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Originally Posted by redefined
I agree and that's why I ask those questions. My thing wasn't 'should I buy this' it was more of a 'how/where do I research'. If it didn't come across that way, sorry.
Not lookin for someone to tell me what to buy, just trying to learn where to get the info.
I tried my Fidelity account but I guess my account is just for my IRA's and not a 'brokerage' account. So maybe that other information you speak of, the info on Schwab, isn't available to me yet. I'd try Schwab out but sadly due to work reasons I'm unable to.
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I'd re-read the first 30 pages of this thread. Its a keep it simple stupid approach.
When I first started I was a bit scared, and I spent days researching some of these companies.
There are so many companies out there it was a bit overwhelming but I had to keep going back to the principles that Greg has outlined.
Best of breed companies that pay a dividend. Companies that have been around before I was born, and no way they would disappear. Companies that continue to increase dividends. Companies that have show growth over 5 - 10 year charts.
Its not all about just looking at the research thru your brokerage account.
Greg used a bunch of names on here as examples. One he uses often is Altria (MO) he always said its a tobacco company. I Read Google Finace, Yahoo finance. I also went to Altria.com looked thru there website clicked on everything I could. I found they also owned Vineyards and made Wine. They made wine that was drank at my house A LOT! I didn't even know it. I had to buy some but only after I did some research, cause I need to responsible
for my investments. Some of these large companies own 10 different companies you won't know it unless you research it.
I have 2 accounts now. I have my IRA account (only dividend long term) and I have a personal account that I threw some money into (its a mix of dividend and some gambling) and am planning on opening a 3rd account and moving some of my savings account into. The savings account is just dead money its not making anything in interest.