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General Stock Investment Strategies: Please explain MSFT's earnings report., burton malkiel, random walk down wall street
burton malkiel, random walk down wall street, investment discipline: BC I picked this off the Yahoo Finance site by searching the news on Microsoft: SEATTLE, April 23 (Reuters) - Shares in Microsoft Corp. shot 6 percent higher on Friday, posting their biggest single-day gain in 18 months as investors reacted to the company...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Portfolios, dow industrial average, dow 30
dow industrial average, dow 30, option expiration: the s and p 100 the top 100 companies the s and p 500 the top 500 companies the dow 30 the dow industrial average the xau for gold these are all indexes to mirrior an index is what i have done for 30 years i play only stocks that follow...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Prefered Stocks, prefered stocks, dow 30
prefered stocks, dow 30, preferred stocks: sounds like you need a different broker google dow jows it should show you the site with the dow 30 like mo and hpq and ibm etc as well as the s and p 100 and 500 personally i usually only play ibm and cat and mo as i know their history...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Prefered Stocks, prefered stocks, common stocks
prefered stocks, common stocks, dutz: please define what you mean by dividend retention as thats one i have never heard and what call dates are you refering to be aware i deal in common stocks as a rule so you may want to direct your questions to your broker tape his answers and...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Preferred Stocks, occasional exceptions, preferred stocks
occasional exceptions, preferred stocks, brokerage firm: To the best of my knowledge, in the normal course of events stocks (preferred or common) will not be sold by the issuer directly to an investor. You will have to use a brokerage or its equivalent (e.g., bank) and pay their commission or fee, depending on...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Price targets, share price target, price targets
share price target, price targets, frank smith: Frank, there is no hard and fast rule about a price target. And by the way, I would view any forecast of a price target with a great deal of scepticism. Price pargets are just one analyst s view of the world, and many analysts can follow a stock. All the...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Protected Equity Investments Strategy, blue chip stocks, equity investments
blue chip stocks, equity investments, francis i: I don t know anything about what you refer to. As usual, if it seems too good to be true, it s not a good sign. From your letter, you are approaching this as if it was a traditional form of investment, which just needs additional explanation. I can assure...
General Stock Investment Strategies: penny stocks, penny stocks, investing in stocks
penny stocks, investing in stocks, productive business: Hi again- Sorry for the delay, I ve been traveling. I really think reading a lot is the best way to learn. Not on the net either, too much fluff there. Some excellent books to start with - all classics - are (in order I d suggest reading them): The...
General Stock Investment Strategies: personal invesrment firms, registered investment advisor, having trouble logging
registered investment advisor, having trouble logging, investing money: Hello- Sorry for the delay, I was having trouble logging into the site for a few days. Fee-based investment advisors come in many stripes and my best advice is to talk with some colleagues to see if someone in your area comes well recommended. A referral...
General Stock Investment Strategies: personal portfolio, money market account, personal stock
money market account, personal stock, stock picking: Hello- Sorry for the delay, it s my busy time of the year. Sounds like you ve done the hardest step which is simply saving up some money. At the end of the day that behavior is going to be the most important one for building wealth. You re on the right...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Would you please appraise my portfolio, states military academy, medium size companies
states military academy, medium size companies, united states military academy: Not really sure I can comment much on this here. One comment that I have is that your portfolio is heavily weighted in only 2 sectors technology and healthcare. I don t know enough about most of the stocks to comment on them. I personally only own Microsoft...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Do I get pre-merger price or current price?, merger proposal, compaq price
merger proposal, compaq price, bird in the hand: you will get charged a fee no matter what unless they have a special program going as for the price by the time the merger occurs the stock price will have dropped to 17 or your stock will drop look at compaq price right before hp converted it ...
General Stock Investment Strategies: purchasing, fidelity investments, charles schwab
fidelity investments, charles schwab, deposit receipts: larry -- I m with you all the way....except i d wait for the Chinese. I m not kidding. I ve been watching their comments closely. I think they re willing to string out the rope long enough to make sure that we completely hang ourselves, and then pull hard....
General Stock Investment Strategies: purchasing, google search, stock desk
google search, stock desk, deposit receipts: Hello Mr. Weaver, Thank you for the question. This question is a little outside my area of expertise, but I think I know enough to help shed some light on the issue. Every brokerage house has their own fee structure. I can understand why a brokerage house...
General Stock Investment Strategies: purchasing, discount brokerage firms, td ameritrade
discount brokerage firms, td ameritrade, financial reporting standards: Hi Larry- As you ve found it s difficult to trade stocks that aren t listed on the US exchanges and that don t have ADRs. I haven t followed it closely but recently a few of the discount brokerage firms advertised expanded access to overseas markets. I d...
General Stock Investment Strategies: QBID, dow 30 stocks, ruger guns
dow 30 stocks, ruger guns, sturm ruger: thats because this is a pink sheeted stock http://finance.yahoo.com/l?s=qbid&t=S&m=US that .pnk after the symbol means this company sucks soooooooooooo badly it was dropped from the exchange trading board it also means that any good news...
General Stock Investment Strategies: quicken com, google search, internet broker
google search, internet broker, company thanks: I am somewhat familiar with quicken.com because I use quicken to track my finances although I did not use the website to evaluate stocks, mutual funds, etc. It appears to me that yahoo has a wealth of informtion. You could also try msn money central. If...
General Stock Investment Strategies: quicken com, moneycentral msn, company thanks
moneycentral msn, company thanks, cnnfn: Marc, Well, the site I use is investors.com for information, but it is not free. You can also try smartmoney.com and bigcharts.com. I do not use them much, so I do not know a lot about them, but they might be worth checking out. You might also want to...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Rate of Return, financial calculator, new money
financial calculator, new money, dollar amounts: Hi again Cindy- OK, few things to get on a piece of paper, then it s pretty easy in Excel. First take your starting date and ending dates - write down the dates and the account value for each. Now you need to figure out how much of the change in the...
General Stock Investment Strategies: RE Assets, estate investment trust, corporate portfolios
estate investment trust, corporate portfolios, real estate investment trust: Hi Santiago - The only real estate approach I deal with is indexing the real estate investment trust (REIT) index. The symbol for the reit index is IYR. You could look at the companies making up the index and contact them directly. Most institutional real...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Rebalancing, small cap stocks, asset allocations
small cap stocks, asset allocations, time intervals: Hi Chuck- Good to hear from you, all s well here in SF. There are a few different approaches to rebalancing. Most of the studies you ll find will compare rebalancing at different time intervals, like monthly vs. quarterly vs. annually vs. semi annually,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Retaned Earnings, d a company, many different ways
d a company, many different ways, edge knowledge: Brian, I don t have a specific test. Retained earnings can be deployed in many different ways and whether it is deployed well depends on what kind of business it is in. For example, a technology company that relies on cutting edge knowledge to garner higher...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Return Percentage, stock investments, finance club
stock investments, finance club, small caps: Hi again- Well there you go, Warren Buffett saying he guarantees he could hit 50% returns. He certainly doesn t say that in his annual letters to shareholders! Of course, he s hardly investing a small amount of money and that seems to be his main point. ...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Roth IRA Conversion, roth ira conversion, roth ira conversions
roth ira conversion, roth ira conversions, conversion dollars: Hi Chuck- Yes, you can convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA even after age 70 1/2, in whole or in part. You just need to meet the standard eligibility requirements: 1) tax return filing status is not married-filing-separately 2) modified adjusted gross...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Roth vs. 403(b), higher tax bracket, security nightmare
higher tax bracket, security nightmare, many different things: Hi again- Yes I m getting caught up on my AllExperts questions today! I m a big fan of Roths, and think there s a benefit to getting as many dollars as possible into them. The reason is that they re a rarity in the tax code - they re truly tax-free in...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Royalty Trusts, royalty trusts, coal vein
royalty trusts, coal vein, royalty trust: Hi Chuck- Is it summer vacation for you? I don t remember what kind of school you teach at. I think a lot of people are going to get burned on royalty trusts - attracted by the dividend but unclear of what they re buying. The concept is fine, as a...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Rule 405 and Customer Risk Level, investor relations department, conservative investor
investor relations department, conservative investor, unsolicited orders: Hi Stan- I m assuming you re the client here? If you re the registered rep, my answer is ask your compliance officer, not some guy on the Internet! You ve got the basic idea right -- suitability is a requirement applied to recommendations and there...
General Stock Investment Strategies: I read a peter lynch book...., technical analysis tools, kinds of graphs
technical analysis tools, kinds of graphs, peter lynch: the graph is only one of many technical analysis tools commonly available in numerous software packages you can subscribe to. I don t use this stuff personally, and I cannot recommend an individual software package for you. I do know many of these types...
General Stock Investment Strategies: reasearch, roic, screening software
roic, screening software, stock research: Many of the software venders like to advertise in Investor s Business Daily. I d get a copy of that newspaper and call them. Surely you will find screening software and accompanying database that you can purchse capable of this screen and many more. good...
