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How do I learn to invest in the stock market?
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Go to vanguard and read the directions
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>>1098540
Only way to learn is to do
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what is this apps
If someone came to you and asked for suggestions on books pertaining to learning about the stock market, trading, etc, with no prior knowledge of such, which books would you recommend?
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>>1098510
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K Rowling.
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>>1098609
Thank god
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Any elementary math book. Gotta start with the basics
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What the fuck do I do with my cash? 2016-02-17 22:03:21 Post No.1098496
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What the fuck do I do with my cash?
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I have like 40K or so sitting in cash. I don't want to lose it if we were to go into depression, but I want high long term growth.
I was thinking about doing something like the four fund portfolio.through Vanguard.
40% US
30% int-exUS
20% bond index
10% real estate
and then just re-balance as necessary.
However, I don't want to be 70% equities if we go into a recession, that'd be fucked.
What do?
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edit: meant to say recession in first line
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>>1098496
you dont wanna be in equities because we "could go into a recession" but you don't want to sit on cash make up your god damn mind
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>>1098496
>What do?
Stop being afraid and just do 20% bonds.
Three fund, not four.
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I'm looking for some advice /biz/
I'm getting my bachelors degree in business administration this year and I'm applying for my master now. I contacted a uni in London where I would like to do a finance master. They require me to have at least an upper second and CFA1 OR a gmat score in the 600-800 range.
The first condition is easy, I'll get a first or upper second from the Uni of Westminister so that should be fine. CFA looked more interesting than GMAT so I applied for the test in June a few days ago(meme deadline).
My question really boils down to, is it possible to actually pass that test if I start studying now. I've had some mentor figures of me tell me that it is a very hard test, considering my somewhat limited finance knowledge and that the percentage of people that passes is only like 40%. I am willing to work hard though and I'm pretty smart, so is this shit doable?
Are most people who take this test retarded or don't they try? How can 60% possibly fail. Continue or hedge by also preparing a GMAT?
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>How can 60% possibly fail.
Because it's based on relative, not absolute performance. 60% by definition fail and 40% pass, no matter the scores.
There are plenty of stupid Chinese/Indians that apply while barely speaking English, which is an advantage for you. 240 questions, multiple choice out of 3, but time is extremely limited and the wording is sometimes weird; this should be enough to confuse the non-English speakers.
Now, OP, I actually recommend dropping the CFA and doing the GMAT. It's high-school level Maths (requires a lot of reasoning), reading comprehension, grammar correction and writing an essay. As a native speaker, you will have a bigger edge there.
Book the GMAT for June, cancel the CFA, you will get the results by the end of the month. A score of 600 is not that difficult (assuming you have a conditional offer based on that, and not competing for admissions; if the latter is the case, you might want to look up the average GMAT score intake).
For example, SSE require 600 GMAT score, but the average intake is north of 700.
Once you finish the test, you will have a whole summer ahead of you. I recommend doing the following:
>Finish the free Corporate Finance course on Coursera, it will give you a basic feel.
>Go through: Brealey / Myers: "Principles of Corporate Finance"
>Go through: Sharpe & Alexander & Bailey: "Investments".
Good luck, OP, that's just my 2 cents.
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>>1098520
link to book purchase site?
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>>1098492
>My question really boils down to, is it possible to actually pass that test if I start studying now.
The CFA exams are not that difficult in my opinion. Level I is especially easy. It's about 3000 pages of material, which sounds daunting but is quite manageable if you put in the time and effort. Regarding the math on the CFA exams, you won't encounter anything more difficult than basic algebra, though a basic understanding of calculus helps at times.
It might be more difficult for you if you have limited financial knowledge. I have a bachelors in economics and already had knowledge of much of the quantitative methods, corporate finance, equity, fixed income, alternative investments, derivatives, and of course economics sections before I even began studying. In all I probably studied ~200 hours for Level I and easily passed.
Level II is a little trickier but not by much. I'm studying for Level III now.
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Share your wholesale TV suppliers with me, please?
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craigslist.org
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Allibaba
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>>1098595
How do you sell the Chinese shit you buy from there? Online store or locally?
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How do I get more traffic to my adult websites?
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Tranny on female niche: The untapped goldmine
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>>1098419
I feel the same.
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>>1098419
Huh thats not untapped. At least not unfapped.
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Why do people keep applying for jobs in cyclical industries such as oil and gas when they're just going to be fired in the next downturn to save profits?
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>>1097866
They will always take and retain grads
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>>1097866
Job you maybe get fired in 4 years and get expirience > no job
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what else do you expect petrolecuck engineers to do ?
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What's the cushiest and easiest job in the US with the least amount of prerequisites? I'm a fucking lazy ass that could barely show up to class in high school. My life is going nowhere but I don't want to go into debt to get a shit degree for a hell job without knowing I can get through it half asleep and still make enough money to pay bills and buy /v/, /a/, and /o/ things and have enough free time to enjoy them. Also career general I guess, let us know about how shit or good yours is.
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sucking dicks
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Investment banker
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>>1097772
>night watchman
Probably won't get paid well, but it's practically like not working.
>servers make inflation-adjusted minimum wage
>get mad when tips 'aren't enough'
Fucking entitled cunts. At least in USA the servers make little to nothing (eg. $2/hr) and their wages are supported by the tips. Canadian servers already get paid $8-10/hr doing practically nothing AND they get tips (none of which is reported when they file taxes) on top of that. Why is this legal? Why is my tax money funding these degenerates?
