Beginners - Introduce yourselves!

Hello all.
I've joined the forum with the idea of starting a log, and vacuuming up any information I can. Hopefully I'll learn some of it!

Hi All, I am so new to this knowledge it is embarrassing even on the newbie thread. So there is a lot for me to learn and I hope I will be around long enough and to one day contribute safe comments to other newbies. In advance, thanks for your patience ASF folk.

FilteredLight said:

Hi All, I am so new to this knowledge it is embarrassing even on the newbie thread. So there is a lot for me to learn and I hope I will be around long enough and to one day contribute safe comments to other newbies. In advance, thanks for your patience ASF folk.

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Hi Rub,
Hi FilteredLight,
Welcome to ASF.

There are no stupid questions in the Beginner's Lounge.
No need to admit to anything.

Ask away!

G'day all, I'm new to the game. Wanting to try get ahead in life, impossible to buy houses in this day and age!!

Look forward to learning.

Cheers

Danny

Hey there,

I am only new to trading and also to this community. I have been using the commsec community for a little while now and I would love to form a small group to discuss daily opinions on tech analysis, fundamentals, rumors, news and stock market education. Basically a small group to help learn more and help each other become more successful in the stock market. PM me if anyone here is interested.

Thanks

Hello ASF,

Firstly I'd like to introduce myself, My name is Deane, and I am currently living in SE Melbourne. I'm sure I'm not the youngest here (25) but i feel that I'm getting to the point in my life where I'm really focusing on financials for long term prosperity, while most of my friends still live week to week. I have always has a strong interest in business' having started a couple of my own in the past. I like to think i have an entrepreneurial flair, but have yet to found 'the one' to take to the next level.

I have been somewhat of a 'lurker' to these boards, having bookmarked many interesting threads with great discussions. I feel I have gained a lot of knowledge by the members here and I'd like to thank you for that. I hope that by introducing myself now, I can participate and interact with you all to continue my learning for many years to come.

In terms of my Investment capabilities, I have recently opened a commsec account, and plan on buying a small portion of ASX listed shares that will help build my capital with regular contributions. We all start some where right?

Cheers :bier:

Any time is a good time to start investing but 25 is a good age, you got plenty of time on your hand
if you invest wisely by the time you are 55-60 you should have a very decent nest eggs.

knowledge and experience can only be acquired with time, there is no faster way so don't
fall for the fast bucks and the hot tips and you be right.

Hi ASF

Reasonably new to this forum but long term investor. From what I've read so far threads have been informative.

I'm 47 and first share purchase was in 1988 - Metway Bank. Still have it but is now known as Suncorp. Have bought shares off and on ever since and utilised DRP to increase holdings. Ultimate goal is to provide a comfortable retirement income from dividends together with super funds of over 100k pa.

Looking forward to contributing what little I can.

Cheers

Hi all,

Just came out of uni and working at the moment. Thought it would be great to get started on investing.

Cheers

Kaz

Hello!

I'm a recently graduated year 12 students who's taking a gap year and would love to learn about the stock market. Hope to learn a lot here, but I'm really looking for someone to talk / ask / learn from.

Jim

Welcome to ASF.

Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it.

Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.

Compound interest is the greatest mathematical discovery of all time.

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- Albert Einstein

Source: Albert-Einstein-Compound-interest

So folks, if your young, get rich slowly utilising Compound Interest!

Hello everybody, I am new to this forum and relatively new to the stock market and trading in general.
Currently 24, living in Melbourne with a young family and have been unemployed for the past 3 years which I am really hoping to change ASAP.

I had a fair bit of money put aside and one of my bad habits aka betting on the horses gave me a substantial win in the vicinity of 30k+ and thus I decided to invest around 25k into the stock market this April just passed. I basically dove into the deep end without any help, only a good mathematical brain and a decent high school education with an above par ENTER score, which I have mostly forgotten

I made a few trades on SLR, AHZ and BML before finding a stock which was quickly on the rise after I invested my first 8k into it - LNG. My first purchase was at 72cents for $8000 worth, my next was at 94 cents for $13500 worth and then my last trade was at $1.965 for $2900 worth during one of the infamous pump and dump days that LNG had on its way to its current Share Price (anybody familiar with the LNG stock will know exactly what I am talking about)

I currently hold 25,000 shares in LNG and they are sitting at $3.65 - this is the only stock I hold in my portfolio. My average purchase price is just shy of 97 cents, however I am looking to really further my knowledge on the stock market in general and technical analysis and pursue my ambition of becoming a day trader at home with my own capital as I do not have the university education to begin a career at a stockbroking firm or anything else linked to the stock market, and at my current age and situation (son who is 2, still living at home with my parents and my fiance') I would prefer to try and start earning money on a week to week basis rather then try and obtain a university education as my family is relying on me to support them.

I really want to learn a lot about technical analysis and ANY help whatsoever would be so much appreciated. I am planning on taking full benefit of the CGT 12 month holding rule (where I only pay tax on 50% of my profit) and using my initial outlay into the stock market as my capital to day trade, whilst keeping a healthy portion of LNG still in my portfolio as I really believe in the story especially in the LT.

Sorry for the rant, all help is appreciated... cheers

Hi Everyone!

My name is Tony and i'm a 17 year old from Sydney, i've grown a strong interest in stocks and the share market for a while now and have been learning a lot from books and videos. I hope to trade daily, so far i've learnt a bit about both fundamental and technical analysis and hope to broaden my perspectives on these two concepts. I enjoy partying, learning and of course making money!

Hey guys
20yo here, bought my very first stock about a week ago--> Medibank Private IPO. Most likely gonna keep it for the long run. However, I have been playing around with a few stocks this week and slowly going into the green(after brokerage fees), so lets hope it stays that way.

Hi,
I think is very interesting the forum. I am a beginer in stocks and thats why I am here. Thank you for the excellent forum.
All the best

G'day all,

My name is Tony and have been a currency trader for several years now, and thought I'd give stocks a go, preferably, Penny Stocks...

I am from Queensland, and a bit of a late bloomer being the ripe age of 50. One is never too old to learn a new trick!

Hopefully I can learn a few new tricks here!!!

Regards

Tony

Hi All.

New to the whole game..but everyone starts somewhere
Hoping to educate myself and then get into it..

Will appreciate any help in terms of education, programs and courses.

cheers

Welcome to all the new ASF members!

Please take your time to look around and explore the forums. There is a lot of information to be found within the thousands of threads here at ASF. You will find that the site search will be your friend if you use it wisely. Please use it before starting a new thread on a topic, as there may already be an existing thread on the same topic.

Don't be afraid to ask questions, or to get involved in any of the various discussions. Participation is the name of the game, so feel free to just jump right in and start posting!

cyborg said:

Will appreciate any help in terms of education, programs and courses.

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I'd recommend starting by doing some keywords searches using the site search function for "courses", "education" and any other terms of interest. There are a number of threads on these topics and a lot of interesting reading to be found in them.

Hello, I know nothing and are playing against the odds.

Hey everyone. I am newbie here i just registered to this online discussion. I am pretty interested to find out more forex trades so any suggestions will be of great help.