General Stock Investment Strategies: reit securities, office rents, usa today
office rents, usa today, interest rate: I know I answered this question earlier and I can t really recall the answer but I just wanted to let you know that I read an article I think in the USA Today about REIT s and the jist of the article was that the price of reit s in general has fallen by at...
General Stock Investment Strategies: related securities on acquisition, mobile data solution, shell transport trading
mobile data solution, shell transport trading, odd structure: Hi David- Did you research those two examples? This is something that varies depending on the deal. I ve seen cases where a merger involving a foreign company resulted in the US investor getting cash, ADRs, or a mix of the two. I m sure other alternatives...
General Stock Investment Strategies: rights offering, high risk investment, stockholder of record
high risk investment, stockholder of record, stockholders equity: Jay, Thank you for your question. I apologize for my delay in getting back to you. Revlon’s rights offering is a way for them to raise more equity capital. It also dilutes the overall value of the current shares. There are more shares outstanding, the...
General Stock Investment Strategies: SEP vs. self employed 401K, self employment tax, sep ira
self employment tax, sep ira, self employed 401k: Hi Cheryl- That s a great question and very timely, I ve been setting up a lot of solo-ks lately. It really depends on how much you want to defer into the plan. The bottom line is that while the $45k limit applies to both, some formulas limit your allowable...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Sector Rotation / Market Returns, zero sum game, jesse livermore
zero sum game, jesse livermore, mr kay: To me, there are two major fallacies relating to the theory that passive management, as you term it, will inevitably provide superior results - not to mention your well-documented evidence of active investors who have achieved extraordinary results. The...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Sectors, global industry classification, labor osha
global industry classification, labor osha, standard industrial classification: Hi Bryan- That s a good question. The answer varies a little depending on whose sector definitions you want to use. For example the Department of Labor/OSHA has divided industry into SIC codes (Standard Industrial Classification) and I ve seen some sector...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Self-directed IRA, muriel siebert, self directed ira
muriel siebert, self directed ira, roth ira: since this is not something i normally do nor worry about i will simply recomend you contact the 2 brokers that in my experience have given me the best service or the least trouble i answered this question rather then simply reject as not in my...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Selling assets to another company, chapter 11 bankruptcy, adelq
chapter 11 bankruptcy, adelq, k mart: in my opinion can you say Enron i had someone ask me about this type of speculation related to K-mart when it went chapter 11 I suggested stay away they didn t and they got burned if you can afford to loose money do it if you can t don t ...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Selling of common stock, shareholder services, typical fee
shareholder services, typical fee, common stock: all companies have a division called shareholder services if they sell shares call your company and ask for the number for this division as they will provide the cheapest way to sell your stock you might call a discounter like schwab and ask if...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Selling Stock, shareholder services, stock certificate
shareholder services, stock certificate, common stock: if it is a well known company take it to your nearest broker if you hold the actual stock certificate you may want to call the old company and ask for the shareholder services dept traditionally that is a toll free number because the stock...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Selling stock at a loss, montreal stock, irs tax
montreal stock, irs tax, american portfolio: thats an irs tax question was your stock was bought in your american portfolio or transfered to it then the answer should be yes you get to write 3k a year against your earned or other income but lets say by years end you made 20k in another...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Setting Price Targets, price target, target price
price target, target price, price targets: what you are asking is a calculation for greed there is an old rule in the market bears win bulls win and pigs get slaughtered my take on this rule is my 80% solution take your original investment amount and subtract it from your current investment...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Short performance, paper homework, real money
paper homework, real money, shorted stocks: i have a portfolio wonderful what stocks are in it [homework] it is intentended to have equal amounts of money long and short really how much exactly [ homework] the risk is theoretically infinate ie not real money just theory [homework] ...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Short term investing for down payment, high dividend stocks, short term investing
high dividend stocks, short term investing, 401k funds: ok do you have a 401k or an ira account i believe you can borrow from your 401k for education or for a house down payment without penalty if that appeals to you then put your max deposit each month using that 2500 as the 401k funds are...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Short term stratergy, pacific stock exchange, toronto stock exchange
pacific stock exchange, toronto stock exchange, tsx venture exchange: I normally do not do homework questions, but your approach is friendly, so I ll give you my opinion of how I would proceed. The market can be volatile and you will need volatility to have the most money in this challenge. A flat market will not help you....
General Stock Investment Strategies: Shorting, cash proceeds, margin requirement
cash proceeds, margin requirement, margin value: Doug, 1. First, let me distinguish between cash and buying power when it comes to a margin account. Technically, you will have $50,000 cash in the account but that is irrelevant to what you can buy. The easiest way to think of it is to look at an opposite...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Shorting, small cap stocks, brokerage account
small cap stocks, brokerage account, small caps: That s a very open ended question. It s likely that a larger broker would be inventorying the stock(s) you are interested in, however, the acid test would be to call a few with some examples of stocks you want to short and see where it leads you. Some small...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Social Security & Private Accounts, social security privatization, wise investment decision
social security privatization, wise investment decision, social security dollars: Well this isn t a question anyone will need to address for awhile, it s just a proposal at this point. There s a lot of opposition to it and it s unclear whether there are really any funds available to invest (dollars paid into Social Security are all spent...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Spreads and Interest Rate Hedging, interest rate hike, stock transactions
interest rate hike, stock transactions, current supply: Hi Chuck- 1) yes, that s right - there s a different price for buying and selling. The exact market mechanics are a little different on the NYSE and NASDAQ but those details aren t too important...essentially there are firms or individuals out there that...
General Stock Investment Strategies: STocks vs. Bonds, top business schools, long term forecasts
top business schools, long term forecasts, stock investments: The point you raise makes good sense, as you present it - but there are other considerations to be taken into account. The long-term forecasts for stocks which you cite are just that - forecasts - and may prove to be substantially off the mark. If you are...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Starting, stocks and bonds, td waterhouse
stocks and bonds, td waterhouse, stocks bonds: Hello Marvin, Both stocks and bonds have some risk involved. For the most part, stocks have more risk, but the potenial reward is also greater. An investor has to determine for himself/herself what type of investment is right for him/her (stocks, bonds,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Just Starting Out, there is no free lunch, stocks and bonds
there is no free lunch, stocks and bonds, stratgey: Yes I can help. But you have to do your part to help yourself. You can help yourself by accepting some basic rules that will frame your stratgey. I think it is so important to accept these rules that if you don t, your journey into the world of investment...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Starting out in the Stock Market, public library section, market rate of return
public library section, market rate of return, college freshman: Sure, I can help. The goal is to not lose money over the long haul and to earn a reasonable rate of return for the risk you assume. And a very important goal is to not pay too much to be invested, both in fees and taxes. If you are committed to these...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Starting off in the stock market, personal financial situation, paper profits
personal financial situation, paper profits, back of my mind: Setting up an account is as simple as contacting a brokerage (in person, telephone, e-mail) and letting them know your intentions. Tips for getting started is another matter altogether. Some people prefer a hands-on approach to all aspects of investing....
