted courtesy of: Marian
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:23 pm
If you are looking for the basic 10% rates, your best bet would be something like the S&P 500 or the Russel 3000. These are low risk but have been pretty dependable for decades. You may want to wait a while though, as the economy has been dropping, if you can get in near the low point you may even get higher returns for a while until it gets back to where it should be.
But then, looking at the US economy with a more pessimistic view, it may be better to invest in foreign stocks, such as the Hong Kong market.
If you want something that’s higher return than CD’s but not quite as high risk as stocks, you could look into bonds or preferred stock as well.
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