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Where can you find everything about the stock markt?

（I want to find out about the stock market and EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. Is there a good book online or seminar that can tell me about it and key ways to make money through investing in stock I want to make some money on the net. Email me if you can help and don't want to display it infront of ev

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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When is a good time to invest in the stock market?

(Hi, I am 20 years old and am looking to start investing into the stock market. I have been told that I am too young to invest and that I will end up broke. I am going to be an accountant, so I know how to handle my money. Also, I was curious if there is a minimum to invest at a time or if I

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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How do you calculate the stock market index and what does it mean by?

（I am really confused. What does it mean by the stock market index rose to 444.90 or something like that. I want something in details please.) Answer : Stock market indices are calculated from the quotes of the stocks of which they are composed. It is therefore a sort of average. If an index

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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How do you play the stock market?

（How do you benefit from being in the stock market?） Answer： I try to find reasonably priced stocks that I think have a future. I like to buy a few speculations, stocks that are not investment grade, in the hopes that they will go up big time. Some do many do not. I try to hold a stock fo

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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Do I Ihave to pay tax on profits I make in the stock market?

（I have an IRA in the stock market and i only pay tax when I withdraw money. I plan to leave that account as it is. I may open a small separate mutual fund and I wonder what the tax will be. I am putting 5k into it and not planning to withdraw any money for 5-10 years.） Answer ： IRA is

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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I have a question about short trading in the stock market?

（I read that there was a new policy that didn't let you do any short trading in the stock market if you have any sort of stocks in banking companies. I bought 900 shares of e-trade stock on September 17th and this new rule applied September 19th through October 2nd. Since I bought my stock bef

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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What major should I pursue if I want a job in the stock market?

(I'm a freshman at the University at Buffalo currently. I'm enrolled as an economics major but don't feel as if the teachers are as good and I'm thinking of going to Management and Business. What are the best majors for jobs in the stock market?） Answer ： I would not pay attention to some

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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How do I file for my tax return if I put money in the stock market?

（I currently some unrealized losses, and I believe by last April when it was tax time, I had pretty much broke even in terms of realized gains and losses, and had all the money back in the market. Rather than paying an accountant, how could I file for my tax return myself, what special forms

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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How old do you need to be to buy shares on the stock market?

(I'm 17, are there any limits to what I can buy on the stock market?） Answer： You must be 18 to do it by yourself. Or you can much easier have a parent or guardian open an account and do it for you. Or you probally have an account setup underneath your parents like a joint account. And you

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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What evidence is there that forces external to the US triggered the stock market crash last year?

(There has been quite a bit of discussion in various forums and on radio talk shows about a possible link between investors (and even governments) outside the US triggering the stock market decline last September and October. However, I have seen little or no evidence to back these assertions.)

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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If the stock market crashes what happens to the economy then?

(Years ago I took Economics in college and one of the trends was that the economy was never stable always up and down. That seems to be with the stock market? If it would come crashing down would the economy be as bad as it was during the Great Depression?) Answer : It was the bank failures

07.29.2010| US Market | TonyLiu

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