I am looking for a company to help me with Investing.  What should I look for & is ING a good company to use?
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I can advice you.\n\nI cannot tell you what you should look for because I don't know what types of investments are you looking or how much money you have or for how long are you going to invest or how old are you and other factors.\n\nING is an Excellent Insurance Company and they are currenly offering the third highest interest rate in the United States of America.\n\nThe second highest interest rate is HSBC with 4.80%
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http://www.morningstar.com/\n\nIt allows you to pick category types and set characteristics of what you are looking for. Part of the site is free however part requires a fee. The free options are good enough for the average investor though. It covers stocks and mutual funds.\n\nBy the way, if you are just looking for expert picks be very careful following them. Personally I stay away from expert picks because many experts have an agenda of why they choose a stock that does benefit the normal, average investor. For example, why is it that most stock picks by analyists are near their all time high? Well because their trying to drive up the price so they can sell at the top while you hold the bag. Bottom line if you dont understand how to evaluate stocks on your own... dont invest in them. Get a mutual fund which is really a bunch of stocks in one. There are a lot of options also in regards to mutual funds: company type, size of companies, growth and risk potential for example. I learned the hard way in regards to the analyists back during the tech boom of the 80 and 90's. A lot of them got sued for doing what I said above. Dont think they arent still doing it.
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You're looking for a REIT which is a real estate investment trust.  They invest in all kinds of real estate...not just commercial properties.  To remain a REIT, they are required by IRS rules to distribute a large percentage of their income every year to the owners.  This makes REITS a good source of income...if that's what you desire.  You also get the potential capital gains the company can gain upon sale of some of their properties.  REITS are a good way to invest in real estate...without having to get your hands dirty with cleaning and repairing a piece of property and without all the other landlord problems you could also have.  You buy REITs from a stockbroker just like any other stock.  Make sure you get some diversification across geography and real estate types.  eg invest in some residential, commercial and office properties.  Try to get some of the hot markets like Las Vegas or California...if you can.  Also try to find one with investments in several different parts of the country.
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I'd go for a trust as long as you won't list it. Now if you want to list it, go for an ETF
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I would go to Vanguard.com.  Their website is an excellent resource for laymen education about investing.  Plain speak so Joes like us can understand what they are talking about.  Additionally, they have some of the lowest-cost funds out there (not to mention they are pretty good).  Lastly, the service is very good.  I would start there.
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I have never heard of them. What type of investment are you looking to do?
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I like American Funds because they're a solid company.  They also have several top ratings on Morningstar's list.  Please note that they have several different classes of shares which you'll have to research.\n\nhttp://screen.morningstar.com/FundResults.html\nhttp://www.americanfunds.com/funds/details.htm?r=h_c&fundNumber=20
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I'm suspicious of your intentions. The first thought that comes to mind is this sounds like day trading, which while legal, can break the bank. I prefer to invest in equities which represent solid Companies, doing well while increasing their ROI, ROE, increasing the size of their resistance to competition-sometimes referred to as their moat & leading with better than average menagement. Here's a site you can learn much from if you'll take the time, link 1. \n\nBut if you really want to test your financial reserves, try this, link 2:
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Here's a start - log on to Yahoo Finance.  Start reading the articles.\n\nIf you don't know much, just take a look at the closing prices of the S&P 500 every day, which is an "index" that covers most of the market.  That helps you get a feel for what "up and down" means.\n\nDon't spend money on research - learn how to understand company information.  The site below is great!  Avoid technical trading (buying or selling based on price movements, not company information) - it's simply not good for the beginning investor, and the folks in my office think it's crap, and I work for economists.\n\nBest to buy and hold a stock for at least 3-6 months.  A year or more saves on taxes!
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I'm not sure what company your looking to buy but if you don't have a ton of money I would suggest www.sharebuilder.com
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I use Ameritrade and its pretty good. Check it out.
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A good place to start is Motley Fool.  They are just like the court jester--the jester (England) who tell the king anything and still keep his head.  M.F. approach is to tell it like it is- inform, humor, and then let you decide what to do.  They don't work for a particular firm, that is only interested in that one thing.  They examine everything, and encourage all to read, ask questions before making any investments.  I really do encourage you to seek this out-- I just wish I had the money to invest!
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You basically pick a few stocks that you like.  This could be companies that you're familiar with.  Many of them are publicly traded.  It could be anything from McDonald's to Disney.  Products that you use frequently.  Lots of places to look.
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Try http://www.etrade.com\n\nSimply put: you buy a part of the company looking to profit either in the long (investment) or short term (a short term trade).
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If you are reading quarterly statements, then I applaud you because you are doing a lot more than the typical investor.  I would also suggest listening to the conference call.  You can usually find the call archived on the company's website.  Some companies, like Chesapeake, symbol CHK, give very informative calls.  I listen to their's each quarter.  \n\nI think one of the best ways to find good investments is to see what the best traders are buying and selling.  This is the idea behind the site http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money.  Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors.  You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas.\n\nHere are this month's best traders:\n\nhttp://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx\n\nGood luck!
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good is a very relative term, depends on the individual. Reliable woould really never go with stocks. No stock is guarenteed to maintain value. Generally big comapnies like GE, Boeing, IBM, Catterpillar, ALCOA are generally good. However, if you look at returns, stocks like GOOG, Starbucks, etc are great
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