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Old 11-18-2005, 12:04 AM
DesertCat DesertCat is offline
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Default Re: Investment question

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i think one of the best equities you can put yourself in is google (goog)as long as they can continue its revenue growth....if you look at what the stock is trading at (89 times earnings), which is high compared to the avg. trading mulitple of stocks in the s&p 500..but if you look at it against its earnings in two, three, four years, it's a bargain...that is why sergey brin and larry page (the two founders of google) are growing their money the fastest out of anyone in the world..currently worth $12 bil or so, they are expected to become worth $20-$30 bil in the next couple years....and how are they making all that money, google's stock...

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Horrible, horrible, advice. First, it's earnings in two, three, and four years haven't happened, so it's hard to say it's a bargain, esp. when those earnings are at risk. I prefer to take my google advice from Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who think GOOG is over priced and at risk. You know this because they sold a big chunk of the company in a secondary. They are giving up a big chunk of that future fortune to have more cash in the company now.

Few if any equity investments fits the risk profile the OP described. If the OP decides to keep the loans open, and wants to invest over longer periods, he'd be best off with an index fund.
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