Investing 102

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Darn! I was hoping you'd gone positive on the KO

Thanks. I (we) will, it's just a matter of time.

[Bucketlist2012]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Thanks. I (we) will, it's just a matter of time.

Same with BPT...People bought and the little man took it down...

Have faith. Long term it is great..

Damn that little man on Wall Street.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Thanks. I (we) will, it's just a matter of time.

See that's the thing -- I started buying it (KO) at $62.... even though my last was at $77+ --- I still only have an average cost of $72

That's the old "look at that chart" thing --- at some point in the PAST it was lower! What you hope is that the chart continues on it's march... and if history holds - we'll be just fine.

[takid455]

take on SIRI? Had it for years and while in recent times it has done well, it is up and down a lot which is not too exciting. Has a current rally. Thinking about canning it while its hot and going with some of the one mentioned here.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by takid455

take on SIRI? Had it for years and while in recent times it has done well, it is up and down a lot which is not too exciting. Has a current rally. Thinking about canning it while its hot and going with some of the one mentioned here.

We really haven't been discussing individual stocks except to use them as examples...

Everyone has a different opinion - different goals - different finances - different ages etc... So what might be great for one person wouldn't be appropriate for another.

The thread has really been more about THINKING about investing -- some things to look for, such as growth and dividends etc... and more about how to think about investing in general.

[GregWeld]

Don't know if any of you have this -- but this is another GOOD thing to look for in dividend paying stocks -- when they actually INCREASE their dividend! It's like getting a pay raise and while it doesn't seem like much -- how many of you got a 7% pay raise this year??




Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today increased its quarterly cash distribution per common unit to $1.23 ($4.92 annualized) payable on Aug. 14, 2012, to unitholders of record as of July 31, 2012. This represents a 7 percent increase over the second quarter 2011 cash distribution per unit of $1.15 ($4.60 annualized) and is up from $1.20 per unit ($4.80 annualized) for the first quarter of 2012. KMP has increased the distribution 44 times since current management took over in February 1997.

[toy71camaro]

My Roth wont let me in on KMP

[Bucketlist2012]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Don't know if any of you have this -- but this is another GOOD thing to look for in dividend paying stocks -- when they actually INCREASE their dividend! It's like getting a pay raise and while it doesn't seem like much -- how many of you got a 7% pay raise this year??




Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today increased its quarterly cash distribution per common unit to $1.23 ($4.92 annualized) payable on Aug. 14, 2012, to unitholders of record as of July 31, 2012. This represents a 7 percent increase over the second quarter 2011 cash distribution per unit of $1.15 ($4.60 annualized) and is up from $1.20 per unit ($4.80 annualized) for the first quarter of 2012. KMP has increased the distribution 44 times since current management took over in February 1997.

I sure do have that one...That and BPT, and SDRL, and PWE...Those are my energy assets...Today was a good day...I am Long on all of those..Hell, I am long on all my Investments, haha..

[GregWeld]

This morning created an opportunity to actually SEE what they mean when the talking heads on TV discuss a stock that is "priced for perfection".... in other words -- the company better continue to execute everything perfectly because their stock price is priced that way.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) slightly missed the earnings estimates (they are - after all - just estimates... but) and they are down 90+ points as I type this. This is where the P/E matters... the "price to earnings" ratio. The P/E on CMG was up in the 40's... where as a normal P/E might be closer to 15. I don't use the P/E much -- but this IS when it matters... because they have to grow into the large P/E and if that growth stumbles - then that P/E ratio is going to have to come down... which means the stock price is going to have to come down.

Their growth is still on fire - they earned far more than estimated BUT the sales estimate was 707MM and they "only" hit 690MM...

This is why I don't invest in these kinds of companies.... I love watching the stocks climb -- maybe even love the company -- but when they're "priced to perfection" you can get absolutely hammered in a nanosecond! To me - they're not worth the risk.

[CRCRFT78]

I'm just a small fish in a BIG pond but I did add 42 shares of Coke today.