General Stock Investment Strategies: Starting, investing in stocks, etrade
investing in stocks, etrade, good company: I am not really sure if I understand what you are asking. How you would start depends upon how much money you have and what your parents are willing to allow. Probably intially you should invest in mutual funds either through your parents bank or better...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Analyst, stat books, cfa institute
stat books, cfa institute, chartered financial analyst: Hi Mike- As I m sure you know that s a big question but let me get you pointed in the right direction. First of all, it would be good to frame the problem, meaning see the challenge you re up against. There s a lot of academic research suggesting that...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Broker, true life story, pursuit of happiness
true life story, pursuit of happiness, stock broker: Hak, Thank you for your question. Most stock brokers are college educated with an interest in an economic or finance major. Though there is nor general requirement that a broker must have a degree in finance or economics. All brokers make their money from...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Buy backs, wall street journal, single source
wall street journal, single source, stock buy backs: Hi Julie- I don t know of a single source that would list companies and their buy-back plans. I typically come across it while researching a company, or it ll be part of a news story reported in the Wall Street Journal. One thing I ll add is that I don...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Buy backs, share dividend, cash assets
share dividend, cash assets, company benefit: Hi Chuck- SF s great, we re starting the best time of year, when the fog clears and the sun shines. Our summer really is Sept-Oct. Stock buy-backs...are a way for a company to get rid of excess cash they ve accumulated. Imagine you re growing a company,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Certificates, splits, shareholder relations department, stock certificates
shareholder relations department, stock certificates, united telecommunications: Larry, Thank you for your question. For reference, links to sites I mention do not work in this response format. So just copy the URL into you browser and you should be able to get to the site mentioned. If you go to the investor relations pages of the...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Custodian, stock transfer agent, utma account
stock transfer agent, utma account, safe deposit box: Hi Ashley- I don t know what state your in but this should be uniform across the US...if it was an UGMA/UTMA account with father as custodian, the assets became your husband s at the age of majority under the UGMA/UTMA law in your state -- either age 18 or...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock certificates, splits, old stock certificates, sprint web
old stock certificates, sprint web, investor relations department: Hi Larry- I d suggest contacting Sprint s investor relations department and posing the question. Just dig around on the Sprint web site, it should be in there somewhere. There might even be a FAQ for your aunt s scenario. This isn t at all an uncommon request...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock certificates, splits, stock certificates, united telecommunications
stock certificates, united telecommunications, memory problems: This response is of the most general sort, but it may be of some help. On the certificates you are likely to find the name of the transfer agent (a bank) which handled issuance of shares at the time your aunt acquired them. That institution will no doubt...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock certificates, splits, stock certificates, shareholder services
stock certificates, shareholder services, united telecommunications: because she had the certificates in her pocession the company overlooked her in its ownership search contact sprints shareholder services division and tell them what you have and they should be willing to get you the proper amount of sprint shares...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock coming out of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, chapter 11 bankruptcy, easy score
chapter 11 bankruptcy, easy score, shareholder services: you need to contact the shareholder services of your company they will tell you what they plan doing to old shares then you can make an informed dicision i have been lucky enough to not have ever had a company i hold be chap 11 and i never...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Factors., burton malkiel, random walk down wall street
burton malkiel, random walk down wall street, stock factors: Hi Chow- That s a great question. When you step back and think about it, stock markets exist (and have high trading levels) simply because there isn t a straightforward answer. Everyone is trying to buy stocks that are undervalued and selling them when they...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock gift when I was a kid, shareholder services, stock gift
shareholder services, stock gift, phone request: find out the date your grandfather died from your parents or simply use the date on his tombstone thats your first day of ownership and therefore your basis day then call up the shareholder services for that company it should be on your dividend...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Investments, market declines, stock investments
market declines, stock investments, term investor: At this point in time, just about everyone is asking himself the same question. Perhaps you are a bit more affected by day-to-day market movements than some people. If you are primarily a short-term investor (a trader ) that is a legitimate concern - for...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Market, jim cramer, word control
jim cramer, word control, individual investors: Paul, If there is, I don t know about it. However, I should qualify what Cramer said. Even with just a rudimentary understanding of both the stock market and statistics, you could confidently say that about 100 investors control the stock market without...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Market Adage, lockstep, stock market
lockstep, stock market, upward trend: The intended wisdom behind this adage is that each stock must be evaluated on its own merits, separate and apart from the overall stock market. While the trend of the overall market may be down, there are stocks whose characteristics nevertheless make them...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Market and Real Estate, high interest rates, orange county ca
high interest rates, orange county ca, market crashes: I think you are referring to the residential real estate market. In most parts of the country, commercial real estate (office buildings, shopping centers, all types of hospitality, healthcare related, etc) is not in danger of a bubble. Yields cash on cash...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Merger Question, stock merger, compaq computer
stock merger, compaq computer, stock holders: whichever company is buying the other will be the stock that remains example hpq bought compaq computer a few years back right before the buyout both stocks dropped then after the merge all the compaq stock was converted to hpq stock good luck...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock question, small cap stocks, big wheel
small cap stocks, big wheel, ngs: Yes, you bought at the top, but not at the very top, at least you did not pay $40 per share. To answer your question, a stock can go to zero, especially if it files for bankruptcy, however, NGS does not seem a candidate for that. NGS is a specialized small...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock question, dow 30 stocks, winter supplies
dow 30 stocks, winter supplies, xom: recently we have had a correction since your stock is fuel oriented you may have a loser there i usually never play fuel oriented stocks except xom /exxon i only play dow 30 stocks or new york stocks looking at ngs graph for 2 and 5 yrs ...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Splits, stockholder of record, stock dividend
stockholder of record, stock dividend, split shares: September 1 is merely the payment date for the split shares. The significant date is August 18. On that date the 2-for-1 split will take effect, and the stock price will become half of what it was the preceding day. If you become the stockholder of record...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Splits, investor relations line, stockholder of record
investor relations line, stockholder of record, stock dividend: Stock splits do not create or destroy any value. If it created value, then every stock would split every day. Company A has 1000 shares outstanding and trade for $10 each. Company A splits 2 for 1. It now has 2000 shares outstanding and they trade for...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Splits, fidelity national financial, confusing experience
fidelity national financial, confusing experience, share certificates: I m not sure why you found contacting the stock transfer company a confusing experience, but if I were in your position I would give them another chance. They would have the information you need (i.e., the answers to the questions you are asking on the...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock Splits, stockholder of record, stock dividend
stockholder of record, stock dividend, stock split: look at stock symbol cat for your answer it recently split 2 for 1 on the record day it was 100 a share the next day it was 50 a share in your example on aug 19 cat would have cost 50 a share using your example the dividend has nothing to do...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock spinoffs, stock spinoffs, newspape
stock spinoffs, newspape, cost basis: Do you not work the allocation based on the original cost instead of the values of the parent and spin-off on the date of the spin-off? If not, I have always done it wrong and also never knew about sending the IRS a letter about the spin-off. Hmmm - not...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock splits, stock distributions, current stock price
stock distributions, current stock price, stockholder of record: Hi Lance- I agree, the descriptions of the key dates around stock distributions and dividends can be confusing. Adding to the confusion is the T+3 rule which says that a stock bought today doesn t actually become yours until three days from now. It s...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock - taxes, cost basis, management llc
cost basis, management llc, capital gain: Delos, You are only taxed on the $100 of profit. Your cost basis in the stock is $10 whether you sell all 100 shares or just any portion. So by selling 20 shares, your cost basis is still $10 ($200 total) and only your capital gain is subject to taxation....
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stock valuation in US vs AIM, london stock exchange, london exchange
london stock exchange, london exchange, stock valuation: Gil, Thank you for your question. I apologize for my delayed response. I had a personal emergency that kept me from responding to any questions. Let’s start with why a company would want to list on multiple exchanges, including foreign ones. First,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stockbrokers, studying business at university, red brick
studying business at university, red brick, stockbroking: Hi David- Where are you? US, Canada, or UK, or somewhere else? I m asking because you said at University which sounds like outside of the US. (here we usually say in college or in grad school , etc). Let me know, I m happy to share some thoughts on...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, part time job, car ads
part time job, car ads, term investing: Hi Meg- This one s easy...if you ve got $200 right now and you re saving up for a car, stocks don t figure into it. Stocks are for longer-term investing, and it takes a lot more cash before you d bother with them (at lower dollar amounts people use mutual...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, brokerage account, rare exceptions
brokerage account, rare exceptions, trading places: With virtually any brokerage account, you pay a commission for each trade (buy or sell). The rare exceptions don t concern you because they require keeping a very large balance in the account, along with paying an annual fee. Since a commission is a...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, nest egg, certificate of deposits
nest egg, certificate of deposits, good stock: Yes, every time you buy or sell a stock you have to pay a transaction fee. I would look into investing your money in a good stock mutual fund instead of in stocks directly. I would take the 1000 or 1500 and pick one or 2 mutual funds and invest the money...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, quarterly account, trading stocks
quarterly account, trading stocks, couple places: Hi Ryan- Yes, whenever you trade a stock you pay a commission and at the discount brokers that ll range from maybe $5 to $25 or more. It can be a lot more at some firms. With most of these companies, lower account balances (for some that means under $50,000)...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, periodic share repurchase, stock splits
periodic share repurchase, stock splits, stock dividend: this looks like homework but the subject is helpful to others in my opinion i take the quarterly dividends in cash as i find that the stock price will drop before and after a ex dividend day and i play for that move example hpq hewlett packard...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, arco solar, charles schwab
arco solar, charles schwab, boiler room: arco solar comes to mind as for your friends broker whose company changes names it sounds like a boiler room i suggest you google the movie BOILER ROOM ask your friend if any of the stock he has bought is in profit then ask him if he has...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, earnings growth, term charts
earnings growth, term charts, example microsoft: Cameron, There are a lot sites that will give you longer term charts, such as Yahoo Finance or MSN Money. A great site that I like to use is bigcharts.com. When you type in the stock symbol at the top of the page, it will bring up a 1 year chart. You will...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, free web sites, google
free web sites, google, news items: Hi Cameron- There are dozens of free web sites that provide historical charts longer than a year. Yahoo Finance, Google finance, marketwatch.com, just to name a few. Regarding information on why a stock has risen or fallen - you really need to follow the...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, charles schwab, 3 out of 4
charles schwab, 3 out of 4, free yahoo: yahoo.com will give you an electronic 5 year graph on most stocks personally i get this info for free from my broker charles schwab as for why stocks fall and rise I have always liked the excuses they come up with for instance catapiller had...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, dividend period, assets and liabilities
dividend period, assets and liabilities, investing for dummies: i never paid attention to this crud you mentioned or propaganda put out by brokers and book sellers recently i have made profits based on the fact that rgr has a ex dividend day on 26 feb and dpl has a ex divend day tomorrow i tracked rgr up to...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, assets and liabilities, insider ownership
assets and liabilities, insider ownership, investing for dummies: Hello Mike, You ask two good questions. I do not have a absolute answer to both questions, but what I can do is just give my opinion on these factors when evaluating a stock. I really am not sure what to close means, but I generally look for comanpanies...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, company insiders, assets and liabilities
company insiders, assets and liabilities, current liabilities: There is no exact figure or percentage as to what the current assets vs current liabilities should be but I would say that a current ratio less than 1.5 which is current assets divided by current liabilities and I would start looking hard at the companies...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, assets liabilities, assets and liabilities
assets liabilities, assets and liabilities, mr kay: There is no precise assets/liabilities ratio that either justifies a warning or is considered acceptable. It depends on the company s circumstances and the trends affecting its business (as well as trends affecting its industry, the economy - domestic and...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, dayton power and light, high dividend
dayton power and light, high dividend, utility stocks: that amount basically covers 100 shares of stock so for safety i would stay with my prior suggestion now if you are willing to gamble i currently hold leap call options good till jan 2006 on hpq and disney the 25 buck jan 2006 hpq option...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, balanced portfolio, investor
balanced portfolio, investor, expression: I m not familiar with precisely the expression that you offer, but I do know about an overweighted stock, so I will explain that in the hope that we are talking about the same thing. In the minds of those who advocate a balanced portfolio, it is never...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, muriel siebert, limit order
muriel siebert, limit order, rgr: ryan what i suggest is you either deal with a stock like ruger [rgr ] or hpq or dpl the problem you have is that you are under funded you could have bought rgr recently when i did with your 1500 and gotten 200 shares at 1650 cost and made the same...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks and Warrants?, stock price movements, stock investments
stock price movements, stock investments, investing in the stock market: Chow, Thank you for your question. I apologize for my delay in getting back to you. As you read this keep in mind that links do not work in the response format. Just copy and past the links into a search window and this should lead you to the site mentioned....
