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[GregWeld]

Thanks Solar.... I really don't have any special knowledge or skills... what I'm trying to bring to the table is blue jeans and t-shirt common sense...

[Bucketlist2012]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Thanks Solar.... I really don't have any special knowledge or skills... what I'm trying to bring to the table is blue jeans and t-shirt common sense...

Haha..that is the skill...

Taking some of the mumbo jumbo they try to feed us, and to break it down to common sense, and also adding in the yield numbers, and other knowledge about certain investments.. Sure they are accessable to everyone, but hearing it another way is refreshing.

I don't expect the answer to it all, but success leaves clues...And I am constantly hungry for knowledge..

Oh, and Solar used to be my Career until 2008 came along..

Medical issues, and the golden opportunity , changed all that, for the better...

[dhutton]

Just wanted to say thanks to Trey for starting this thread and Greg (and others) for taking the time to post here and get me going. I sold my Firebird a few months back and I've taken that money and opened a Schwab account. I picked 12 stocks (aka Don's Dirty Dozen ), a few have done well, a few are possibly shaping up to be turkeys but overall the advice here has gotten me on a good start.

Thanks again,
Don

[Bow Tie 67]

Two days to finish getting through this thread. Thanks to all who have contributed, and a special thanks to Greg.

I have been planing on sitting down with my daughters ( 18 and 19 ) to talk finances. This thread lit a fire under my rump, I am excited as they are young enough were it can make an enormous difference.

As far as I go, I'm getting ready to move my Roth over to the brokerage account. The credit union is only paying .750% I want control of it.

Scottrade account:

Own Ford

Played with AMR recently ouch!!


Added:

Verizon
Merck
Altria
Kinder Morgan


I'm one that has never been diversified and always made the wrong choice.

I own SNWT not sure why just a click of the keyboard, Duh! look if you dare. reverse split to 5000 shares worth $12 now started with $1500

I'm liking the steady less risky approach to well known names.




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