Welcome to the General Stock Market Investing discussion group!

[SuperMod]

I opened this new group in order for members to discuss their general stock market investing strategies. Most members hold PMs but also have general stocks in their investment portfolios.

I am just now getting into stock market investing and hope to learn much from our experienced members.

Please try to focus on general stock market advice in this group.

[chartsrgood]

"Reminiscences of a Stock Operator"

About Jesse Livermore

Read the book at least 3 times

This is very possibly the best single source anyone could have regarding buying and selling in the markets.

There is so much there words cannot describe it.

The book is literally a classic.

You can get the book likely through your library or order it on Amazon for less than $20.

[SteveSilver]

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[snottynik21]

Hi, i am wanting to start investing in stocks and i think it's a good time because share prices are lower. Can any one suggest me from which company i should start from?

[Gwenstacy]

Dividend stocks have many different categories, such as high-dividend-yielding stocks and monthly dividend stocks. But the most difficult ones to find are top dividend stocks.

A top dividend stock would be one that sees a dividend being paid out and increasing over time. One such company doing this is Brookfield Property Partners LP (NYSE:BPY) stock. Shares of this stock are currently trading at $21.77 and yielding 5.14%. What’s more, the company has been paying an increasing dividend since becoming public in 2013.

The real estate company’s goal is to have the dividend continue to increase annually. It also anticipates appreciation between five and eight percent each year.

[Gwenstacy]

Do Study a Company’s Cash Flow Statement
Look at the company’s financial health, earnings outlook, and debt-to-equity ratio.

The total assets should be greater than total current liabilities; if so, the company will not run into any short-term cash-flow problems. A company that is running short on cash, on the other hand, will issue stock or sell off assets to support their dividend payments. These are not long-term growth strategies, nor are the dividends sustainable.

Be careful of companies that pay most of their profits out in dividends; if one is, future dividend payouts may be in jeopardy. That’s because the company isn’t retaining any money to reinvest back into the business to promote future growth. If the economy sours or the company hits lean times and its cash starts to dry up, the dividend, as previously noted, will be one of the first things that management cuts.