Comments on: Stock Market 2008: Industrials Sector

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:12:37 +0000

Jesse-

It is possible to buy stock directly. All a share of a company really is, when you get down to it, is a piece of paper. Most traders use a stockbroker to do all the paperwork for them, and manage their money and transactions.

I use Scottrade.com. But please allow me to write a follow-up post for you. I feel like a lot of users have the same question in mind.

-Jim

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:41:02 +0000

Hey, I just wanted to know, say I wanted to just jump into stocks. Can I directly buy stocks or do I need to go to a site like Charles Schaubb in order to get started?

By: Options Strategery

Options Strategery — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:50:15 +0000

You mentioned GE in the post. It’s one of my favorites. I haven’t written about it yet but it is a core holding. What’s your take?

Thanks for the great industrial ideas. I love the concept of making things and building stuff. Services are so nebulous.

Did you see the not so surprising results from Darden (DRI)? I am hoping you did well.

In a market like this, you can make money on both ups and downs. Just gotta be careful. I am hoping it will go back down once this recession actually gets going. Wall Street is funny like that. Today, there was almost no recession talk on CNBC/Bloomberg.