Investment BS Thread - Stocks/Futures/Mutual Funds/Bonds/Commodities/Options/ETFs/401ks/Etc

With that much aviation mix - makes me wonder about the Max 8 coming back to market or will a next generation Boeing go back the to the GE engine.

 

They gotta do something about that debt though. At least AT&T is addressing their debt with a plan to lower it, I sure hope GE is doing something similar.

 

I just skimmed thru GE's 10k ...it looks like a recognized Goodwill impairment hurt them and their debt has decreased from 2017. It seems to me they are addressing their debt and its not accumulating debt. I might actually buy.

 

They're selling a lot of assets. They have lots of assets and apparently 80B(or more) in cash also. So they are far from bankrupt

 

Broadcom (AVGO) is yielding about 4% right now, huge fall in stock price with this trade war stuff. Great time to get in, this company will only go up!

 

Too rich for my play account budget- I was looking at MU(micron Tech) but a little wary of them(past history) but then there is Nvidia... any thoughts on those not as dividend strong but I am only thinking of reselling.

 

UWT down 15% today lol.. I'll load up if it hits 10 I guess

 

I think these will all pop nicely if a trade deal is reached.

 

oof, SPX down 1.3%.. more trade war nonsense

 

When did the trade war start? It looks like the market has been flat since about then (late 2017/early 2018?)

 

Not long after Trump took office I suppose. Officially, not sure.

 

Anyone make a play today? Well I made a play on MU- in part because the stock is in my price range and its my play on a bounce when trade negotiations improve. Just like LUV is my play when the MAX 8 is cleared to fly... My Disney stock is just for the pain..

 

Do you use a stop-loss order? Or have a set up or down price to sell at? Or just keep an eye on it and make a judgment call?

 

Don’t have a consistent approach but in my short term I have been buying - I look at historic data for the last 52 weeks and shoot for 80% of that and that is my sell price target. Automatic order or free style depending on my mood

 

Whether it's trading or long-term investing, I think the most important part is having a plan and sticking to it regardless of what happens. For long-term, for example, don't sell when we have a 20% or even 50% correction. Buy more when that happens. But having a plan and sticking to it will usually work. I don't know much about trading, but it probably works the same way when you set up and down limits and follow them.

 

My retirement/investment account is a little different from my play/educational account- I might make one change a year if that... this year will be an exception. I replaced a under performing energy ETF with Ford Stock- a first for me to have a single stock position. I just made an advisory change this week and he pointed out that my Roth mirrors my other investments- so the Roth will be going under some modifications because the tax structure is different. I can pursue well managed funds and lose the ETFs and chase a better ROI.

 

Anyone have an opinion on CAT for a long-term entry now? It’s either a falling knife or a great price, impossible to tell. It is a dividend aristocrat so a great company, just don’t want to jump in 10% too early.

 

better be paying attention to trade wars

 

It’s a barometer of the global economy. As the poster above mentioned, a lot hinges on trade negotiations as well as macro economic indicators.

 

Seems that they are have a issue with a coffee shop and trade mark infringement- could make a dig at the bottom line. Dividends at the 3% range- trading $10 off a 52 week low with a historical high $173. ( I am sure you know this just bouncing my thinking out load) Looks to me from the charts that it has a little trend up blip at the end of summer and ticks down October. Looks compelling to me for a good buy and hold a leviathan of a company for at least the next year. IMHO