I currently have a "loss" but my portfolio is worth more than what I started with. I love dividends!

Just had an interesting email show up in my inbox, I bet several of you did as well. It is in regards to a company going public and the email is an invite to participate in the IPO. It is kind of a "friends and family" deal but the company is including their customers on the friends and family list.

I'm torn, and this is probably more of a "gamble" type investment than an "investing 101" type investment...but I like the company and I like their products which are hugely successful. One just doesn't know if the success will continue and show itself in the growth of the share price.

There are limitations that are included with the email about how to share it so I won't share it here, but I'm curious if anyone else got it and what do you think about it?

I haven't received anything like that, Lance. I'd approach it as a gamble possibly since I'm not sure what company you're talking about. If they make a good product that is popular, I think I would seriously consider taking the gamble if I had some money to play with.

Of course, I'm assuming this isn't some sort of scam, right? I watched Wolf of Wall Street couple weekends ago so yeah...

Well, a quick google search shows it's not totally secret...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0EM0Y620140611

I think you have to have a link from the email to get into the friends and family deal though...

I don't see that as a long term money maker. Might pop and catch a wave up but it could flop just as quick.

I'd be all over it. But keep it real. Only money you can truly afford to play with.


In 2004 I invested in a start up. That $385,000 returned $20M in 2010. So it's okay to take on risk if the rest of your life is good to go.

I would too now that I see who it is for. I think it might turn out good. GoPro has really done a lot with their cameras.

While not a Roth IRA, one way to buy stock over time is through direct investment plans, Computershare has many of the blue chip dividend type stocks with reinvestment plans...https://www-us.computershare.com/Inv...&cc=us&lang=en or Sharebuilder is another good resource that has Roth IRA's, part of the Capital One group.https://www.sharebuilder.com/sharebu...p/default.aspx

I have participated in a number of Computershare stock purchase programs, you can contribute as little as $50 month and over time with dividend reinvestments, adds up...

Awesome, Thanks for the tips on both of those. Haven't heard of the Computershare before.

What do you guys think of investing in one of the companies pushing forth development of the new protocol IoT (Internet of Things).

Like Cisco? Or?

It looks like a solid 7-10year investment.