Hi and welcome! :welcome If you stick with the truly outstanding stocks, you could very easily do 20% plus per year. That would have you doubling your money around every 3 1/2 years.
hi! :welcome always remember that past performance does not gaurantee the future! otherwise a good investor could be called Nostradamas! (although happyharry did give a few good companies to vest your $$ in!)
:welcome aboard XyKo! I think you are in the right crowd if you want good tips! Good luck with your computer business and invetments, perhaps you will buy something very fast in a little while... :D I think CHS, COH and perhaps NAVR might be something, but a little hint is; even though trends are fun, if you analyze a companies growth potential etc. you could find a possible bull, and then you might want to invest, and later when the "trend people" follow, your stock might be soaring! :D
It's never a bad idea to set up a 401K investment plan. Your taxes are deferred so anything you contribute is not taxable for that year. I'm not sure how it works at where you work, but be sure to diversify! The only reason I advise this is because a friend of mine was working for a company for about 4 years and putting most of his 401K money into his companies stock (as advised by his company) and they ran into some financial troubles. To make a long story short, he ended up losing about $25,000.00 of his hard earned dollars and wasn't able to recover any of his losses. So be sure to research your stock picks in general..