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Can a a anybody answer if trading on Interactive brokers is completely free, incl. pennystocks and regardless of frequency and volume for all US stocks?
Question for the group. Let's say you come into a large sum of money...$5M net of taxes. How do you invest/preserve it to maximize its value to you and your family?
Do you put it in a low-risk, dividend-paying mutual fund and earn like 5% in income?
Do you take some of it and buy an annuity?
I'd like to hear ideas.
Question for the group. Let's say you come into a large sum of money...$5M net of taxes. How do you invest/preserve it to maximize its value to you and your family?
Do you put it in a low-risk, dividend-paying mutual fund and earn like 5% in income?
Do you take some of it and buy an annuity?
I'd like to hear ideas.
even no fees
porkchopexpress saysMy goal is to preserve the capital and live off the interest, but rates are dogshit. That’s why I considered a lower risk dividend/income paying mutual fund like the Wellesley, but it still pays less than 3%. I could invest in a higher-paying dividend fund or individual stocks, but then the risk goes up significantly but perhaps I’m overestimating the risk.Question for the group. Let's say you come into a large sum of money...$5M net of taxes. How do you invest/preserve it to maximize its value to you and your family?
Do you put it in a low-risk, dividend-paying mutual fund and earn like 5% in income?
Do you take some of it and buy an annuity?
I'd like to hear ideas.
It really depends on your goal and knowledge. That would determine how the $5M should be invested.
porkchopexpress saysI like the land idea and paying debt. Some would argue one should not pay off the mortgage given the tax break assuming you could invest it at a higher return elsewhere.Question for the group. Let's say you come into a large sum of money...$5M net of taxes. How do you invest/preserve it to maximize its value to you and your family?
Do you put it in a low-risk, dividend-paying mutual fund and earn like 5% in income?
Do you take some of it and buy an annuity?
I'd like to hear ideas.
@porkchopexpress
I would first of all pay off all debt.
I'd put the majority of it in about 20 reliable stocks, preferably those that pay a dividend and only rarely change any of them. I hate mutual funds with a passion, because their business is skimming your money and none of them reliably do better than the indexes.
But would also consider some land.
monitor their health to adjust my investments accordingly
Re: Vanguard brokerage
I like the web interface a lot.
I can make free trades until 25, then it costs me 2 bucks.
clambo saysRe: Vanguard brokerage
I like the web interface a lot.
I can make free trades until 25, then it costs me 2 bucks.
At Ameritrade stock trades are free. Now I do pay fees on option trades. I don't know of anyone who does free options trades.
I don’t see in any prospectus anything about a “kickback”.
The essence of investing is mutual funds.
Since funds attract more capital if they are successful, they have an incentive to pick stocks that they believe are good, they profit from attracting more assets.
Question is, what do I do about my $0.79 cents?Call them up and ask? I'm guessing you could have them close the account and write you a check for the balance.
clambo saysSince funds attract more capital if they are successful, they have an incentive to pick stocks that they believe are good, they profit from attracting more assets.
clambo How exactly do they profit from managing assets without commission or kickback?
Right, but we were talking about how brokerages can make money without skimming off yours.Many charge outrageous interest rates if you trade on margin.
Notice guys like Schwab want to “advise” you; they can charge you a percentage of your money.
Morgan Stanley and Merrill are in it too.
They realize they need a percentage of everything because brokers don’t make much doing trades evidently.
Question for the group. Let's say you come into a large sum of money. How do you invest/preserve it to maximize its value to you and your family?
Do you put it in a low-risk, dividend-paying mutual fund and earn like 5% in income?
Do you take some of it and buy an annuity?
I'd like to hear ideas.
just_passing_through saysQuestion is, what do I do about my $0.79 cents?Call them up and ask? I'm guessing you could have them close the account and write you a check for the balance.
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