Lux Investing

When I have an extra $1000 in play money, what stocks should I invest in?

I already have 401k, roth IRA, and a savings account.

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1. i like UPS because its way down right now, it'll come back up around the holidays
2. silver and gold ETFs
3. the walmart stock they are always making money !!!
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5. Look at current market trends and the various economical states of the world. I may be investing soon and I know it's going to be a risk but that's part of the "game." I will most likely look into alternative fuel and green living products. Natural gas may be another route as well- research the Barnett Shale and you'll see what I mean. Still, we'll need to have alternate fuel methods. Since we're relying on ethanol more and more I'd rather invest before it gets out of control. For example, farm produced goods have gone up considerably because of the demand for corn (ethanol). The supply chain hugely impacts our economic structure. Also, from paying attention to consumers rather than relying solely on corporate reportings you can learn a lot about the direction society wants to go in regard to spending their money. "Green living" is becoming increasingly popular not just for trend reasons (though unfortunately there are people like that in the world) but people people recognize the need to treat the environment much better and that natural products are safer for humans and animals rather than chemicals /synthetics. I have been making the transition and from my own experience can see positive differences. I've found plenty of information which supports my reasons for investing. It takes much time to do the research but it's my investment so it's worth it. :)
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7. I like both foreign and local stocks, some good stocks that I see are good options are 1. CNOOC ticker symbol CEO which is the Chinese National Oil Company 2. First Solar ticker symbol FSLR which is green energy here in the US and have great earnings. 3. Dell ticker symbol DELL which is "well you know" and they haven't done so good but the stock is cheap and they are projected to get better 4. Visa ticker symbol V which is the standard visa company and they do good even if customers cannot pay their credit card bills That's it for now but you can pick and choose which stock you like and the market is all speculation anyways. But good luck in your investments and if you want to spread it around then you can also get into a mutual fund and the best one I know out there is the emerging markets fund which gave out 40% last year.
8. Small cap stocks have the best potential. Recommend Motley Fools Hidden Gems they have good recommendations. You can find it at www.fool.com. Now is a good time to get in on Chinese travel CITITRIP (CTRP) huge growth! Company has lots of cash and little debt.
9. stock of MF Investing in stocks can provide better results if you have the knowledge and skill to make a great pick. For the general investor it requires too much time to study the market and research the companies. Mutual funds offer professional money managers and a staff of researchers to make the stock picks for you. Mutual fund managers actively manage the stocks they own, the meet with the board of directors, the research vendors that provide the raw materials to the companies they invest in, they interview customers that use the products. In other words Mutual fund managers have an enormous amount of research they can tap into to make their decision. Here is a good example of why I recommend Mutual funds over individual stocks. In this example you even have the advantage of historic knowledge. If you could have invested $10,000 each in any five of these companies (or their predecessors) 74 years ago, which five would you own? American Express AT&T Boeing Caterpillar CitiGroup Coco-Cola Disney DuPont Exxon Mobil GE GM Home Depot IBM Intel McDonalds Microsoft 3M Proctor & Gamble Verizon Wal-Mart Stores Yes I know all these companies were not around 74 years ago but for this example other similar companies were used. None of these companies performed as well as The Investment Company of America by the American Funds. Keep in mind, if you are investing for the future, say 10 -30 years that the value of the investment today or next week or next month is irrelevant. Investors need to ride out the bumps and look to the future.
10. I wouldn't mess around with more than two stocks with $1000 if you want to make real money because commissions will eat the profit up. But I'd check out DAKT and GLBL...
11. English is a wonderful language. I suppose you logically mean that you have an extra thousand real dollars to "play the stock market" with. In other words, you want to gamble. Just for grins, not exactly high-stakes wagers, but I just did a stock screen that included the top-ranked stocks by Standard & Poors, compared to the Outperform stocks ranked by Reuter's financial, that have above industry average profit margins, and pay above industry average dividends. The list was fairly short: Aflac (AFL), Coca-Cola (KO), Total (TOT), and Microsoft (MSFT). Think of it this way, if you do one or two of these, you get to stay in the game a bit longer than if you sink it all in the catch of the day that we strangers suggest. Good luck.