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I've got around $7000 to invest, maybe more, and I decided to enter the stock market last week.
Disney and Viacom both stood out to me, as did AMC networks.
I know that stock prices are high at the moment and that it's best to buy low and sell high. But are these companies good to invest in?
I really like Viacom, as it's got assets in television, as well as internet resources and reality T.V which has been quite a hit recently.
I also like Disney - it's got assets in a whole lot of media companies, with a fun brand image of Disneyland to match, which I think is relatively important.
I've got around $7000 to invest, maybe more, and I decided to enter the stock market last week.
Disney and Viacom both stood out to me, as did AMC networks.
I know that stock prices are high at the moment and that it's best to buy low and sell high. But are these companies good to invest in?
I really like Viacom, as it's got assets in television, as well as internet resources and reality T.V which has been quite a hit recently.
I also like Disney - it's got assets in a whole lot of media companies, with a fun brand image of Disneyland to match, which I think is relatively important.
Disney is currently my largest holding. It has been very good to me so far. They have made some excellent acquisitions such as Marvel and Pixar. The Disney parks and movies work hand in hand together. Overall, it's a solid company with good management.
Disney is very good company, good management, good assets and as long as they continue to make good movies they will continue to pull in the profits and grow the company. I recommend it, even at the high price.
Viacom i'm not so sure on. The reality tv thing seems like a fad to me and now it seems like we are starting to shift more towards higher quality productions.
Doesn't DIS seem a bit high for right now? P/E of about 19 and paying a 1.5% dividend yield.
VIA is about the same, but not quite so expensive.
To me, those companies are in sort of a nether-world, where they are neither great dividend payers nor great growth stocks.
Whatever you do, let me encourage you to enroll in the company's DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Plan). It will make a huge difference.
freespirit, the better company by a wide margin is Disney.
Disney has Star Wars upcoming and all the Marvel franchise,
not to mention far greater assets on a brick-and-mortar basis
than Viacom does. It's not even close.
Wait for a retrace, though, watch the market for a lower entry.
I would be a buyer when the dividend yield approaches 2% on a pullback.
With $7k to invest consider applying for margin. One approach would be
to wait for pullback, watch div approach 2% and buy incrementally in stages.
Allow room for diversification into other sectors.
It kinda depends on what your risk level is. If your looking for safe companies then Disney, Viacom, GE, etc. are a good bet.
If your looking for good dividend yields go with companies like FTR, BKCC, EROC. but remember these are higher risk.
then there are up and coming companies and new tech that could make you rich one week and flat broke the next.
You need to figure out your risk tolerance before you start investing.
I've got around $7000 to invest, maybe more, and I decided to enter the stock market last week.
Disney and Viacom both stood out to me, as did AMC networks.
I know that stock prices are high at the moment and that it's best to buy low and sell high. But are these companies good to invest in?
I really like Viacom, as it's got assets in television, as well as internet resources and reality T.V which has been quite a hit recently.
I also like Disney - it's got assets in a whole lot of media companies, with a fun brand image of Disneyland to match, which I think is relatively important.
If you really like media stocks think about CBS, this stock has been on a roll and is converting its CBS Outside division into a REIT which suggest future dividend growth.
Suggestions in other sectors intc, GE , energy is always good...Think dividends
Stocks go up and down. Buy at the bottom and sell at the top. Sounds simple and it is if you know what you are looking at. Value is determined by profit margins, cash flows, debt/income, equity, sales, and the growth rates thereof. Understand that even good operating companies can go bankrupt, like GM did. You must pick good companies, and understand how the market moves, when it moves, why it moves. Markets move in cycles. If you understand the cycles and the dynamics thereof, you should do better than if you do not learn this important investing information analysis.
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