Comments on: How to Invest In the Stock Market-Background http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/?source=rss Perform Stock Valuation Automatically Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:05:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jae Jun http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-7112 Jae Jun Fri, 03 Dec 2010 01:06:42 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-7112 So you cant buy ETF's? I've never valued an index myself, but how about looking at what the market P/E is as well? That way you get a quick idea of the value and then you can dive into the valuation spreadsheet. I've always liked the Russell 2000. So you cant buy ETF’s?
I’ve never valued an index myself, but how about looking at what the market P/E is as well?
That way you get a quick idea of the value and then you can dive into the valuation spreadsheet.

I’ve always liked the Russell 2000.

]]> By: T.I. http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-7111 T.I. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:59:51 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-7111 Hi! Jae, Could I ask you a question about Index mutual fund investment? Since I have to stick my 401k with my company in either mutual funds or index funds, I am currently all invest in index funds. What is your strategy on investment in index funds? Here is what my strategy: I conduct the index fund valuation using Damodaran's S&P 500 valuation spreadsheet (using stock dividend and stock buyback data from S&P web site). Then I will kinda know whether current S&P 500 is overprice or not. If underprice, then buy, otherwise, sell. What do you think of my method? Any further suggetions? Thanks. Regards T.I. Hi! Jae,

Could I ask you a question about Index mutual fund investment? Since I have to stick my 401k with my company in either mutual funds or index funds, I am currently all invest in index funds. What is your strategy on investment in index funds?

Here is what my strategy: I conduct the index fund valuation using Damodaran’s S&P 500 valuation spreadsheet (using stock dividend and stock buyback data from S&P web site). Then I will kinda know whether current S&P 500 is overprice or not. If underprice, then buy, otherwise, sell.

What do you think of my method? Any further suggetions?

Thanks.

Regards
T.I.

]]> By: Jae Jun http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-7110 Jae Jun Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:47:02 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-7110 I had about $3,000 to start off with from my 401K which I invested in about 3 stocks. Then it just grew from there as I deposited monthly contributions. I no longer add to my 401K but at the time I didn't have any debt. I had about $3,000 to start off with from my 401K which I invested in about 3 stocks. Then it just grew from there as I deposited monthly contributions. I no longer add to my 401K but at the time I didn’t have any debt.

]]> By: vincent http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-7108 vincent Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:44:48 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-7108 were you investing small amounts,waiting till you had a couple of hundred or investing what you left after settling your budget? who did you approach? were you investing small amounts,waiting till you had a couple of hundred or investing what you left after settling your budget?
who did you approach?

]]> By: invest stock market http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-3692 invest stock market Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:44:07 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-3692 Thanks for this great article. I have been searching Google for article like this about investing on stock market. Very informative..Thanks again Thanks for this great article. I have been searching Google for article like this about investing on stock market. Very informative..Thanks again

]]> By: Jae Jun http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 Jae Jun Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:32:07 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-2092 Hi Santosh, Thanks a lot. Im glad you are finding useful information and hope to see you around more often. Hi Santosh,

Thanks a lot. Im glad you are finding useful information and hope to see you around more often.

]]> By: Santosh Nair http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Santosh Nair Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:28:58 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-2090 Hi Jae, You have a very good blog. Your hard work and dedication shows in the quality of your posts. As a novice investor, I am getting to learn a lot. Keep up the good work. Thanks, Santosh Hi Jae,

You have a very good blog. Your hard work and dedication shows in the quality of your posts.

As a novice investor, I am getting to learn a lot.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks,
Santosh

]]> By: Jae Jun http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 Jae Jun Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:15:38 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-2085 <b>@DGI</b> Thanks! Just a little hard trying to remember all the steps I took. <b>@Paul</b> I used to have a bunch of mutual funds in my retirement account but luckily my company also has a separate brokerage account that allows us to purchase individual stocks. I reviewed how the funds were performing and they really are a shocker. It does worse than the market but at the same time, cant outperform it on a rally. <b>@Jason</b> Although we both started at a bad time, I believe it was the BEST time to invest in terms of gaining experience in a severe recession. My portfolio isn't very big so it makes things much easier to manage but it would have been pretty bad to go through this later on. I'm sure you and I can do much better in the future because of this. I also ended up having to sell most of the companies I bought when I first started out. They weren't as good as I thought after learning how to analyse companies. @DGI
Thanks! Just a little hard trying to remember all the steps I took.

@Paul
I used to have a bunch of mutual funds in my retirement account but luckily my company also has a separate brokerage account that allows us to purchase individual stocks. I reviewed how the funds were performing and they really are a shocker. It does worse than the market but at the same time, cant outperform it on a rally.

@Jason
Although we both started at a bad time, I believe it was the BEST time to invest in terms of gaining experience in a severe recession. My portfolio isn’t very big so it makes things much easier to manage but it would have been pretty bad to go through this later on. I’m sure you and I can do much better in the future because of this.

I also ended up having to sell most of the companies I bought when I first started out. They weren’t as good as I thought after learning how to analyse companies.

]]> By: Jason http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-2080 Jason Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:14:16 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-2080 We started investing at the same time! Unfortunately, I have been roasted over the last 1.5 years, and have learned some serious lessons in these times. Thanks for your blog; it is very informative, and has shaped my investment perspective for the better. Keep up the good work. We started investing at the same time! Unfortunately, I have been roasted over the last 1.5 years, and have learned some serious lessons in these times.

Thanks for your blog; it is very informative, and has shaped my investment perspective for the better.

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Paul (aka augustabound) http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 Paul (aka augustabound) Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:08:25 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-2079 "More than 90% of mutual funds underperform the market and a majority of the mutual funds have very similar holdings as other mutual funds." Amen to that. This was my first clue as to why mutual funds weren't for me. Here in Canada, most equity mutual funds hold (or held when I was looking into them), all 5 big banks, all of the major insurers, the big 3 telecoms etc. You're better off indexing than buying a Canadian mutual fund and paying the higher MER. Nice post and I love the blog! “More than 90% of mutual funds underperform the market and a majority of the mutual funds have very similar holdings as other mutual funds.”
Amen to that. This was my first clue as to why mutual funds weren’t for me. Here in Canada, most equity mutual funds hold (or held when I was looking into them), all 5 big banks, all of the major insurers, the big 3 telecoms etc.
You’re better off indexing than buying a Canadian mutual fund and paying the higher MER.

Nice post and I love the blog!

]]> By: Dividend Growth Investor http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/general-information/how-to-invest-in-the-stock-market-background/comment-page-1/#comment-2078 Dividend Growth Investor Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:10:48 +0000 http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/blog/?p=1222#comment-2078 Jae, Nice post. I am looking forward to redaing your series in the future. Best Regards, DGI <abbr><em>Dividend Growth Investor’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DividendGrowthInvestor/~3/baY6mmhKaEA/value-investing-is-all-about-finding.html" rel="nofollow">Value Investing is all about finding market inefficiencies</a></abbr></em> Jae,

Nice post. I am looking forward to redaing your series in the future.

Best Regards,

DGI

Dividend Growth Investor’s last blog post..Value Investing is all about finding market inefficiencies

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