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What happened to the stock market money?

(I was told that that money that everyone lost on IRA's and Stocks went into someone's pocket. It was real money when I put it in there.. Now over 1/3 of it is just gone. My s-in-law lost 65,000 from her mutual funds.. Who has it? Surely it couldn't have just vaporized!) Answer: Stock marke

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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How do I learn about stocks and the stock market?

(I want to be like a warren buffet) Answer: Well ,there are three possible ways to do it 1. Go to the published works on this Topic and try to gain as much as you can from different suggested reading by different respondents. Remember.....whatever you learn by Books/Articles/Papers will alw

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How much must the stock market go down before the Government steps in and shuts it down to cool off?

Answer: You're confused on multiple topics. When stocks get overheated, measures are taken to halt trading while the SEC checks on what is causing the stir. That happens on a regular basis. This was put in play after the 22% drop in one day in 87, that was all due to panic. The market was

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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Did Women have a lower unemployment rate than men during the stock market crash of 1929?

(I read somewhere that women generally had a lower amount of jobs lost during the great depression, and men thought they were stealing their jobs. Is it true? If not, can you explain its effect on women? (educated ones, specifically) Answer : yes,but they could always go back to the household w

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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What is the best service for predicting which way the stock market is heading?

(Lately, I've noticed that with this volatile whipsawing market a lot of experts have been wrong. Can anyone recommend a service that they are completely pleased with or at least fairly pleased? Please explain why you like a service and how well it has done. Thank you!) Answer: I think the best

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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What is the meaning of traded volume on the stock market?

(Hi all, How does the volume of a certain traded stock, influence its trading? What does it mean when the daily volume is high? And when its low? What does the traded volume tell me as a lay trader? Thanks!) Answer:; How does the volume of certain traded stock influence its trading

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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How is is possible for the stock market to fall?

(If you can only sell when there is a buyer then how can the market fall? If I had 10 shares and you wanted 5, I sell 5 now i only have 5 but you now have 5 so the market still has 10...right?) Answer: the market does not necessarily rise or fall based on number of shares, but current sale

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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Why does the news seem to affect the stock market more now than in the past?

(When bad news hits, the market drops significantly. We already know about the mortgage problems, that the banks are hurting and so forth, yet when this is on the headlines, people panic. What's the deal?) Answer : Perhaps the economic news are now more bad than before. And it's not just

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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How do you take advantage of the stock market in a criminal way?

(I'm writing a book in which one character perverts the course of the stock trade in so he can get all the cash. Hopefully this makes sense.) Answer: You have insider information about the company that you know the stocks are going to plummet. So you sell all your shares before the information

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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What is the minimum amount needed to invest in the stock market in India ?

(I had a SBI(State Bank of India) bank account.I am interested in investing in share market. What is the minimum amount to be invested in share market? Whether Rs. 2500 is enough for me to invest in the share market ? What are the procedures to invest in the share market ?) Answer: There is

08.9.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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What are the odds of the stock market crashing like the 1930s?

(I know we sorta crashed here from DOW 14000 to DOW 6500 but what if this is nothing more than a bear market rally and we head to NEW lows? Is cash or money market funds even safe at that point if things really turn ugly?) Answer : Big crashes only have two root causes 1) geopolitical pro

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