Well I guess i've lurked for long enough not to chime in and say my thanks to all the contributors of this thread and especially Greg for making stocks something that I can finally look at and not feel discouraged or dumbfounded with.
Im 28 and have had a company 401k plan that is ran by 5/3rd Bank. This is one area of my saving that I dont have much control over. I am going to dig further into this in the next few weeks and try to find out if I have any chance to convert to stocks.
I setup a Schwab brokerage account about 3 months back and have set aside money each month for it. I just bought 5 shares of T (AT&T) last week and have my sights set on several more areas in the coming months.
Consumer Staples
MCD (Mcdonalds)
Consumer Staples
KO (Coke)
Energy
KMP (KinderMorgan)
Materials
PG (Procter & Gamble)
I am focusing now on making my portfolio hit on each sector and then I will focus on diversifying in each of my sectors. Right now my purchase of T has been a great learning experience and has allowed me to get my feet wet per se.
Thank you all for your time
Matthew Boehner
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