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Orson Scott

Comment preview: Here's an interesting guide I found on using the market. Investing In Stock Market: One of the best ways to earn some big bucks in GTA 5 is by investing in the stock exchange. There are two main Stock Exchanges in the game namely; LCN and BAWSAQ. Check you ....


Comment preview: Stocks = I can pay $3 to own 0.00003% of a company. If the company's value goes up by 10%, the same stock can now be sold for $3 +10% = $3.03, hence a profit. (Just an example). Downside = it could just as well go down. Stock might also have regular divide ....


Comment preview: Well, before explaining the stock market, we need to understand stocks. Thankfully, it's not that hard. To start a corporation, a group of people each put in the initial money. Each of these persons gets a number of stock shares proportional to the amou ....


Comment preview: This is why I enjoy reddit, a post about pokemon cards suddenly turns into a discussion of limited information markets. Weighing the cards to find which ones have premium content in them is a rational thing to do. If the dad that wants to buy the cards for ....


Comment preview: My strategy to investing is pretty simple and based upon the "Elements of Investing" book. This is probably more info than what you are looking for but it may help. 1) Save early and regularly 2) Use employer and government to charge savings 3) Set aside c ....


Comment preview: Seems like an odd request, but okay. Before you invest, it's important to have your goals and time frame in mind. Ask yourself how much risk are you willing to take. After you know these things, you can decide where to invest your money. Most investments f ....


Comment preview: In order to understand this, you need to understand more about the German economy. German capital markets were tiny before 1993. Their biggest stock exchange was literally smaller than Montreal's. They only had about 2,000 companies total listed on any s ....


Comment preview: Broad index funds, or broad ETFs. They are very safe and high return investments, giving about 11-12% a year nominally as you saw. When people say they "lost money" on the stock market, they are often talking about earning less money compared to an index f ....


Comment preview: 1. Live below your means. 2. Pay YOURSELF first. Have money taken out of your paycheck and invested BEFORE you even see it. When you get a raise, increase the amount you are investing by at least 1/2 the amount of your raise. 3. Invest simply. An S&amp ....


Comment preview: Normal correction. [It's been wildly overvalued for a while.](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/business/dealbook/chinese-stocks-still-look-overvalued.html?_r=0) China's been red-lining their economy for a while, trying to get ahead of their demographic is ....


Comment preview: > Because let's be honest for a second, if a broker was actually able to predict the movement of stock prices do you think he would need that job at all? He would simply invest his own money and become rich. Most stockbrokers don't even invest in stock ....


Comment preview: * Boring. Instead of hatching schemes to profit off of Chinese currency devaluation or the "Grexit," you instead focus on saving money and investing routinely according to your planned asset allocation. * Ignorance. The stock market is like a sport you kno ....


Comment preview: Hey, 23 year old Aussie here. I am in a similar position and this is what I believe a good starting point is, your own starting point will differ depending on your own circumstances. 1. Take the equivalent to 3 months pay and put it in the highest interest ....


Comment preview: Buy low, sell high. Sounds like common sense investing advice but it doesn't help anyone. Nobody knows when it is truly low and when it is high. We cannot predict the future so looking for a deal is not going to help you. What most people seem to do is see ....


Comment preview: For those wondering why: The stock market is based on compounding growth. A stock is valued with a mix of profits and existing assets. If a company is doing extremely well, when you buy the stock you're buying it at a premium compared to "safer investments ....


Comment preview: My rule has always been to ignore IPO stocks. Wait until the frenzy has died down and the you know how the market actually feels. A lot of people I know got caught into the Facebook IPO and I told them the same thing but they invested anyway. One person in ....


Comment preview: I reject this. It is entirely possible to maintain a business at a constant size. What is important is that you tend it. You do have to identify changes to the market, changes to your competition, changes to the environment. You may have to change the natu ....


Comment preview: >That would be really bad practice, right? I don't want this to come off as confrontational, but you do realize that you could simply compare Apple's stock vs press conferences/rumor releases, right? The problem with investing in the stock market is tha ....


Comment preview: Let's start with the basic of what's a stock market. It is a place where companies sell parts of themselves in the form of pieces of paper that grant the owner a claim to partial ownership of the company. These pieces of paper are called stocks. Who do the ....


Comment preview: Be careful, be very very careful. Your story mirror's my own, parents helped me start a stock account when I was 14-15 also... Increased my investments 600% or so. Then the stock market crashes in 2002, that was a very very rude awakening. The thing wit ....


Comment preview: I can tell you not to "get involved in the stock market" as a side thing, because you aren't ready for it. before you even consider looking at the market as an area to generate extra income you need a few things. Your retirement set, you don't want to pl ....


Comment preview: > I would also like to invest a small portion over a short period for quick gains/spending money. 300$ is not a whole lot to invest with. And it's even less to expect "quick gains / spending money" even less considering that you have never invested befo ....


Comment preview: Chinese real estate market slowing down Chinese government decides to tells its population that Chinese stock market as the place to store & build wealth. this also helps build up market value for state run traded companies. Chinese government encoura ....


Comment preview: I'm risk averse and I generally think long term when investing. Here are a few things I have learned: * 1) Most of the time when I've purchased a stock that is trending downward, I've lost money. Instead of trying to get in on the bottom, I now try to purc ....


Comment preview: I'm not a financial planner. I'm an engineer and I spent some time thinking about how to spend as little time possible thinking about investing while still getting it done. Here's my knowledge, with no promises. Anyone who's in the business is probably bet ....