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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
Fri May 3, 2024, 10:52 PM May 2024

Are there stocks worth investing in? Only 2 for sure....Microsoft, and Nextra

I don't know what the future holds......NOBODY DOES....
My guess is we all use Microsoft.....Do you? ..........MSFT....

Leading the world in wind, solar and battery storage energy – NextEra Energy ,..... NEE, is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. NEXTRA IS THE OLD ....FPL...... (FLORIDA ..POWER & LIGHT)

i DON'T KNOW THE FUTURE...DO YOU?....??????????????????????????

(EXCEPT ONE ASPECT OF THE FUTURE)..........WHEN YOU BUY A 30 YEAR US. GOVERNMENT BOND...FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.......THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT GUARANTEES THE INTEREST FOR 30 YEARS.... ...(THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SELLS BONDS TO BANKS AND REGULAR PEOPLE.) iT STARTED SELLING TO REGULAR PEOPLE IN THE 1980S OR 90S..
..........SO AN AVERAGE PERSON CAN BUY THE SAME BONDS AS THE BANK BUYS......(I GOT A 30 YEAR BOND FOR MANY
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT PAYS 7. 9 % INTERST .) THAT IS WHAT IT PAID IN 1986...iT COMES DUE IN 2026...AND i
GET MY 30, YEAR BOND BACK.. i HEARD THAT INFORMATION ON AN INVESTMENT SHOW...AND YOU CAN BUY ONE TOO,
IF YOU GOT ENOUGH MONEY TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT...IN WASHINGTON..........
.....................THE RULES HAVE BEEN CHANGED SO ANYONE INVEST IN 30 YEAR BONDS........ANYONE WHO HAS GOT
ENOUGH MONEY.

PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO FLORIDA.....AREN'T THEY?....PEOPLE THAT MOVE TO FLORIDA NEED AIR CONDITIONING ....
...............................IS THAT CORRECT????........................and NEXTRA ENERGY...NEE...STOCK. SYMBOL ... PROVIDES AIR CONDITIONING TO FLORIDA?
..........................................IS THAT RIGHT??....................................................................................

I AM USING MICROSOFT RIGHT NOW...THAT IS HOW I GOT ON THE INTERNET?....
..............................i REALLY DON'T KNOW NOTHING. i JUST WATCHED INVESTMENT SHOWS FOR A LONG TIME...........
.............................. (THE SHOWS TOLD ME EVERYTHING & IT WAS ON FOR 6 HOURS A DAY))



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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
4. Nextra is the new name of ............Florida Power and Light ...that company provides electricity to Florida
Fri May 3, 2024, 11:24 PM
May 2024

Silent Type

(5,968 posts)
3. The problem with stocks is that you don't know whether all of that is priced in when you buy.
Fri May 3, 2024, 11:18 PM
May 2024

But, I suppose those are good bets on paper. Though, I certainly don’t have enough to claim success in investing.

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
5. If you are sure that there is going to be a demand for something, then invest in it...Are you sure?
Fri May 3, 2024, 11:39 PM
May 2024

I bought Microsoft at a very low price............I went to a friend and he showed me the internet in the late 90s....So I gambled on
Microsoft.............Nextra ........(Florida Power & Light ) was also at a low price. (very low) Just so you know it is a gamble......
Elon Musk opened his big trap...and I sold ....Tesla stock...Lot of losers and and lots of winners.

Guess what you could have bought the big store at a very low price....What is it called?.........That store replaced Sears...
(I forgot the name of it ) ..........Why?...That store sold things cheaper...that is why !...............

I just remembered the name...............Wal Mart..........Is that correct? Is Sears still in business?

bucolic_frolic

(46,275 posts)
6. There are dozens of stocks in super growth phase or with hot products
Sat May 4, 2024, 06:18 AM
May 2024

Check the LLY chart for the last 5 years. Or NVDA. A $1,000 investment in 2005 is worth $525,000 today. What about AI stocks. There will be winners. Innovation drives growth. The cycles of capitalism are a well guarded secret held by Wall Street elites for themselves. They don't want you to know because you could invest in your 20s and retire by 35.

Also big performers: AMZN GOOGL META. META $88 in Nov 2022. Now what, $525?

What's beaten up now? NKE

It's not all about index funds. Index funds are how they keep you safe and poor so you keep working for them. Your owners.

mdmc

(29,162 posts)
7. Nike is one of the few stocks that I own
Sat May 4, 2024, 11:20 AM
May 2024

I started buying it when I worked for Cole-Haan, which was owned by Nike at the time.
I am holding on to it now.

bucolic_frolic

(46,275 posts)
8. Nike is a great company
Sat May 4, 2024, 12:45 PM
May 2024

A few weeks back on WealthTrack an analyst said you should own something that makes you worry just a bit. NKE is at that point, this I think is a great entry point, because it's a great company. They will get it together.

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