14 posts tagged with finance and stocks (View popular tags)

Is there anyone (especially online) who's collected reasonably well-informed stock picks from, say, 2, 5, or 15 years ago and explained why the recommendations did or did not work out? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 5 answers

Financial / 401k advice for a 23-year-old engineer. Considering the state of the economy and the price of oil, what should I do with my stocks. Also, I have the option for a 401k but I have no idea what type of 401k to choose. [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 20 answers

InvestingFilter: Is there anything inherently flawed about investing in index funds? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 24 answers

Stocks 101: Why did Microsoft's bid 'cause Yahoo stock prices to jump? [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 16 answers

Hypothetical Finance Filter: What would happen if I did naked shorting on a company that eventually goes out of business? [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 15 answers

Help me ascertain the correct job title for a character I’m writing who deals in high stakes international finance. Difficulty level: I have a limited understanding about stocks, bonds, or securities. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 8 answers

Have you had any experience with Zecco.com? Are they reputable? [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2007 - 6 answers

Where can I find summary information for a specific stock for days in the past? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2007 - 6 answers

Looking for a site where I can enter a portfolio (stocks and funds) and generate an RSS feed that gives daily breakdowns of how each stock is doing. [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm a buy and hold investor who wants to develop an interest in technical analysis. [more inside]
posted on Oct 6, 2006 - 19 answers

Does anyone know where i can find code that will display my stock portfolio on my personal website? [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2005 - 8 answers

when a company says that they will pay a one time dividend of $1.00 for each outstanding share of common stock, does that mean that they are going to pay me $1 for each share of stock that I own? Or what does it mean?
posted on Oct 6, 2005 - 8 answers

How do shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway earn income? It seems that dividends haven't been issued since 1967. Short of selling the stock, isn't the investment "tied up"? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2005 - 19 answers

I just graduated law school and have received a significant amount of money in graduation gifts. I'd like to "invest" the money in the market but I have no idea how to do that. I'd like to use online investment software that is very intuitive. Any suggestions?
posted on May 11, 2004 - 15 answers