Thought I had a simple question but....

[Zeno]

Thought I would check out, for the first time, The Stock Market Forum for some advice and information and what do I see....

Well, the pitbull market is moving sideways for the next few weeks as the traders momentum is down because the charting is whacked and the iba's and icb's and BFD's are put out to option with a kicker and don't invest until next year but the war will be a big upswing in the scheme of the overall picture and all will be golden as porkbelly futures will soon converge with bond prices when the planet pluto is in conjunction with the Dog Star and.....

JUST WHAT THE F**K ARE YOU PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT!

Anyway, I have padded my bank account with my pot-limit and $20/40 winnings and was thinking of investing in Something. Now, I am not so certain. Perhaps I should just take 5K and challenge Ray Zee to a heads up no-limit duce to seven lowball game - double through - and leave it at that. But I was thinking of buying stock in Intel, GE, and Motorola. Does anyone have some rudimentary, and SANE advice (if there is such a thing) about an investment of this type. This would be long-term. By that I mean at least 3 to 5 years and maybe more. Also, can anyone recommend a sound book on investing in the market. Again, I am looking at mostly longer-term investments. Thank You. And please - no astrology.

-Zeno "The Misanthrope"