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Very cool. I know what my kids are getting for Christmas!
that's sad. what happened?
hi there esmagnus
they changed the name
WU no more :(
hey tina - what happened to the WU board?
GYMB $36-$38 today on earnings....
nice improvement from last ER.
good mornin tina.....
I might eventually, but apparently admin. doesn't like me for some reason, so why should I? I've had a full membership for years but I do better trading if I do less posting anyway.....keeps the drama down. People who don't know what they're talking about bother me and I sometimes let them know, which causes drama I guess. I sure don't need it.
I'm watching BRYN.....looks like a good company. Are any of your kid stocks doing well.....except Micky D's, which is the most stable stock in the world!?!
What happened to the Osmund's stock? I forgot the ticker! Doh.
good morning lizzy
when are you going to give in and get a prem account?
ugggh @ only 15 posts a day
Good morning Tina......
Nothin could be finer......in the morning, but what about the rest of the day?
Hi lizzy,
I bougth a few financials today cause I just couldn't help myself but was busy most of the day.
Got some AWESOME news from my attorney today. I was previously thinking of moving before but found out nothing is finer than living in Carolina :)
You have a great evening as well girly.
good evening Tina!
lol....yes, I should NOT talk to myself for sure! DId you make it thru the bloodbath today? I sold my losing calls and bought PUTS!!! Tomorrow will be another bloodbath but this time I'm ready to make some serious money! LOL
We are not getting any relief rallies worth crap....so this market is goin down! SDS, TNA, SKF, SRS.....all still good guys I think! I was too chicken to get into any of them.
GE will recover to $12 in the short term though IMO. I bought a few calls today.
GYMB? Maybe in a couple years! lol
Have a nice evening!
good morning lizzy!
it would help if you responded to me instead of yourself lol
Tina, GYMB earnings were not so good this time around....down to $15 AH!
I thought about buying some puts this morning but was afraid they would beat again. Oh well! With people losing their jobs I guess tots have to exercise at home huh!
Hope you had a good day.
(looks like I'm talking to myself again) lol
welcome crable!
sharebuilder is a very kid friendly stock account that has no minimum requirements and can sorta operate real time for trading or weekly/bi weekly/monthly for investing. I found it years ago when I was into DRIPS. It was much cheaper and easier to go thru SB instead.
Good luck and it's never too early IMO.
Sweet board Tina! Marked it and will be spending some time later. My kids are still pretty young, but thinking about opening small accounts for them with companies that would like.
do it do it.....
it's not bad!
that's a good one
don't remember what I was last year
Thanks TM! Where's your new name?
How about Santina? LOL SANTinA
(no, that's dumb! You can think of a better one)
very nice kiddy call lizzybells!
GYMB hit $26+ today Tina......
lil pullback EOD.....nice run from $19 Friday!
thanks lizzy
looks like some buying coming in last couple of days
No, but I will......here it is.......
Good morning lizzy
did you post a chart?
You deserve it girl....I hope everything is going better for you!
GYMB had a nice pop....and should continue on up from here IMO!
Thanks lizzy
sorry but took a two day break from trading
hope you did well!
GYMB up 20% today Tina.....
that's a kid stock!
It's funny how Tootsie Roll "TR" (hate those candies) can still be over $20 but other companies that are making money hand over fist be under $5
Hi there frenchee!
Good deal :)
I believe now is definitely a good time to pick up some really good cheap stocks for the kiddies for long term holds!
I've been looking for well known good quality companies that just have battered stocks due to this not so hot economy.
I picked up some cheapies on Friday like Yahoo and Domino's Pizza.
Hope you're having a great weekend!
Added PHO to my son's portfolio last Friday. #msg-32933699
KIDS up 25% Friday......check this news....
you might want these for you and your twin....Chris!
http://online.barrons.com/article/PR-CO-20080714-902738.html
lol.....nice stock for your kid's portfolio though.
nevermind.....BABY is not for kids....
Medical devices for newborns.
Terrific earnings out today....but not moving much....
did they add Texas Pete to the menu? Hmmmmmmm
McDonald's Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
McDonald’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend today of $0.375 cents per share of common stock payable on September 16, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 2, 2008.
Upcoming Communications
McDonald’s plans to release second quarter results on July 23, 2008 and will host an investor webcast at 12:00 p.m. / Noon Central Time. This webcast will be live and available for replay for a limited time thereafter at www.investor.mcdonalds.com.
