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    tcannon Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 1, 2012, 02:24 PM
    Can you make a living off trading/selling stocks
    Will I be able to make money by buying stockes... if so what company or stocks should I invest in
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    Sep 1, 2012, 02:29 PM
    I have to say this... and I'm not trying to be mean... if you have to ask someone what stocks you should buy then no, you can't make a living doing it.
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    Fr_Chuck Posts: 81,301, Reputation: 7692
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    Sep 1, 2012, 03:22 PM
    You can become a millionaire trading stocks, many people do. You can lose everything you own and end up 100's of thousands of dollars in debt also.
    Or you can just make a good living at it. Or end up on food stamps.

    The trick is knowing what stocks to buy, and when and when to sell. If you pick right, great, some stocks are just held and you make money over 20 years. Others you need to buy and sell within a few weeks

    But no one is going to tell you which ones, that is what you have to study, learn and guess at.
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