General Stock Investment Strategies: Trading benefits?, brokerage firm, interested buyer
brokerage firm, interested buyer, asian companies: The kind of trade you describe occurs in what is called the secondary market. The company does not directly benefit from such a trade; in fact, it is not directly involved in such a trade. The benefits accrue to the buyer s brokerage firm and the seller...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stocks, professional money manager, no load mutual fund
professional money manager, no load mutual fund, ira accounts: With such a relatively small amount to invest, and with your admission that you are clueless when it comes to investing, the only practical course for you to take is to pool your money with that of other investors (to achieve economies of scale, so to speak)...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Strategies, stragety, dollar profit
stragety, dollar profit, new york exchange: i worked out this strategy my self/i recomend you try to get a copy of the wall street jungle its written by an old silent screen actor turned investor named richard ney i developed my system from his basics i have not made up a website for my...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stratergy, pacific stock exchange, toronto stock exchange
pacific stock exchange, toronto stock exchange, tsx venture exchange: Hi Sunny It cracks me up - I get questions like this every few months - how in the universities they run investment projects where you do THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WITH REAL MONEY! OK, I know, it s just for fun, and I guess you learn how...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Stratergy, tsx venture exchange, toronto stock exchange
tsx venture exchange, toronto stock exchange, pacific stock exchange: ok please realize that i only trade the us markets 2 suggestions look for stocks that have an ex dividend next month and see if they have dropped in price since last month example rgr strum ruger has ex dividend around feb 25 it was 9.25 in...
General Stock Investment Strategies: s&p 500, mergers acquisitions, burlington resources
mergers acquisitions, burlington resources, market caps: Steve, It is precisely because a stock s price is often pushed up with inclusion in the S&P 500 index that Standard and Poor s keeps a tight lid on what companies will be included until the announcement. As you may be aware, index funds must purchase...
General Stock Investment Strategies: self funded 401k, 401k rollovers, 401k plans
401k rollovers, 401k plans, 401ks: Hi Rolf- I definitely don t think 401k plans are a waste of time, even if they don t have employer match for your contributions. For many of my clients, the bulk of their wealth was accumulated in 401k plans and IRAs funded from 401k rollovers. It s a...
General Stock Investment Strategies: selling stock, capital gains taxes, capital gains tax
capital gains taxes, capital gains tax, capital gain: If you have a capital gain and sell stock in a taxable account, you will be liable for capital gains taxes, regardless of the reason for selling. Please check with your CPA for the current federal and state capital gains rates you may be subject to. Thank...
General Stock Investment Strategies: shares, dow industrial average, dayton power and light
dow industrial average, dayton power and light, buck range: if you want safety try a utility stock like dayton power and light dpl it has a tendancy to split 2 for 1 every 7 years its high and low prices are 15-30 and since its over 30 right now i would watch it and look to buy after it splits as...
General Stock Investment Strategies: short selling, volatile stock, basic statistics
volatile stock, basic statistics, diversified group: Hi again!...you asked... Follow Up question: Thanks for your response. Why do you say you need to be right about the drop soon enough, otherwise your trade won t win . How is it any different from being long?If one is bullish on a stock or sector and makes...
General Stock Investment Strategies: short term investing, short term investing, volatile stocks
short term investing, volatile stocks, risk investments: Hi Sarah- When you do a short-term stock picking project for a class, where the point is to make a lot of money quickly, everything goes out the window - you can do things you would NEVER do with real money. Some possibilities: * buy stock options instead...
General Stock Investment Strategies: short term stocks, term stocks, dividend reinvestment
term stocks, dividend reinvestment, intc: i recomend any stock that will have its ex dividend day in the next 60 days as these stocks will tend to bottom prior to say 4 weeks before the ex day and then get run up to rip off the sheep that participate in dividend reinvestment rgr is one for...
General Stock Investment Strategies: shorting, conceptual difficulty, margin requirement
conceptual difficulty, margin requirement, account thanks: Brian, Think of it this way. Going short is simply the opposite of going long, obviously. If you were to buy 1000 shares at $50 on margin, you would need $25,000 in equity and the rest is bought on margin. So $50,000 worth of stock comes into the account....
General Stock Investment Strategies: splitting stock, stoch, technical factors
stoch, technical factors, stock price: Hello Vince, I apoligize for the late reply. Well, I am glad to hear that so far your investment in GTK has done well for you and I hope it continues to do well. A stock can split 2 for 1 , 3 for 1, etc... What that means is that if a stock is priced...
General Stock Investment Strategies: splitting stock, dollar figures, stoch
dollar figures, stoch, stock split: A stock splitting means nothing except that now you own x shares at 50 dollars per share and when it splits you will own 2*x shares selling at 25.00 dollars a share assuming a 2 for 1 split which is likely for the dollar figures you are talking about. splitting...
General Stock Investment Strategies: splitting stock, berkshire hathaway, active market
berkshire hathaway, active market, stock splits: Hi Vince- Stock splits are non-events from an accounting perspective. They re simply a decision by the company to lower the share price by increasing the number of shares outstanding. They do happen after a share price has gone up, but they don t in themselves...
General Stock Investment Strategies: splitting stock, stoch, stock split
stoch, stock split, august 1st: A stock split adds no value to you. It is the same if you own 100 shares at 50 or 200 shares at 25, for example. While there is some evidence that some near-term excitement may be created, the evidence is very flaky. If splitting stock created any value...
General Stock Investment Strategies: splitting stock, stoch, statistical evidence
stoch, statistical evidence, august 1st: Traditionally, a company decides to split its stock in order to reduce the price-per-share, in the belief that a price that has risen too high (the directors decide how high is too high ) will not attract as much interest to the stock as will a lower, more...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Where to start with the money i have., joel greenblatt, usable info
joel greenblatt, usable info, invest one: Logan, Thank you for you question. Congratulations on starting out investing at a young age. I am also glad to see you want to learn how to invest before trying to make your fortune. By the way links do not work in this response format, so just copy and...
General Stock Investment Strategies: where to start, us stock market, all time highs
us stock market, all time highs, money market: It sounds like you might want to use different mutual funds! When you say you ve lost money - when did you invest initially, and what kind of mutual funds did you buy? As an example, the US stock market is close to its all-time highs, and many US stock mutual...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Getting started in stocks, getting started in stocks, scottrade
getting started in stocks, scottrade, morgan stanley: i dont care for internet guys like scottrade i like to talk to a live person you get what you pay for i like cat around 50-55 ibm at 75-78 wal mart around 42-44 rgr under 7 i have found these are their low points do your own research...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Getting started in stocks, discount brokerage firm, esop shares
discount brokerage firm, esop shares, net unrealized appreciation: Hi Jay- That s a pretty complicated question! It d help if you gave me some follow-up info... First - company owned stock - if that was ESOP shares I hope you left them in the plan rather than moving them to a Rollover IRA so you get the better tax treatment...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Getting started, life insurance policies, george washington university
life insurance policies, george washington university, roth ira: Linecia, OK so I blew it on replying quickly again, sorry! Insurance is a complicated topic...many single individuals choose not to buy any life insurance at all, reasoning that at death there really isn t any need for cash -- there are no dependents who...
General Stock Investment Strategies: starter, dow 30 stocks, york stock exchange
dow 30 stocks, york stock exchange, new york stock exchange: i never read any book other than richard neys the wall street jungle i dont subscribe to so called get rich strategies i simply trade new york stocks ie new york stock exchange only i either buy the pure stock or trade leap call options which...