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>>1097191
Why do you go to restaurants instead of cooking for yourself/your guests?
Also, you live in a country whose only really notable traits are 'kinda french' and 'good at warfare'.
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>>1097201
This, also switch to takeout/food trucks if you must. Service is often bad but man the shit that comes out of those kitchens... Goddamn. Restaurants--never again
>unless I'm drunk eating nachos at the bar of a sportsbar
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>>1097201
>Why do you go to restaurants instead of cooking for yourself/your guests?
this is valid but besides the point. people are gonna be eating in restaurants for most of the foreseeable future.
>>1097254
i have seen some nasty shit working in kitchens but it was only in the lower tier restaurants i worked in. any higher end, local restaurant was very strict about having a sanitary kitchen... but people should probably give their short stack at denny's a second thought
>>1097191
most servers i've known were either struggling through school or were in some other kind of rut.
"good tip for good service" doesn't compute with these people. i tip whenever i eat out or have drinks but if the service or food is bad they don't get shit.
Thoughts on tradesmen as a job?
I'm a sophomore in college majoring in Stats but dislike it. Is being an electrician a good idea?
>you work early get home early
>no boss to report to
>could start your own business eventually
>labor is minimal
>no degree bs required
>fulfilling and productive job
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It's definitely a better job than many in my opinion, but at least here in my EU country that kind of job means long work days, you have to travel to where there is work to be done and need to finish it and move to the next one to earn money. It's also more labour than you think it is, and you ideally need years as an apprentice or having chosen a technical diploma in HS before starting your own business.
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Na it sucks man ton of labor and hours get a cdl and haul dirt easy money
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What's the best value airline?
Would that change depending on the class?
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best value airline = email
but the runner up is Greyhound, their deals can't be beat
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>>1091207
What's the best value airline? Spirit or Frontier
Would that change depending on the class? Yes.
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>>1091207
Ryanair Holdings Plc
LON: RYA
- One of my personal favourites for a while now
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Where do I hire someone to run my webshop?
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>>1098463
Holy shit, had no idea Alaska was so fuckhuge.
It's bigger than the u.s. and Vermont combined
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>>1098463
>tiny Texas
Lmao
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>>1098463
I'll do it OP.
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Looking for some tips on my resume. Anything you would change or suggest? I'm in the process of selling my business and now looking for work.
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i suggest you buy ethereum
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>>1098249
Fuck me, if I'm competing with people like you for business positions, I may as well kill myself now.
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>>1098369
You realize his resume isn't even that impressive right? I know Sophomores with thicker resumes than that. You're pretty fucked bro.
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Potentially undervalued european banks. 2016-02-17 17:04:06 Post No.1098110
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Potentially undervalued european banks.
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>The idea is that the costs of a failing bank should be absorbed by its bondholders (i.e. the bank’s creditors), shareholders and depositors with more than €100,000 before asking the taxpayers to chip in, as they did in 2008-09.
>In practice, however, this new directive has created panic among bank investors
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/europes-banks-still-too-big-to-fail-but-our-new-response-remains-to-be-tested/article28769928/
Thoughts? Are big institutions pulling out their money due to internal policy and a "better safe than sorry" attitude among executives who don't want to shoulder the blame if something goes wrong? Or are their concerns justified and the economy is in dire straits?
I wouldn't put any money into some dodgy Italian bank, but what about a more reliable bank that has been dragged down in the panic? desu I don't think I will but I think this is worth watching
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This is a priced-in reaction to a policy change.
It makes more sense to hold currency than to back the banks atm imo.
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>>1098317
I guess so. In theory I think there are other investors who won't care as much who will slowly trickle in once the panic is over and they see it is undervalued slightly, unless the ECB is preparing for a disaster they know is going to happen and the impact on creditors will fundamentally affect their profits.
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Being able to perform in the show, with someone who is a contender staring straight at you, staring at the game. Possibly even playing mindgames with you. I mean it's all part of being a champion, you have to overcome it.
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Why do I feel like I'm going to end up as a neet?
>20 yrs old
>4gs go my name (lel)
>high marks in HS
>didn't want to go into debt to attend a rigorous out of state school.
>at a local commuter school studying CS
>3.6GPA, no social life, haven't kept touch with friends in months, work weekends, lift regularly, fuck around with programming, try to improve myself daily
Despite all this, I still feel like I'm going to end up homeless for some odd reason. Skewed minds are one helluva thing to live with
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>>1097737
Just continue to do what you're doing but invest in a social life.
Spend 1-2 hours a day on social media/with friends as efficiently as possible. The gains will be worth it in the long term.
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>>1097737
You don't need college for a CS job.
Stop wasting time, energy, and money with college. Use all of your time coding and working a job.
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>>1097737
>23 yrs old
>~70,000 to my name
>degree in engineering
>thinking about going for CS
>lift on the reg
>try to improve self daily
>only social life is kickboxing every day and seeing the gf once a month
Not in the same boat but in a similar one. I was unemployed for 4 months, then underemployed for another 5 months so I have the fear in me. Even when I have a full-time job I worry about whether or not it will fall out from under me, so I'm constantly searching.
>>1097753
How would you recommend picking up CS w/o going to school for it, and why would you? I've been thinking about going into comp sci and have an application in with a top 25 school. Rumour has it you get paid far less without a degree.