McDonald's is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 31,000 local restaurants in more than 100 countries. More than 75% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by franchisees and affiliates. Please visit our website at www.mcdonalds.com to learn more about the Company.
they should be good for long term...watch for dips!
hmmmmm I normally buy them really long term stocks like V, MCD, WMT
Thanks lizzy, I'll look at them
I'm thinking maybe one of the AG stocks....
POT, IPI, MOS.....those will all be good for the next year and beyond. She likes to get dirty....soccer player, right?
OR.....
one of the coal stocks....
I like BTU, PCX (down last few days but will rebound) or JRCC! Those will all be good for a few years as well.
It's tough to pick a sector right now but those two are good for sure!
Wow Tina.....let me think about it!
She deserves a good one!
My oldest made straight A's on her final report card
so looks like I have to buy her more stocks
her last batch of V's are doing great
any suggestions for this time around?
Cool! It's very popular I guess!
my kids did a while back ago
neat for bday parties but expensive
I think so! Good one for my IRA maybe....
did you ever build a bear?
nice lizzy!
getting some?
TINA....BBW lookin good....
http://community.investopedia.com/q.aspx?s=bbw
McDonald's Press Release 05/22/08
McDonald's Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
On May 21, 2008, McDonald’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 cents per share of common stock payable on June 23, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2008.
Upcoming Communications
McDonald's Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be webcast live today at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on www.investor.mcdonalds.com. An archived replay and podcast of the meeting will be available for a limited time.
Denis Hennequin, President – Europe and Don Thompson, President – USA will speak at the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference on June 2, 2008 at 8 a.m. Eastern Time. This presentation will be webcast live and available for replay for a limited time thereafter at www.investor.mcdonalds.com.
McDonald’s tentatively plans to release May sales on June 9, 2008.
McDonald's is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 31,000 local restaurants in more than 100 countries. More than 75% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by franchisees and affiliates. Please visit our website at www.mcdonalds.com to learn more about the Company.
The Best Investment You'll Ever Make
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/04/22/the-best-investment-youll-ever-make.aspx
Austin Edwards
April 22, 2008
One afternoon when I was 14, my father did something crazy.
Right in the middle of an episode of Saved by the Bell, he unplugged our TV, dumped a pile of books in my lap, and dropped this bombshell: If I wanted to go to college, I'd have to start learning about investing right then and there.
Let's just say reading a bunch of investment guides didn't hold a candle to watching the lovely Kelly Kapowski strut her stuff. But the TV wasn't going back on until I finished them, so I did -- without paying the least bit of attention to anything I read.
Hindsight is a cruel 20/20
Thankfully, even though I blew off the idea of learning about investing, dear old Dad didn't. I ended up with a college degree and without any student loans. But imagine if I'd actually started investing on my own!
I could've amassed a small fortune, simply by paying attention to what was happening around me, doing some research on companies I knew and loved, and buying those companies' stocks instead of their products.
The most depressing part
Back then, I wouldn't have thought twice about wasting hours watching reruns or blowing all my money on bulk candy and fast food, but it never occurred to me to research my favorite companies and then invest in them. Big mistake.
It's never too late to start investing, but the longer you wait, the less money you'll be able to earn. That's why it's incredibly important to introduce your kids to investing while they're still young.
But beware. If they're anything like I was, they'll be reluctant learners -- at least at first. Here are a few ways around that dilemma:
Show them the money
Nothing grabs a child's attention like cold, hard cash. So make sure your kids understand that investing is a way for them to make money -- and potentially lots of it -- without having to rake leaves, wash cars, or sell lemonade.
It never hurts to use hypothetical real-world examples: "Remember the $500 Grandma gave you for your birthday that you spent entirely on video games? Well, if you had invested that money in GameStop instead (which, in addition to providing a great in-store experience, offers strong top-line growth and rising returns on equity), you could have turned $500 into $1,130 last year. Think of all the video games you could buy with that."
Keep it simple, stupid
Nothing will lose a child's attention faster than big words and complex numbers, so begin with bare-bones basics. Explain what stocks are, why people buy them, why people sell them, and how you can make money in the process.
From there, let their questions, curiosity, and level of interest guide what you teach them, and when. Don't push them to learn too much too fast, and whatever you do, avoid dreaded words like "homework" and "research."
Go with what they know
I have yet to meet kids with any interest in fertilizer, mining, or mortgage insurance. So you might want to avoid discussions about Mosiac (NYSE: MOS), North American Palladium (AMEX: PAL), and MBIA (NYSE: MBI), and instead keep Peter Lynch's investment advice in mind: "Never invest in any idea you can't illustrate with a crayon."