General Stock Investment Strategies: starting at the very beggining, mutual fund investor, michael a weiss
mutual fund investor, michael a weiss, how to invest in stocks: Hi Ryan, Thank you for the question. I think that it is great that you want to learn about how to invest in stocks. There is a good tutorial on Investopedia s website that can help you learn about the basics. Just go to http://www.investopedia.com/university/stocks/...
General Stock Investment Strategies: starting a stock??, yahoo web site, abercrombie fitch
yahoo web site, abercrombie fitch, brokerage account: Hi Maria- Sorry for the late reply, I ve been on vacation. Stock is a share of ownership in a company. There are about 7,000 publicly traded stocks available in the United States, that anyone can buy (many more if you count very tiny companies). Most big-name...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Should I stay in for the long haul?, long periods of time, partial retirement
long periods of time, partial retirement, best performing stocks: Diana, Good questions both. As to your first question - should you sell stocks at a profit and rebuy when they are low - my answer couldn t be more direct: absolutely not. That kind of strategy is a near guarantee of missing the lion s share of gains in...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock, diagonal line, midpoint
diagonal line, midpoint, 4 months: so called support points and resistance point are calculated using graphs of a stock over a year period you find the highs and the lows and draw a diagonal line from point to point example if you were to graph ibm you would see a low at 71 last...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock, best bet, google
best bet, google, investor relations: Hi Kim- I have no idea, I m not familiar with the company. I just searched on google for WESTERN COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA and a bunch of sites turn up including some with phone number and address. The one listed on Business.com was 713-629-2600. Your best...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock, tax accountant, dividens
tax accountant, dividens, taxable profit: you did not give me the name of the stock or of the bank or the rate of dividend so I can t give you any real advice you have effectively told me your dad wants to sell you a car that gives you good economy how can I help you with no information I...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock, right time, grandmother
right time, grandmother, cousin: Hi Ashley- Well it s up to your grandmother to tell you about it! She probably wants to wait for the right time to tell you. And depending on how she set it aside, it may not even be truly yours until she decides to hand it over, or it might have a higher...
General Stock Investment Strategies: How to be a stock broker, how to be a stock broker, picking stocks
how to be a stock broker, picking stocks, merrill lynch: I am not a stock broker picking stocks is strictly a hobby for me. I know that some of the larger investment companies like merrill lynch, american express, etc have training programs for brokers. I believe that there are classes that need to be taken and...
General Stock Investment Strategies: How to be a stock broker, multiple choice test, how to be a stock broker
multiple choice test, how to be a stock broker, series 7 license: Hi Julian- Are you in school right now and if so, what year? You become a stock broker (the legal term is registered representative ) by passing a multiple-choice test called the Series 7 licensing exam, which is administered by NASD. NASD does not...
General Stock Investment Strategies: How to be a stock broker, how to be a stock broker, series 7 exam
how to be a stock broker, series 7 exam, information interview: Well Julian, I have never been a stock broker. Ultimately you will have to direct your inquiries to your intended employer, or ask for an information interview to get your questions answered. I ll bet you cannot work at home. Your boss will supervise you...
General Stock Investment Strategies: How to be a stock broker, how to be a stock broker, series 7 exam
how to be a stock broker, series 7 exam, brokerage house: i believe you must work under a senior brokerage kinda like a real estate agent again there is an agent license and a brokers license but as a broker you have to have insurance a business name etc these are questions you need to ask the sec about...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock exchange, nasdaq web, electronic auction
nasdaq web, electronic auction, definite structure: There is a definite structure. On the NYSE there are market makers for the different listed stocks. The market makers are vested with the responsibility to set a bid price and ask price for their assigned stocks. They maintain order in the market. In non-market...
General Stock Investment Strategies: us stock exchange, us stock markets, company gain
us stock markets, company gain, raising money: Hello Mel, Well, you have asked a question that is really outside me area of expertise. I am really not sure if raising money is harder in the US markets. As for, a non US company getting listed on the US stock exchange I think that just helps the company...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock information for school report, stock exchange market, stock index
stock exchange market, stock index, stock information: Hi Aubrey...OK I ll take a stab at this: 1. If the market were to crash, it would eventually rise again. Always remember that stock represents ownership of a company, and as long as companies earn profits, stock will have value. 2. No. 3. Yes, it...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock issuance, stock issuance, share price
stock issuance, share price, judgment: 1) Yes - unless the share price rises accordingly to maintain its value. Example: The company has 100 shares in existence, and you own 2 of them. You own 2% of the company. It then issues 100 additional shares. You now own just 1% of the company. ...
General Stock Investment Strategies: us stock market, us stock markets, securities analyst
us stock markets, securities analyst, economic power: Mel - I am probably going to fall short in answering your question. I am a portfolio manager/securities analyst. Your questions regarding getting underwritten (going public) and venture capital is not my expertise. With that I will say that there is more...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock options, stock options, thre
stock options, thre, financial statements: Richard, Before answering I need to clarify you question. I assume when you mention an S filing you mean an S-1. Is that thre? Also, when you mean 3, 4 filing you mean S-3 and S-4 filings. Is that also true? Please let me know if my assumptions are correct....
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock - PEG, peg ratio, share selection
peg ratio, share selection, consensus forecasts: This should tell you everything you want to know. Price earnings growth factor (PEG) Definition The PEG of a company is calculated by dividing its prospective P/E ratio by the estimated future growth rate in earnings per share of the company. So to...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock potential, hepalife technologies inc, securities exchange commission
hepalife technologies inc, securities exchange commission, net fixed assets: Frank, Thank you for your question. I apologize for being so late getting back to you. I was out of town and did not have access to a computer. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) places restrictions on people who are not your paid financial advisors...
General Stock Investment Strategies: If stock prices did not follow..., profit opportunities, random walk
profit opportunities, random walk, active traders: Random walk implies that the market is efficient. You are asking if the market was believed to be inefficient. Active traders believe the market to be inefficient and their behavior is motivated to find unexploited profit opportunities. So the answer must...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock pricing, quarterly earnings, earnings growth
quarterly earnings, earnings growth, market participants: Suzette, The number of people willing to buy a stock versus the number of people willing to sell a stock at a given point in time. That is all that constitutes a proper stock price. I am not being facetious or flippant with that answer. There may be...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock screener, compustat data, nasdaq stocks
compustat data, nasdaq stocks, google search: Hi Steve - I pasted this from the browser: www.compustat.com Try doing a google search on the word compustat. When I do this in google, the first result is Standard & Poors IMS Home with the address www.compustat.com Sorry you are having trouble....
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock sectors, dram chips, stock sectors
dram chips, stock sectors, optics software: I would contact the nasdaq directly as well as your broker they may have such lists. I know that Value line breaks their companies down by sector but does not differentiate between NYSE or NASDAQ market and to be honest what exchange a company trades on is...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Why does a stock "split"? What's in it for me?, stock splits, split stock
stock splits, split stock, term benefit: Hi - - Whether you sell or not is a personal decision and should not be related to a stock split. That said, a stock split has no impact on long=term benefits. Mechanically, a split simply adds more shares and cuts the price. So if there is a 2/1 split...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock splits, company stock splits, company xyz
company stock splits, company xyz, s market: Marilyn, Stock splits occur when a company decides to lower its per share price and increase the number of shares outstanding. The usual motivation for this is to keep a company s per share price at a reasonable level. Note that nothing fundamental about...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock technical analysis, warren buffett, intelligent investor
warren buffett, intelligent investor, investing in stocks: You should look at investing in stocks as investing in the business not as investing in a piece of paper that is to be sold at a later date. When I look at a particular company I ask myself am I comfortable with how this company makes money. I would read...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock trade prices, stock issue, stock trade
stock issue, stock trade, trades: its one trade as long as you specify to the broker your total trade is to buy 100 total shares of the same stock issue ie 100 shares of ibm but if you wanted 50 shares of ibm and 50 of mo for your 100 share buy that would be 2 trades as its...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stock, earnings per share, pe ratio
earnings per share, pe ratio, profitable companies: Hi Kerry- If the P/E is negative then the concept of P/E doesn t really have any meaning. That just means that the data service you re using doesn t X-out the P/E if the company has losses. P/E is share price divided by earnings per share, usually for the...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks, jay kay, time sarah
jay kay, time sarah, zetex: In my view (and I say this to you, or anyone, with all due respect) the prime factors are a personal knowledge of securities and what they can realistically be expected to do, along with a healthy respect for market timing. What you can do to make your choices...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks, investment terms, free encyclopedia
investment terms, free encyclopedia, wikipedia: I m not sure this will help enough, but there is a Free Encyclopedia on the AllExperts Web site, which may have the terms you are looking for, and Wikipedia might be helpful. Some brokerage sites contain an online glossary of investment terms, but you...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks, discount brokerage firm, fidelity investments
discount brokerage firm, fidelity investments, service brokerage: Doreen, Yes, any brokerage firm will charge fees (or commissions) but there is a substantial difference in what one firm may charge from another firm. Full service brokerage firms will be the most expensive but you will also have the resource of a financial...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks, buy and hold, racine wisconsin
buy and hold, racine wisconsin, hotmail: Hi Asad, Thank you for the question. The examples that you site are exceptions. Not every company has performed nearly as well as Yahoo and Walmart. I also think that the starting points you are choosing are the low points for these stocks, which adds...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks, walmart stock, hotmail
walmart stock, hotmail, buy and hold: If it seems to good to be true, there s always a catch, isn t there? Just one slip in your calculations: you are double counting the stock splits. When you calculate the prices for Yahoo in 1996 at $1 or for Walmart in 1974 at $0.04, those share prices...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks, best stocks, stock returns
best stocks, stock returns, term stock: Hello Asad- A useful concept to learn about is survivorship bias and it relates to your question. You ve picked a few, very successful companies long after the fact -- it s a very biased sample for judging long-term stock returns. Those companies have survived,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks, buy and hold, reverse split
buy and hold, reverse split, racine wisconsin: yes you are missing the downside stocks like lucent for instance in 1984 it came from ATT at 40 a share over the next 10 years 100 shares became 400 shares do to splits in 2000 it was 120 a share by 2003 it was 2 bucks a share now its...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks, burton malkiel, random walk down wall street
burton malkiel, random walk down wall street, john bogle: Hi again- Sorry for the delay, I didn t see your follow-up question until today. I d start with the Tobias book, it s a good start and an easy read. Then get something with an overview of the different types of investments, the terminology, etc. - my...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks bottom, option expiration, fri
option expiration, fri, rise and fall: look at the 1 year graph for 5 years back look for the five year low look at the rise and fall and you will notice after a 15-20% move your stock will have a reversal ibm went from 80-100 between oct to jan but it stalled in nov around 93...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks in companies bought out, merger transaction, k mart
merger transaction, k mart, odd lot: Hi Again- Sorry for the delay, just saw your follow-up Q. In case you didn t find out some other way by now...yes you can buy shares in any quantity. Many years ago an odd lot (anything other than an even multiple of 100 shares) was treated differently...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks insurance demutualization, shareholder relations department, blue cross blue shield
shareholder relations department, blue cross blue shield, mutual insurers: Hi Janet- I m not familiar with the specifics of the demutualization you re talking about, but when it happens the stock received is going to vary for each policy holder, depending on the type and terms of each insurance policy. Some policy holders may not...
