Newbie thread

[Dr. Jack]

Hey guys - Maybe you can post some info for all the newbies to stocks, etc

You might think it's simple and everyone knows but let's get some helpful thoughts

Let's hear them

[drewshow]

Buy low and sell high.

[Jimmy K]

when buying a stock, look for the following:

1. Lots of cash in the coffers
2. Little or no debt
3. Low PEG (Under 1 preferred)
4. Strong cash flows
5. Increasing profits quarter over quarter
6. Strong return on assets
7. Exclusive products

[rjb1816]

find companies that will be able to sustain strong cash flows in to the future, companies that are selling below what they should be, and always give yourself a margin of safety when determining when to buy

[ryhenry09]

Dividends!!! Look for companies that pay dividends.. Cant go wrong here. Alson, RE-INVEST those dividends. Couple of solid stocks that offer good dividends.....

*Citigroup (C)
*RPM, Int (RPM)
*Bank of Amer (BAC)
*Pfizer (PFE)
*Hawain Elec (HE)

[Jimmy K]

Originally Posted by ryhenry09

Dividends!!! Look for companies that pay dividends.. Cant go wrong here. Alson, RE-INVEST those dividends. Couple of solid stocks that offer good dividends.....

*Citigroup (C)
*RPM, Int (RPM)
*Bank of Amer (BAC)
*Pfizer (PFE)
*Hawain Elec (HE)

dont forget MRK, 3% dividend

[ryhenry09]

Any others that you like that offer nice dividends Jimmy.? Always looking for solid stocks with dividends, cant go wrong.

[Romanowski]

http://www.dogsofthedow.com/doggish.htm

10 highest yield stocks MRK ranks 6th

[uva3021]

buy stocks that look like a SIN graph

consistency

[Dr. Peebody]

Originally Posted by Jimmy K

when buying a stock, look for the following:

1. Lots of cash in the coffers
2. Little or no debt
3. Low PEG (Under 1 preferred)
4. Strong cash flows
5. Increasing profits quarter over quarter
6. Strong return on assets
7. Exclusive products

can you clarify what these mean? and how to find out whether a company does/doesn't have them?

[ryhenry09]

Originally Posted by Dr. Peebody

can you clarify what these mean? and how to find out whether a company does/doesn't have them?

If you go on Yahoo Finance, enter a symbol. In the left margin, you can click on any number of items. If you click "Key Statistics", it will give you most of this info.

[Dr. Jack]

Originally Posted by drewshow

Buy low and sell high.

Thanks Stranger Hope all is well

[Dr. Peebody]

Originally Posted by ryhenry09

If you go on Yahoo Finance, enter a symbol. In the left margin, you can click on any number of items. If you click "Key Statistics", it will give you most of this info.

thanks

[Haws]

Altria is a nice dividend stock (~4.10%)... It's splitting up in March, going to give the shareholders Kraft Shares.

Many of the analysts think the total value of the split companies will be @ 100.

Altria is the nice name for Phillip Morris (MO).

[njtrader]

Buy the rumor sell the news!