Pay close attention to the clothes your kids wear, the stores they like to shop in, and what they spend their money on. Chances are you'll discover plenty of publicly traded companies -- and, hopefully, a few worth investing in.
Best of all, your kids won't see doing "research" on these companies as a chore. And you can start them off with easy tasks, like counting the number of customers each time they visit their favorite store, or keeping a record of how often their favorite product is sold out.
A more hands-on approach
Buy your child a few shares of stock as a birthday gift, and mark his or her height somewhere on a wall when the big day comes around. Next to that mark, write down the value of your child's shares on that day. Then repeat each year after that.
With any luck, after a few years, your youngster will have a pretty good understanding of how investing can grow his or her money over time. Not to mention that you'll probably have the most financially savvy kid on the block.
If you need help coming up with stocks to buy your kids, you should consider taking a look through David and Tom Gardner's recommendations for their Motley Fool Stock Advisor service.
Among their picks, you'll find plenty of excellent long-term investment opportunities that are "kid-friendly," like the aforementioned GameStop, which is up a whopping 568% since David Gardner first recommended it.
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But whatever you do, take the time to teach your kids about investing -- while they still have an entire lifetime to grow their money. Years from now, you and your kids will be very glad you did. In fact, there's a good chance this will be the best investment you'll ever make. In the meantime, simply try out Stock Advisor free for 30 days.
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There are lots of other great stocks in which young ones might invest. Take a trip to the supermarket, for example, and you'll run across many of their favorite foods, many made by solid companies. Lucky Charms fans might invest in General Mills (NYSE: GIS) -- which also owns the Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Häagen-Dazs, and Old El Paso brands, among many others.
When it comes to fashion trends, your young ones are likely much savvier than you are, and have some major edges in evaluating companies as possible investments. Help them understand the many advantages they have as young investors -- such as the power of time and insights into the youth market
Disney (NYSE: DIS)
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD)
Hershey's (NYSE: HSY)
PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP)
General Mills (NYSE: GIS)
Limited Too (NYSE: TWB)
Nike (NYSE: NKE)
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF)
The Gap (NYSE: GPS)
Kids for Entertainment (KDE)
ICONIXBRAND (ICON)
Dominos (DPZ)
One of the best ways to purchase stock in small amounts is through ShareBuilder www.sharebuilder.com. The commission is as low as $4 per trade, and there's no investment or account minimum, or inactivity fee.
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Another great way to purchase stock in a company for as little as $25 is to be enrolled in a company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan, commonly called a DRIP. DRIPs are plans offered by companies for the reinvestment of cash dividends by purchasing additional shares or fractional shares, on the dividend payment date. Many DRIPs also allow the investment of additional cash from the shareholder, known as an Optional Cash Payment or Optional Cash Purchase (OCP). The DRIP is usually administered by the company without charges or with just nominal fees to the participants, and many allow additional purchases of as little as $10 to $25. For most DRIPs, you must already be a shareholder of the company to enroll. This means that you must own a minimum of one share, but some require that you own more shares.
One of the easiest ways to obtain the first share of a company's stock, so that you may participate in its DRIP, is by going directly to the company. Companies that offer their stock for sale to the investing public are sometimes referred to as No-Load Stocks. These stocks, in many cases, can be purchased without using a broker or paying brokerage commissions.
Here are some companies that make it fun for kids to have shares:
* William Wrigley Jr. Co. sends stockholders a 100-stick box of gum each December.
* Kellogg sends a packet of coupons for such goodies at Pop-Tarts and Froot Loops.
* Disney offers the Magic Kingdom Club with discounts on resorts and theme parks.
* 3M, for a small charge, offers holiday gifts boxes of tape, Post-Its and other products.
Oneshare.com http://www.oneshare.com/Category.aspx?page=kids
First Share http://www.firstshare.com/
Wally's Stock Tracker http://www.prongo.com/stock/index.pl (very fun tool for kids to learn about stocks)
Moneypaper's Investing for kids http://www.directinvesting.com/stockinvestingforkids.cfm
Kids and money http://www.msmoney.com/mm/women/kidsmoney/index.htm
Teen Analyst: http://www.teenanalyst.com
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy:http://www.360financialliteracy.org/Life+Stages/Childhood/Articles/Investing+ABC+Teaching+your+kids+....
EZ2 investment tips: http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=15352357
Thinkquest: http://library.thinkquest.org/3096/
Investment Guide for Teens:
http://www.younginvestor.com/
http://www.prongo.com/stock/index.pl
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