Archive for the ‘Investing’ Category

Where does the value of stocks disappear to?

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

darkmanx1209 asked: When stock values go down like they did today (800 points at one point of time), where does the value of the stock really go? Sure, people who own the stock lose money because of de-valued stocks, but where does the worth of the stock really go? Does ...

What is the best stock screener for penny stocks?

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Okiedokie97 asked: I know what criteria I want to search for, but I'm having trouble finding a good stock screener for .PK and .OB stocks.

What qualifications will I need to become an investment banker and what does an Investment banker do?

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

james asked: Im just about to pick my GCSE options, and what I really want to do is become an investment banker. But what GCSE/A levels will I need to become one? Plus, what exactly does an investment banker have to do and how much money can one make? Please ...

Stocks: How do stocks with dividends grow compared to stocks without?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Kevin S asked: I'm looking for a link to such studies here, so hopefully I can save time from doing my own studies. Basically, I'm looking for edges in the market, and even if dividend stocks grow at the same rate as non-dividend stocks, and dividends are a percent, ...

What are different fields of Investment Banking, and what is usually involved at the associate level?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

willnyu1982 asked: I'm interested in the field, but don't have much experience. I'm interested in Global Markets and would like to get some general information about this field and investment banking in general.

How do investment banks (Goldman and Morgan Stanley) accept deposits?

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Erik asked: According to today's (Sept 22) NY Times, "Both banks already have limited retail deposit-taking businesses, which they plan to expand over time. Morgan Stanley had $36 billion in retail deposits as of Aug. 31 and Goldman Sachs had $20 billion in deposits. " I thought that ony banks could ...

How well do energy stocks do during a recession?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

swcc asked: Does anyone have any experience with this? I know it's a waiting game. Generally, consumer stocks are good choices, things people need like food, toilet paper, medicine, etc. Well, people need oil and gas to heat their homes, drive their cars, and businesses need it to ...

What would be a good investment strategy for me?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The Bomb Diggity asked: I'm 28 years old, I make a little over 200K a year and i have over 300K in liquid cash in separate bank accounts. I don't know what to invest in because the market is garbage. My goal is to have a million by the time ...

What are some of the best stocks to buy right now (july 2009) in order to profit when the recovery takes place?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

lucas w asked: Which stocks are you buying? My impression is that buying stocks cheaply now can increase your portfolio tenfold when things get back to normal.But some stocks will rise higher than others of course.Which are the most undervalued stocks right now?

How do you get an Investment Bank to raise stock shares for your project?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

westphalia1 asked: What are the requirements that an Investment Bank needs to raise capital to either sell shares to make a new product OR start a company? Do you have to have your own capital to begin with? Yes? No?