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Old 01-06-2014, 01:02 PM
 
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Hi. Question regarding my IRA account.

Say that I buy ExxonMobil and salesforce.com stocks today and max out my 2013 IRA contributions. I see that they have appreciated after 2 years. At that time, can I sell them and move them into a more conservative mutual fund within the same IRA account without any penalties?
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Old 01-06-2014, 01:18 PM
 
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You can buy, sell, trade, roll without penalty. You only get dinged when you want to take money out of the IRA.
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Old 01-06-2014, 01:31 PM
 
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Thanks. Glad I found you guys on here.

Looking to max out my 2013 IRA contribution with (the right combination of):

Ford
Colgate-Palmolive
ExxonMobil
salesforce.com

All for long-term growth.

Hope these are good picks.
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Old 01-06-2014, 05:08 PM
 
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Ford
Colgate-Palmolive
ExxonMobil
salesforce.com

All for long-term growth.

Hope these are good picks.

Looks like it, although salesforce.com would make me nervous, but that's just me. I'd consider adding Bank Of America to that list if you can, but again, that's just me. Good luck!
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Old 01-06-2014, 06:11 PM
 
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Thank you. Everyone seems to really like Bank of America. I really haven't done much research on them, so I guess I'll get right on it.

And regarding salesforce.com, I do see that of the stocks I mentioned, maybe it's riskier. Being a user myself and seeing where CRM (not the stock but customer-relationship-management itself) is going, it seems like the stock has what it takes to be in it to win it.
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Old 01-06-2014, 06:16 PM
 
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Think of it like a one-way vortex. You can throw as much money into it as the limits allow, but when you go to take it out early it won't be pretty.

Once it's in there, it's your money to invest in whichever risk, whether wise or unwise you so choose. I would hold on to Exxon forever.
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Old 01-06-2014, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Saint Paul, MN
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Thanks. Glad I found you guys on here.

Looking to max out my 2013 IRA contribution with (the right combination of):

Ford
Colgate-Palmolive
ExxonMobil
salesforce.com

All for long-term growth.

Hope these are good picks.

I noticed a couple of these funds are from "the dogs of the dow" list which might be a strategy you follow.
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Old 01-06-2014, 06:31 PM
 
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I noticed a couple of these funds are from "the dogs of the dow" list which might be a strategy you follow.
I'm actually not familiar with it, but my strategy is really twofold: Mr. Buffet's old adage of "know what the company does" and what companies have shown strong historical performance. Again, salesforce.com is the one "renegade" here.

I'll look into The Dogs of the Dow. Thanks.
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Old 01-06-2014, 06:33 PM
 
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Thank you. Everyone seems to really like Bank of America. I really haven't done much research on them, so I guess I'll get right on it.

And regarding salesforce.com, I do see that of the stocks I mentioned, maybe it's riskier. Being a user myself and seeing where CRM (not the stock but customer-relationship-management itself) is going, it seems like the stock has what it takes to be in it to win it.
Zombie bank.
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Old 01-06-2014, 08:49 PM
 
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Looks like it, although salesforce.com would make me nervous, but that's just me. I'd consider adding Bank Of America to that list if you can, but again, that's just me. Good luck!
I really think B of A is going to be a good stock to own this year.

-Cheers.
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