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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts) Sat Jul 12, 2014, 03:03 AM Jul 2014

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what are some financial quetions you wish you had known the answers to

before you made mistakes?

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what are some financial quetions you wish you had known the answers to (Original Post) demtenjeep Jul 2014 OP

The precise times lovemydog Jul 2014 #1

agreed===but I am thinking questions you wish someone would have answered in HS demtenjeep Jul 2014 #2

How to buy a car, how to prepare tax forms, lovemydog Jul 2014 #3

A broker is a saleman. If you don't watch out, they'll unload the "Stock of the Day" raccoon Jul 2014 #4

if I'm getting onethatcares Jul 2014 #5

those are good demtenjeep Jul 2014 #6

"Are the markets rigged?" nt bemildred Jul 2014 #7

+1 moondust Jul 2014 #8

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

1. The precise times

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 03:09 AM

Jul 2014

I should have bought Apple stock instead of going to the bar.

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

2. agreed===but I am thinking questions you wish someone would have answered in HS

Reply to lovemydog (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 03:43 AM

Jul 2014

think Financial Literacy class

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

3. How to buy a car, how to prepare tax forms,

Reply to demtenjeep (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 03:50 AM

Jul 2014

how to calculate mortgage payments, lots of basic stuff.

I was joking above, since it's Friday night. Hope you enjoy a nice weekend.

raccoon

(31,106 posts)

4. A broker is a saleman. If you don't watch out, they'll unload the "Stock of the Day"

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 05:58 AM

Jul 2014

on you--which may turn out not to be worth two cents.

onethatcares

(16,165 posts)

5. if I'm getting

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 06:07 AM

Jul 2014

screwed.

Not knowing the difference between front load and back load mutual funds, what the hell "unrealized gains/losses" are,

How to get the best bang for the little money I do have. Is it smarter to put money in bonds or stocks if you are near the end

of your career.

what questions to ask the pitchman so I don't look stupid.

things like that.

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

6. those are good

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:37 PM

Jul 2014

Keep em coming

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

7. "Are the markets rigged?" nt

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:48 PM

Jul 2014

moondust

(19,967 posts)

8. +1

Reply to bemildred (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:59 PM

Jul 2014

My guess is yes, there is so much insider trading going on via text messages, etc., that the SEC could never begin to keep up with it all even if they tried.

Didn't the mob move from Vegas to Wall Street a couple decades ago because that's where they could really make a killing?

Nothing But Money: How the Mob Infiltrated Wall Street

And then there's the high-speed trading scam: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/high-speed-trading/

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