General Stock Investment Strategies: stocks & taxes, desktop software applications, brokerage firm
desktop software applications, brokerage firm, finance web: Hi Bob- There are two issues here...knowing your cost for the purpose of seeing whether an investment has gained/lost money, and being able to prove your cost basis to the IRS. For the first...there are quite a few online services where you can enter your...
General Stock Investment Strategies: About stocks, jerry moyes, maturity time
jerry moyes, maturity time, insider information: At the heart of this dilemma is your feeling that the shares are never going to break out of the narrow price range they have occupied for three years. Never is a long time. I don t know a thing about the company; you do - and should have a feeling about...
General Stock Investment Strategies: same store sales, quarterly earnings announcement, google search
quarterly earnings announcement, google search, google: Randy, I don t know of any single source for same store sales (one that is free). You can generally locate the number with a Google search and looking for the company s most recent quarterly earnings announcement. But I understand that is time consuming...
General Stock Investment Strategies: how can i be a sucessful trader, dow 30 stocks, stock trends
dow 30 stocks, stock trends, market positions: research stock trends pick five dow 30 stocks graph them for 5-10 years back find a consistant up and down point play it on paper and see if your game plan works then go for it by the way i got married in 98 and had 2 kids and went...
General Stock Investment Strategies: is there a summary of your q&a somewhere?, risk trades, god deal
risk trades, god deal, point answers: only whats here as ask me .com closed down i was a top 10 expert there for years i used to charge 15% of net profit when i did consult back in the 90 s and my fee was only due after you made a profit but i got tired of dealing with less than honerable...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Tad:How are you? It is..., dollar devaluation, international stocks
dollar devaluation, international stocks, client portfolios: Hi Chuck- I m not much of a currencies expert but I think some broad forces are clearly part of the effect. The US government is running a huge deficit, and it s expected to get worse. That certainly weakens the dollar. Mirrored in our economy is growing...
General Stock Investment Strategies: TakeOver of company, north fork bank, sbc buyout
north fork bank, sbc buyout, nfb: i am not a fan of capital one i think they reside in the same scumpond as citibank so if it was me i would sell in aug as the market is typically at a high then i would suggest you take a look at the last 5 years of cap one stock using a monthly...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Tax advantages of using Variable Universal Life Insurance for investments, universal life insurance, variable universal life
universal life insurance, variable universal life, variable universal life insurance: you need to ask a tax expert as this is a tax question you are trying to shelter profits from taxation there may be a tax expert at this site or you can contact the irs at 1-800-829-1040 and ask to speak to an irs expert in this area be sure to get their full...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Taxing stocks, wash sale rule, stock purchase
wash sale rule, stock purchase, real estate transaction: Delos, Yes, you will still owe tax on your $500 gain. The exception would be if you reinvest that $1500 back in the same stock within 30 days, in which case the wash sale rule applies. But for any gains taken in a particular stock, you cannot push those...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Tender Offer, share tender, health care services
share tender, health care services, tender offer: Hi, A tender offer is the acquisition of a firm s shares of stock by appealing directly to investors to relinquish their shares for payment. Tender offers can be made by the company, by outside investors, or by another company. In the case of AHS, the company...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Textron stock split, share stock, stock split
share stock, stock split, textron: mike in my experience it really does not matter whether you buy before or after the split lets say you have a 70 a share stock that splits 2 for 1 so if you owned 100 shares before the split you now own 200 shares at 35 a share after the split...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Timing of Selling Stock, stock price fluctuations, long term capital gain
stock price fluctuations, long term capital gain, dividend payout: Hi Diane- To avoid too many scenarios I ll assume you ve held MSFT more than one year, and that it s worth more than you paid for it. If not, bounce back and let me know, because it changes the answer a bit. Let s simplify things a bit and isolate just...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Trading volumes, minute interval, bar graph
minute interval, bar graph, stock chart: Hello Kamal, Thank you for your question. I know that many websites can show you the daily trading volume of a stock. The website that I like is bigcharts.com. I am not exactly sure how to look at the number of buys and sales at a particular moment, but...
General Stock Investment Strategies: TWA Stock, irs rules, closing transaction
irs rules, closing transaction, penny stocks: Hi Ken- When a company files for bankruptcy the stock is assigned a ticker with Q at the end which is essentially a notice to potential buyers that the company has filed for bankruptcy, and the stock is likely to be worthless. As you ve seen, apparently,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Types of stocks, charles schwab, stocks bonds
charles schwab, stocks bonds, investment section: Hello Kathleen, I am glad to see that you want to start investing at a young age. Sound financial education is really lacking in most people, because the subject of money is not taught in schools. If you would like to get started in investing you should...
General Stock Investment Strategies: tax break on dividends, dividend tax rate, vanguard mutual fund
dividend tax rate, vanguard mutual fund, dividend paying stocks: Hi Tom- Wish I knew the answer to that one. You re correct that the special qualified dividend tax rate was specifically passed as a temporary one, so it has a sunset to it. Nobody knows whether it will be extended, changed, or simply revert to the old...
General Stock Investment Strategies: tax break on dividends, vanguard mutual fund, dividend paying stocks
vanguard mutual fund, dividend paying stocks, sunset provision: If the newly elected administration in 2008 is investor friendly, then it will likely get extended or made permanent. If the elected administration has a policy of hiking taxes, then it will likely not. That s my best guess. If you are considering Vanguard...
General Stock Investment Strategies: tax break on dividends, vanguard mutual fund, vanguard fund
vanguard mutual fund, vanguard fund, dividend paying stocks: I don t think it s possible at this point in time to make a truly educated guess, as there are too many variables - beginning with the state of the economy, and ending with 2008 being a presidential election year. There is no question in my mind that your...
General Stock Investment Strategies: taxing, income tax bracket, capital gains and losses
income tax bracket, capital gains and losses, short term capital gains: Danielle, You need to file your completed stock transactions with your tax return regardless of whether you made money and regardless of whether they were long or short term transactions. All of your capital gains and losses would be reported on the Schedule...
General Stock Investment Strategies: All-time market highs and inflation, dow average, dow 30
dow average, dow 30, meaningful terms: THE ALL TIME HIGH IS JUST THE DOW AVERAGE yet if you look at bellweather stocks like ibm you will note its only 3 bucks higher then it was in jan 07 ie this is more hype as the bushbum liars/supporters are trying to pump the market to make his...
General Stock Investment Strategies: trading with insurance, insurance strategies, sound strategy
insurance strategies, sound strategy, trade strategy: Sorry, I do not utilize these strategies, and I do not believe they support a sound strategy. My firm s strategy is buy and hold, no market timing. Your suggestion that options and stop loss is insurance is mis-guided I think. They are timing strategies,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: trading softwear, dow 30 stocks, indust
dow 30 stocks, indust, stock trading: i have never used any software and none has ever been offered to me to be tested at no charge therefore i cant recomend any trading programs i recomend you pick some dow 30 stocks like merck or mmm or ibm etc graph them against the dow indust...
