Is the NEKKEI a good investment??

[von]

i just wanna know if the nikkei is a good investment??

i know its going up but will it continue (i know no one really knows but...)

how can u buy japanese shares/stock??

I am just thinking given the exchange rate this could be a good investment??

Any thoughts ideas welcome

cheers

[Nick Halliday]

i just wanna know if the nikkei is a good investment??

i know its going up but will it continue (i know no one really knows but...)

how can u buy japanese shares/stock??

I am just thinking given the exchange rate this could be a good investment??

Any thoughts ideas welcome

cheers

The latest analysis I've read (from overseas sources--important since its foreign money that is driving it up) is that the money is here to stay for a while. The American, British and European interests have a lot of money to invest and no where to invest it (all of it), so they feel a run up here will be good to participate in. Then the hope is that once it gets high enough, the Japanese will come back into it. As individual investors, I highly doubt it. Also, the last time I believed info. like this, the Asian Crisis happened (1997-8, and after).

[pants]

An ETF, like EWJ, allows you to 'buy the Nikkei'. I did it as soon as I heard the Livedoor news, and it's gone up 4% (from where I bought it) already. There's no reason the Nikkei shouldn't continue going up steadily for the next year or two at least.

[pants]

Then the hope is that once it gets high enough, the Japanese will come back into it. As individual investors, I highly doubt it.

Maybe. Livedoor certainly put a damper on things, but I'm optimistic that individual investing's going to catch on here within the next couple of years. It's a good bet, I think, especially considering the huge amounts of savings the Japanese have on average.

[von]

currently tho many ma and pa investors are putting there money into NZ, aussie and the US coz the int. rates are so good.

what about livedoor good investment now??

[steeny]

what about livedoor good investment now??

In all seriousness, yes.

[steeny]

And right now I would sell and take profits. I'm referring to Livedoor Auto and Livedoor Marketing, of course, as Livedoor can't be traded until later for their hour window.

Let's see:

Livedoor Auto at 10:25 (when I posted) - 142, now 158 -11.2% up

Livedoor Marketing at 10:25 - 550, now 596

and I suspect the main Livedoor will drop a little on opening then raise up after about 10 or fifteen minutes.

[steeny]

Final answer in 8 minutes on my sell time prediction of 1:30PM - hate that 20 minute delay

[steeny]

597 and 158.

[steeny]

and I suspect the main Livedoor will drop a little on opening then raise up after about 10 or fifteen minutes.

Livedoor today at 14:14PM (14 minutes after opening) - 100
Closed at 15:00 - 108

C'mon von, 8% isn't bad for a day's work.
Actually, an hour's work.
No, an hour's worth of non-work.

[steeny]

Ouch - hope you kids sold livedoor marketing when I called it. Now 555.

But I know no one is listening to my advice. You'd be a fool to listen to just anyone on the Internet.

Just entertaining myself because of the sarcasm I read in von's earlier comment.

[von]

i thought livedoor was at about 80/90 but I dont know which coy ??

i thought there was only one livedoor share to buy???

sorry im a bit slow u know (lived in aussie 2 yrs!!)

[steeny]

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[sankokujin]

Shall I just hijack this thread with stock tips? Or should I use an etrade thread? Anyone interested?

I'm using an etrade UK account at the moment for London FTSE listed stocks. My portfolio has risen 14% overall since I started 2 years ago. But I'm an addict to this trading gig, and I'm always online checking stuff whenever I get a chance (which is about 15-20 times a day).

Please start an etrade thread and we can swap info/tips.

PS> I recommend anyone starting out in this game to read through the tutorials provided free at Investopedia.com
I started with them and they helped a lot

[steeny]

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[von]

im keen to hear ur ideas, even if u could be an umemployment dole bludger talking shite!!

no really im interested

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[arp]

I'm using an etrade UK account at the moment for London FTSE listed stocks. My portfolio has risen 14% overall since I started 2 years ago. But I'm an addict to this trading gig, and I'm always online checking stuff whenever I get a chance (which is about 15-20 times a day).

Please start an etrade thread and we can swap info/tips.

PS> I recommend anyone starting out in this game to read through the tutorials provided free at Investopedia.com
I started with them and they helped a lot

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[sankokujin]

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Tis done, pm away...

[Super Grover]

In addition to e-trade (Japan) u can also look at Monex, or kabu.com. which r both online. Charles Schwabb has a Japan fund with lower fees than many (10K to "play"). I am having to use new ones because the Royal Bank Offshore that I used to use has discontinued its Japan Fund and will create one asian Fund later on.
I think we are in for a volatile, but rising market over the next 2 years, but political factors could scuttle things easily. Therefore I think (u) day trader types r nuts. I'd much rather have a stress free, consistent after-tax return or 8-10% rather than look for the big score.

[tanmedia]

In addition to e-trade (Japan) u can also look at Monex, or kabu.com. which r both online. Charles Schwabb has a Japan fund with lower fees than many (10K to "play"). I am having to use new ones because the Royal Bank Offshore that I used to use has discontinued its Japan Fund and will create one asian Fund later on.
I think we are in for a volatile, but rising market over the next 2 years, but political factors could scuttle things easily. Therefore I think (u) day trader types r nuts. I'd much rather have a stress free, consistent after-tax return or 8-10% rather than look for the big score.

-- A Nikki ETF should give you 8-10% over the next year (but nothing's guaranteed). The real winners are those who bought Nikkei ETFs about 3 years ago. E*Trade Japan is easy to use once you get the paperwork done.

[steeny]

E*Trade Japan is easy to use once you get the paperwork done.

And learn the kabu kanji.

[simonejohansson]

My broker thinks that the Nikkei will continue to rise, I'm taking profit on google and moving that cash onto the nikkei225 index.