Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by jarek » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 3:54 AM UTC

Bottom just fell out of Nikkei
e.nikkei.com

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by wheaties » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:07 AM UTC

Time to start buying. Bet Buffet is taking a look at all those wonderful Japanese companies who moats are wide, have good fundamentals, and produce reasonable free-cash flow. Hope his "itchy trigger finger" found a few targets. My IRA could use a boost after the last few years.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by citizenkeys » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:08 AM UTC

There's no better time to buy stocks than during a market panic. Japan is a wealthy country. The Japanese work ethic is unbeatable. Now is a great time to buy Japanese stocks.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by elliottcarlson » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:12 AM UTC

Can someone share the best way to enter the stock market for someone who is completely clueless on stocks in general yet wanted to dabble in them for quite some time?

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

#5

Post by alanpca » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:16 AM UTC

How does one invest in the Nikkei 225 in the USA? I'm looking for an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) type of deal. I see that there are a couple mutual funds (UJPIX) but I'm more interested in something on one of the US markets.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:18 AM UTC

elliottcarlson wrote: post #4

Can someone share the best way to enter the stock market for someone who is completely clueless on stocks in general yet wanted to dabble in them for quite some time?

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Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by awa » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:18 AM UTC

wheaties wrote: post #2

Time to start buying. Bet Buffet is taking a look at all those wonderful Japanese companies who moats are wide, have good fundamentals, and produce reasonable free-cash flow. Hope his "itchy trigger finger" found a few targets. My IRA could use a boost after the last few years.

any recommendations? Toyota?

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by idlewords » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:19 AM UTC

elliottcarlson wrote: post #4

Can someone share the best way to enter the stock market for someone who is completely clueless on stocks in general yet wanted to dabble in them for quite some time?

Pretend you have $100K and set up a fake portfolio, and play with that for a bit. Meanwhile put aside a few thousand dollars you can afford to lose, and when you're comfortable enough with managing your fake portfolio, start investing for real.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by mwytock » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:19 AM UTC

alanpca wrote: post #5

How does one invest in the Nikkei 225 in the USA? I'm looking for an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) type of deal. I see that there are a couple mutual funds (UJPIX) but I'm more interested in something on one of the US markets.

take a look at EWJ: http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/EWJ.htm

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by josh33 » Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 4:20 AM UTC

Careful. Japan's debt level, when compared to GDP, is higher than US: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/03/sovereig...