General Stock Investment Strategies: trading stocks, trading stocks, automated system
trading stocks, automated system, screens: madams, Thank you for your question. No you do not have to buy what is quoted on the level 2 screens. those are just offers to buy or sell shares of stock. The market maker and the automated system match up the trading shares for you. If you are buying,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Your trading strategy, capital gains tax, new investor
capital gains tax, new investor, sector rotation: Ben, Thank you for your questions. First, I congratulate you for being serious about learning to invest. Not many people take the time to learn before they commit their money. Before I answer your questions I think it is important to give you an overall...
General Stock Investment Strategies: trailing, trailing stop order, personal preference
trailing stop order, personal preference, volatility: Very much a matter of personal preference. 10% is a popular figure, but I believe one should take into account the stock s volatility, along with its recent movements. A fixed percentage for anything and everything would be hard to justify. In other words,...
General Stock Investment Strategies: twx, stock move, ishare
stock move, ishare, ishares: Hi Mike - I hate to tell you to sell at a loss, and only you can make that decision of course. If you have gains to offset the loss, then the losses take on some value for you. That s always a good tax strategy if applicable. The good news is that TWX...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Updating Rule 405 Information, nyse rule, suitability determination
nyse rule, suitability determination, unsuitable investments: Hi again- The rule itself may be hard to read...try this, go here: http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/34-44992.htm and search for periodic updating . That s the discussion of the relevant rule amendments on the SEC site, and you ll get to a section that summarizes...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Updating Rule 405 Information, nyse rule, time interval
nyse rule, time interval, best guess: You are right, this is not the type of question I usually get, and I am not a broker nor do I work for a broker. This type of question has to do with compliance, and is a legal question. A good source to contact would be the NASD. That said, my best guess...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Updating Rule 405 Information, nyse rule, time interval
nyse rule, time interval, exchange rule: you need an atty here or to file an sec complaint if you feel you were wronged this sounds like a stock exchange rule so they are who to call since i do all my own planning i dont worry about these rules and if you are trying to use this rule...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Using Credit Cards Wisely -- for investing?, stock account, using credit cards
stock account, using credit cards, school loans: rgr may hit 6-8 or it may only get down to 8 this time my buy order is in for 7.25 currently but since option expiration week is late this month ie after the 15th of oct the time period to really watch is the 10th to the 20th as for credit...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Using Credit Cards, using credit cards, buying stocks
using credit cards, buying stocks, credit card debt: i use credit cards to pay my monthly bills and leave my cash in the bank earning bank interest then when the credit card bill comes i pay it in full remember that what i charged were bills that i would pay normally with cash or check by paying with...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Utility Stocks, stock price appreciation, high dividend yielding stocks
stock price appreciation, high dividend yielding stocks, dividend paying stocks: Hi again Chuck- Good questions, long answers! I use REITs to some extent in most of my clients portfolios, especially in IRAs (where the REIT dividends aren t taxed each year)(REIT dividends don t get the tax break of common-stock dividends). I don t...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Volatility, financial wizards, dividend payments
financial wizards, dividend payments, computerized trading: I think that at one time or another we ve all wondered about this. The 7% figure (I ve heard from some sources that it s 8%, from others that it s 9%) is computed as if the initial amount is fully invested at all times, and that no withdrawals are ever made....
General Stock Investment Strategies: Wash Sale Further Insight, wash sale rule, public ruling
wash sale rule, public ruling, unrealized capital: Hi Alex- Yes, the rule actually describes a 61 day period during which you could potentially have a wash sale: 30 days before, 30 days after. The basic idea is to make sure that you are exposed to market risk for a minimum time period, for you to take the...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Wash Sale rule, short term capital gain, wash sale rule
short term capital gain, wash sale rule, cost basis: Hey Toby- What you described is technically a wash sale but should not have any tax effect. Your disallowed loss in the second sale would be added to the cost basis of the shares bought in the first sale and your taxes are the same. For example June 15...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Just Wondring, stock broker, holding company
stock broker, holding company, stocks: Hello, That is very interesting. Well, honestly I am not really sure what you can do. I tried to look up the Boston Railroad Holding Company and I could not find such a company. Perhaps, it is no longer around or under a different name know. You might want...
General Stock Investment Strategies: wash rule, stock sales, option sales
stock sales, option sales, irs: stock sales are reported to the irs only option sales are not at least thats what my broker of over 15 years says do what you wish once you are pegged as a sch d cheat they audit your sch d every year as general practice against your brokerage...
General Stock Investment Strategies: wash rule, irs, tax return
irs, tax return, respects: When you refer to a replacement stock I assume you mean the identical shares, rather than those that are similar in many respects and might serve a like purpose in an investor s portfolio. The broker who handled your sale will have reported the transaction...
General Stock Investment Strategies: wash sales, income tax return, federal income tax return
income tax return, federal income tax return, wash sale rule: Hi Joe- In figuring out whether there s a gain or loss, yes, you count commissions in the transactions, both buy & sell. But if it s that close then you probably aren t too concerned with the effect of the wash sale rule - you have what, a $10 loss or something...
General Stock Investment Strategies: ~, electronic trades, stock futures
electronic trades, stock futures, program web: Hello, I am not aware of any place that you can trade without commisions. You might want to contact the company who s shares you are interested in buying directly. Sometimes you can buy shares directly through the company without going through a broker....
General Stock Investment Strategies: x-dividend days, ex dividend date stocks, finance yahoo
ex dividend date stocks, finance yahoo, marketwatch: David, Thank you for your question. I apologize for my delay in getting back to you. I am unaware of any site that has a comprehensive list of ex-dividend date stocks. However, if you know the symbol of the stock, sites such as finance.yahoo and MarketWatch.com...
General Stock Investment Strategies: have you, quarterly dividend, vibac
quarterly dividend, vibac, management person: i have never found a broker that gives me consistant profits so i use them only to execute orders how ever if you would like my pick right now its rgr ruger stock it will declare ex div on 30 aug it has dropped recently as the specialist accumulates...
General Stock Investment Strategies: xgm preferred stock, stock gm, would like your opinion
stock gm, would like your opinion, big ticket items: gm is like mo a year or so ago mo was at 30 and struggling this bush lie of a great economy is why car sales are down everyone is credit poor bushpunk keeps promoting outsourcing of american jobs now with cafta passed even more its no wonder...
General Stock Investment Strategies: Young Investors, t rowe price, young investor
t rowe price, young investor, small investor: Hi Chuck- Yes I think the best track to send someone on is a broad-market mutual fund, preferably a low-fee index fund. That might be hard to find these days at the $250 level, firms have gradually raised fees/minimums. TIAA-CREF used to allow accounts of...
General Stock Investment Strategies: ytd return vs. yield, percentage terms, rate of return
percentage terms, rate of return, capital gains: I am not familiar with yield return. Yield, of course is the income received over the measured period of time in dollars divided by the average price, expressed in percentage terms. Yield is a component of total return. Over time, the dollars received...
General Surgery: I am 15 years old. I have..., orthopedist, arthroscopy
orthopedist, arthroscopy, physical exam: hard to say without examination and I suggest you to see an orthopedist for that it can be just an osgood schlatter caused by your various activity which is frequently seen in boys and sometimes girls hyperactive as in basketball soccer and these kind of...
General Surgery: Abdominal burning, redness, and pain after hernia surgery, mesh graft, burning sensation
mesh graft, burning sensation, hernias: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: Baker's Cyst, deep venous thrombosis, golf ball size
deep venous thrombosis, golf ball size, exercise limitations: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: bowl movements, intestinal transit, pain medication
intestinal transit, pain medication, peristalsis: She most probably has an ileus, the normal peristalsis of the bowel often slows for a period of time folowing surgery. If she is on any type of codeine related pain medication, it will slow down her intestinal transit as well. She should call her physician...
General Surgery: colonoscopoy, citrate of magnesium, medlineplus
citrate of magnesium, medlineplus, ency: Dear Tiffany, I couldn t find a better website for you to check out and see: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003886.htm The questions you ve asked are answered here and much more. The risks of any type of procedure can always occur...
General Surgery: Post op night sweats., gallbladder surgery, pain meds
General Surgery: Post op night sweats., gallbladder surgery, pain meds, gallbladder
General Surgery: Heavy lifting after abdominalplasty with hernia repair, pain in lower abdomin, ventral hernia
pain in lower abdomin, ventral hernia, scar line: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: Hernia, inguinal hernia surgery, pain in the groin area
inguinal hernia surgery, pain in the groin area, pain in the groin: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: help, cold chills, umbillical hernia
cold chills, umbillical hernia, gallbladder surgery: Dear Virginia, I would say that the best thing for you to do is to call the doctor again and see what you should be doing. It doesn t sound like an Emergency to me but at the same time I d keep trying to get a visit with your doctor. Keep trying to...
