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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Stocks are devices used in the medieval times for torture, public humiliation, and corporal punishment. The stocks partially immobilized its victims and they were often exposed in a public place such as the site of a market to the scorn of those who passed by. Since the purpose was to punish offenders against the standards of conduct of the time anybody could assault, revile or aim filth at the victim. Form and applicationThe stockade are similar to the pillory and the pranger, as each consists of large, hinged, wooden boards; the difference, however, is that when a person is placed in the stocks, their feet are locked in place, and sometimes as well their hands or head, or these may be chained. With stocks, boards are placed around the legs or the wrists, whereas in the pillory they are placed around the arms and neck and fixed to a pole, and the victim stands. However, the terms can be confused, and many people refer to the pillory as the stocks. Since stocks served an outdoor public form of punishment its victims were subjected to the daily and nightly weather. As a consequence it was not uncommon for people kept in stocks over several days to die from heat exhaustion or hypothermia. The practice of using stocks continues to be cited as an example of torture, cruel and unusual punishment. Insulting, kicking, spitting and in some cases urinating and defecating on its victims could be applied at the free will of any of those present. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are good stocks to buy in the short term? Q. What are good stocks to buy in the short term? My econ class is playing a stock game but using the real stock markets. I have $100,000 to spend. I am hoping to find some stocks that are going up in the short term because school ends in two months. Any good suggestions? Asked by Car Enthusiast - Fri Apr 17 22:01:23 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. if you do not stand to lose real money, high risk options and ACTC.PK. if it is real money, DOW +ATI Answered by delta38b - Fri Apr 17 22:12:16 2009 How many stocks should I carry in my portfolio? Q. I am looking to invest long-term (20+ years) and this is my first time buying stocks. I have a medium to high risk tolerance. I will be initially investing $2500. The goal is growth for retirement fund. Wondering how many different stocks to buy with my $2500. Also, what would you say are good markets/industries to buy into now for maximum growth over the next 20 years? I already have mutual funds... so I'm hoping to get into something with more potential payback (realizing the added risk also). Asked by ontario ashley - Wed Aug 30 07:15:05 2006 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. To absolutely minimize your individual risk, the theoretical number is 20. Beyond that the risk reduction of added stocks is minimal. But with only 2500 you can not begin to approach that, but it is a goal. The fact that you currently have mutual funds does mitigate your risk somewhat. As one responder mentioned when you have more than 10 it becomes somewhat of a task keeping track of them. And with 10 your individual risk is only slightly more than at 20. I attempt to keep my portfolio below 20 but by tracking the portfolio with Yahoo, it becomes much more managable to track a larger number of stocks. The key is not only having say 10 different stocks but they should also be distributed amongst various segments of the economy and… [cont.] Answered by muncie birder - Wed Aug 30 08:58:38 2006 How do you start smart investing in stocks?
Q. I was told to do stock options over investing in stocks? Yet,I find the risk factor is too high in options. So I rather invest more in stocks and see what type of outcome manifests itself. What would be the first step? Besides going on these sights like Etrade etc. Is wall street still open for the little guy? Please help!!! Asked by Solution - Mon Mar 1 14:38:33 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. The first step is to educate yourself. There are many books on investing (Investing for Dummies?), and many, many online sites that can help. Every major investment company has a web site with educational info (Schwb, Vanguard, Fidelity, T Rowe Price). Also every mutual fund company. Most novice investors start with money markets and mutual funds. See Morningstar.com for info and fund evaluations. You need to understand a) the risk of whatever you invest in. There are different kinds of risk, and EVERY investment has SOME kind of risk, even Treasuries. b) how the investment works: will it produce interest income, dividend income, capital gains, tax writeoffs? How valuable each of these is to you depends in part on your tax bracket… [cont.] Answered by Susie T - Mon Mar 1 17:43:04 2010 From Yahoo Answer Search: "stocks"  foxbusiness.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:56:18 GMT+00:00 -Wall St rallies as jobs data spurs optimism FOXBusiness Stock sectors sensitive to economic swings like technologyand banks led the week's gains. On Friday, the S&P financialsector index rose 2.2 percent, ... Stocks Rally as Jobs Data Spurs Optimism ABC News us stocks -Wall St set for bumper week as economy fears ease Reuters us stocks -Wall St set for best week in six as fear eases FOXBusiness FOXBusiness - Live Trading News - Xinhua  newsok.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:21:09 GMT+00:00 NewsOK.com The stock gained 10.7 percent last week to close at $3.11, its highest price of the week. Although volume was fairly light, the stock is gradually ...  reuters.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:01:26 GMT+00:00 extend gains; Hon Hai rises Reuters TAIPEI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rose 1.42 percent on Friday, with big technology shares such as Hon Hai Precision Industry (2317. ... Taiwan stocks end higher; Compal slumps on outlook Reuters Taiwan stocks open higher; Compal slips on outlook Reuters From Google News Search: "stocks"  slycapital.files.wordpress.com 498px x 341px | 255.00kB [source page] There is a new theme emerging from economists and commentators We were wrong but who could have known  img3.allvoices.com 385px x 480px | 38.50kB [source page] The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 44 13 points +0 53 the S P 500 was up 2 30 points +0 26 and the Nasdaq Composite ended the day down 9 12 0 51 Most of the From Yahoo Image Search: "stocks"  xe.com unknown hu, 02 Sep 2010 06:02:00 GM Below are company-related news and leading stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual . stocks. . From Google Blog Search: "stocks"  viddler.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:03:37 PDT Stock Market Timing Stephen Whiteside takes a short term look at the major North American Indexs with a focus on the commodity sectors, including ... viddler.com.  youtube.com Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:18:50 PST great educational market vidoes available here www.ino.com. youtube.com. From Google Video Search: "stocks" |
