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Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by marcusestes »

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.

Good idea. iShares markets an ETF called the Japan Index Fund that tracks a broad range of indexes: http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/EWJ.htm

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by kelnos »

citizenkeys wrote: post #3

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.

Be careful. Good work ethic doesn't always mean business success. The two are correlated, but that doesn't suggest that tossing money at any Japanese company is the way to go. Still do your due diligence and only invest in solid companies. This is certainly an opportunity, but not a reason to be irresponsible.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by radicaldreamer »

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?

I'd be very careful, if you're not experienced at all, you could get wiped out pretty easily in a market with this much volatility. A lot of people would've said today's trading session was a great day to buy, but look what happened.

This is what they call a Black Swan event and nobody's sure that we've seen the bottom yet.

Edit: If you want to see an example of how these drops can be deceiving and might not represent the true bottom, look at Citi's chart: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=C+Interactive#chart2:symb...

You don't want to be the guy who bought a large long position when the PPS was $20, thinking it would easily jump back up to 30 or 40.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by ecuzzillo »

awa wrote: post #7
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?

Toyota's stock is probably undervalued to begin with because of the stupid pedal thing, and this probably makes it extreme. Short-term traders need not apply, though.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by nickbp »

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?

Unless you really want to play with buying/selling individual stocks, you're probably best off buying a broad-based index fund, which effectively buys you a slice of the entire stock market. Eg VTSMX/VTSAX

Also, are your 401k and IRA/Roth fully funded? Be sure to do that first. (Assuming USA resident here)

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by jarek »

radicaldreamer wrote: post #13
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?

I'd be very careful, if you're not experienced at all, you could get wiped out pretty easily in a market with this much volatility. A lot of people would've said today's trading session was a great day to buy, but look what happened. This is what they call a Black Swan event and nobody's sure that we've seen the bottom yet. Edit: If you want to see an example of how these drops can be deceiving and might not represen…

Yes - especially since right now everyone and their broker are thinking of ways to get in at those prices. Chances of you getting a decent deal while it's still around are slim, especially if you have no prior knowledge. If you don't know enough to know who the fool is in the market, you are the fool.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by elliottcarlson »

radicaldreamer wrote: post #13
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?

I'd be very careful, if you're not experienced at all, you could get wiped out pretty easily in a market with this much volatility. A lot of people would've said today's trading session was a great day to buy, but look what happened. This is what they call a Black Swan event and nobody's sure that we've seen the bottom yet. Edit: If you want to see an example of how these drops can be deceiving and might not represen…

Oh I doubt I will be jumping in to anything right now - while on one hand a low market seems tempting, I know nothing about it, so I still wouldn't take the risk. Though I will follow idlewords advice and do some pretend trading to figure things out. Thanks for the warning.

Re: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

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Post by chailatte »

This will trigger deleveraging around the world. Specifically, this will impact the venture capital in silicon valley. We'll likely start to see some angel/vc investors start to panic and withdraw from the market, shutting down startups, etc.
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