General Surgery: hysterectomy sugery, hospital gowns, brush hair
hospital gowns, brush hair, nightgowns: Dear Kay, Typically what you d need to bring into the hospital is the following... 1. A robe or something to keep your shoulders covered, just in case you get cold easily. Do not plan on bringing PJ s or nightgowns because when you are in the hospital...
General Surgery: incisional hernia, pain medication, hernias
pain medication, hernias, follow ups: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: Lump in breast, what to expect after diagnostic mammogram?, lump in breast, total hysterectomy
lump in breast, total hysterectomy, female cousin: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: lymph node, lymph node, breast feeding
lymph node, breast feeding, armpit: Dear Pamela, The surgeon will give you an exam and ask you questions about your health. The purpose of this is to see if surgery is the next choice of options for you. I would wait until I saw the surgeon as he/she should give you answers to the questions...
General Surgery: Marlex Mesh, bone marrow biopsy, insect debris
bone marrow biopsy, insect debris, hernia repairs: Certainly, but it is exceeding rare in my experience. It is more likely an antigen in your environment, such as pollen, a specific soap, pet dander, mouse dander, insect debris (cockroaches, flies, spiders), plants, perfumes, city dirt, etc. Marlex and...
General Surgery: Menstrual Cycle during surgery, menstrual cycles, menstrual cycle
menstrual cycles, menstrual cycle, gallbladder: Dear Lori, This is no problem. The only thing to do is to NOT wear a tampon, only use a pad that day. Bring an extra one with you just in case. This is a normal occurrence and surgeries cannot be planned around menstrual cycles. I hope I ve helped. ...
General Surgery: Post op night sweats., gall bladder surgery, gall bladder
gall bladder surgery, gall bladder, night sweats: Dear David, Your gall bladder might have possibly been inflamed or infected and you are still healing post surgery. Have you seen your surgeon for your follow-up visit? This is typically done 10-14 days post operatively. If you call your surgeon and explain...
General Surgery: pan gastristis, stomach swelling, pangastritis
stomach swelling, pangastritis, stomach lining: Dear Michelle, I don t know exactly where to begin with to help you out. I guess the best place to start is to answer the questions you have... 1. If there is a surgical intervention just for your stomach I m not sure which one would best help you. I am...
General Surgery: pilonidal sinus, losing hope, vexing problem
losing hope, vexing problem, abscess: Pilonidal cysts are a vexing problem. They are often incompletely treated as may have occurred in this case. The best treatment is to completely unroof the area, debride the chronically infected granulation tissue and place a split thickness graft or rotation...
General Surgery: post incisional hernia complications, post incisional hernia, hernia complications
post incisional hernia, hernia complications, laboratory studies: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: post incisional hernia repair, recurrent hernia, poor appetite
recurrent hernia, poor appetite, repair surgery: Dear Rita, I do not know what has occurred, I haven t examined you and it wouldn t be fair for me to just guess. What I would do if I were you is this... 1. Continue with my visit with the surgeon asking all the same questions of her as you did to...
General Surgery: post-op hematoma, anterior lumbar fusion, lower abdomen
anterior lumbar fusion, lower abdomen, pseudoaneurysm: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: post-op urination, cathether, surgical trauma
cathether, surgical trauma, dr edwards: Provided everything else is normal about the post-operative patient, a post-operative diuresis occurs within about thirty six hours of open abdominal surgery. It has to do with reabsorption of third space fluid. That is, fluid that accumulates during resuscitation...
General Surgery: private, unprotected intercourse, pennis
unprotected intercourse, pennis, frequent masturbation: Dear Kami, Having fluid leaking from your penis is a probable sign of an infection of some type. You should visit your doctor and have an exam. You ll likely need some sort of medication to clear this problem up. Frequent masturbation does not lead...
General Surgery: Scar Healing, scar healing, steri strips
scar healing, steri strips, entocort: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: Stroke risk for colon cancer surgery..., colon cancer surgery, veins and arteries
colon cancer surgery, veins and arteries, colon cancer: Dear Julie, If it were my father, I would have him seen by a vascular specialist. They should be seeing him anyway, so that they can do scans on his veins and arteries to see if there are any conditions that should be treated. There are surgeons that...
General Surgery: Surgery Phobia, dear mona, general anesthetic
dear mona, general anesthetic, spinal anesthesia: Dear Mona, I have thought about your concerns for a few days and have decided that the best thing for you to do is this... Have sit down conversations with two people, one your surgeon and the other an anesthesiologist. You need to be able to talk about...
General Surgery: Gall Bladder Surgery, gall bladder surgery, toprol xl
gall bladder surgery, toprol xl, decaffeinated teas: Dear William, I understand your desire to use less medication than necessary to help you after your surgery. I too, often choose the less is more approach. BUT I am going to recommend just the opposite. You need to wait until after your surgery and see...
General Surgery: gallbladder polyps, gallbladder polyp, gallbladder polyps
gallbladder polyp, gallbladder polyps, gallbladder cancer: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: Hernia, umbilical hernias in adults, hernias
umbilical hernias in adults, hernias, php doc: Dear Bo, Hernias do not get better by themselves. If left alone they will either remain the same or eventually get worse(usually bigger). Whether or not you need surgical intervention should be decided between you and your doctor. Please feel free...
General Surgery: Hernia Operation, mesh graft, surgical incisions
mesh graft, surgical incisions, local anesthetic: It sounds like your inguinal hernia was diagnosed the usual way. If a mesh graft is to be used for the repair most surgeons favor the use of a single dose of antibiotic. There are antibiotics that will not cause problems for patients who are penicillin allergic....
General Surgery: Perforated Colon - Explosive bleeding, perforated colon, coughing up blood
perforated colon, coughing up blood, day of rest: Dear Angele, I had answered this question from you back on the day I received it...the system must ve acted up and not sent my answer to you.... My response to you was to try and have your dad get seen by another doctor or two. He needs to be monitored...
General Surgery: postinguanualherniasurgery, kornfeld, php doc
kornfeld, php doc, docter: Dear Harold, Swimming after surgery is usually okay after the incision has healed and been checked by the surgeon. This is usually about two weeks or so after the surgery. Carrying anything heavy (over ten pounds) after hernia repair will take about six...
General Surgery: Surgeons, college graduation, sick patients
college graduation, sick patients, artistic side: Surgical training is long and difficult, taking as many as fourteen or fifteen years after college graduation. The successful surgeon is first an excellent student who enjoys using their hands. Having an artistic side is a definite plus. The individual...
General Surgery: umbilical hernia surgery, hernia surgery, healing time
hernia surgery, healing time, unpleasant odor: Dear Jason, No. This isn t normal but I guess it can happen, as it has occurred to you. Call the surgeon and make an appointment to see him/her and have them examine you. Tell them you are concerned about the discharge that is still occurring after 4...
General Surgery: ankle surgery, party ice, pain medication
party ice, pain medication, metal pin: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: cervical stenosis, titanium plate, dear kelly
titanium plate, dear kelly, disc replacement: Dear Kelly, My reference to your question is this... check out: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/surgery-disc-replacement-fusion I have a personal friend that was a nurse, who in her hurry to get ready for work one morning, flipped her head the...
General Surgery: Gall Bladder Surgery, gall bladder surgery, gall bladder
gall bladder surgery, gall bladder, pain medication: Dear Bill, If what you say is that you didn t ask for the pain medication and was given it anyway then yes, I agree...you should not have to pay for those dosages. I have a suspicion that the medical staff heard you clearly, and knew that you did not...
General Surgery: gallbladder surgery and my period, gallbladder surgery, menses
gallbladder surgery, menses, gallbladder: Dear Chasidy, It is not unusual for us women to have our menses and then be scheduled for surgery. You mustn t wear any tampons for the surgical day. Come prepared for surgery wearing a pad and carry an extra one just in case. Make sure to mention that...
General Surgery: lap, vascular injuries, pelvic area
vascular injuries, pelvic area, pelvic pain: Dear Tiffany, I don t not know what happened to your answer the site had a malfunction when it came time to submit the response....Here it is again... The symptoms you ask about could happen anytime. Post-operatively you might experience pain, swelling,...
General Surgery: Portacath, port a cath, crohns disease
port a cath, crohns disease, remicade: Dear Janie, Please check out this website I found for you that has tons of answers to the questions you are asking...I think this website has answers to questions about the port a cath that you didn t even think of asking! http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=vasc_access&bhcp=1...
General Surgery: Post operative abscess, staphylococcus aureus, secondary intention
staphylococcus aureus, secondary intention, surgical incision: I have not examined you or the patient in question, reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified...
General Surgery: sternum healing, flap procedure, plastic and reconstructive surgery
flap procedure, plastic and reconstructive surgery, free flaps: I have not examined you reviewed the medical record, associated laboratory studies, or imaging. What follows is offered to you for information purposes, only and does not constitute treatment. I advise an examination from a qualified healthcare professional...
General Surgery: surgery, diagnostic laparoscopy, tooth infection
diagnostic laparoscopy, tooth infection, dental issues: Dear Tiffany, The tooth infection should not postpone the surgery unless it is an infection that is not under control. Having a week s worth of antibiotics should help you to heal from this problem. On Tuesday you should call the surgeon and inform him...