Investing 102

[pw2006]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

That's what I've been trying to PREACH -- get started -- post it up if you feel like it - let's all discuss it -- rip it apart - or learn from it (MSFT?) etc. but get started is the KEY point.

WITH THAT IN MIND -- I'd love to see "you all" post up some names and the reasons you think they're a good candidate for ownership.... let's get it up to 10 names -- a basic "portfolio" if you will.... and see what that looks like??

Kind of a "on paper" investment club??

Let's get this discussion going with a few stocks I am in. I included the ticker/name/industry/forward PE and dividend yield. Take a look at some of the stocks below, do your research and be comfortable with the company/charts before you buy. As Greg said, as soon as you press the buy button, someone out there knows and will drive the stock down.

VOD- Vodaphone primary owner of Verizon- (telecom)- 10.4 PE, 5.3% yield. I am looking for international smartphone growth exposure. Downside is I can't reinvest dividends in the form of stock. Alternative is VZ (Verizon)

BBEP- This is an MLP (oil/gas pipelines) with a forward pe of 7.7 and current yield of 9.1%. An alternative that i have owned for years is KMP, but you might wait for a little pullback.

F- Ford (automotive)- 5.8 PE, ~2% yield (kinda weak yield, so you may want to look at GE)

COP- Conocophilips (oil/gas)- ~8.5 PE with a 3.6% yield

LLY- Eli Lilly- (biotech)- 9.6 PE with a 4.7% yield
MRK- Merck- (biotech)- 10 PE with a 4.4% yield

PM- Phillip Morris (cigs)- 16.2 PE with a 3.9% yield (alternate is Altria ticker MO)

KFT- Kraft (food) 16.6PE with a 3% yield.

So with the above, stocks you are covering people that use cell phones, drive cars, heat their house, smoke cigs, have a prescription and eat.