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Originally posted by Shakka What kind of metal? GLD for gold. SLV for silver. There may be some others that are more broad based.

Would steel be stl?

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid Would steel be stl?

Nope--that would be Sterling Bancorp. I don't think there is a steel ETF. Not that I would personally invest in it. At least in the sense that steel is not a precious metal and is not in short supply. Here are a few iShares ETFs for starters:

TICKER DESCRIPTION
ISI iShares S&P 1500
IVV iShares S&P 500
IJH iShares S&P MidCap 400
IJR iShares S&P SmallCap 600
OEF iShares S&P 100

ICF iShares Cohen & Steers Realty
IYM iShares Dow Jones U.S. Basic Material Sector
IYC iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services
IYK iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods
IYE iShares U.S. Energy Sector
IYF iShares U.S. Financial Sector
IYH iShares U.S. Healthcare Sector
IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate
DVY iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend
IYW iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology
IYZ iShares Telecommunications
IYY iShares Dow Jones U.S. Total Market
IDU iShares U.S. Utilities
IGE iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources
IGW iShares Goldman Sachs Semiconductor
TLT iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
FXI iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25
EWA iShares MSCI Australia
EWO iShares MSCI Austria
EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil
EWC iShares MSCI Canada
EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
EWQ iShares MSCI France
EWG iShares MSCI Germany
EWJ iShares MSCI Japan
EWW iShares MSCI Mexico
EWS iShares MSCI Singapore
EZA iShares MSCI South Africa

There are plenty more--just go to www.ishares.com



iShares aren't the only ones out there. Check out www.powershares.com for more.

Shakka, I thought there was a IRC fund? You know a India Russia China Index fund?

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid Shakka, I thought there was a IRC fund? You know a India Russia China Index fund?

I wouldn't be surprised--there probably is one, though I don't have the ticker handy. Here's a mutual fund that focuses on emerging markets. Ticker is EMGAX. Description says the fund invests in emerging markets, such as, but not limited to, South Korea, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Mexico, Taiwan, India and Malaysia.

I personally owned some EWS a while ago, but emerging markets have been in the shitter lately so I sold it out.

How much money do you have invested in the stock market?

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid How much money do you have invested in the stock market?

Not very much. Probably only about $10K that I actively mess around with.

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Originally posted by Shakka Not very much. Probably only about $10K that I actively mess around with.

I thought you were a millionaire diddy.

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid I thought you were a millionaire diddy.

No, but I play one on TV.

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Originally posted by Q5echo wish i had that kind of capital. i'm just a working stiff you think it's wise to get into the real estate market now? i really don't know other than what i've read and heard.

real estate was hot and still is in Seattle. It's insane what housing prices and property have done in the past 5 years. We had cheap property and cheap housing here... and then the boom. Now townhomes are in the 400's - 500's whereas they were 200's 5 years ago. And that's townhomes - not individual houses. Still not as expensive as Cali, but give it another 5-10 years and it just may be. Shitty for me is i don't have the $ to invest, and figure if i keep going the way i am, i won't have it - at least for Seattle.

>JM<

the only stocks worth investing in aren't publicly traded.

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Shakke, could you do me a big favor? Could you give me 2000 dollars as charity so I can have the money I lost back?

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid Shakke, could you do me a big favor? Could you give me 2000 dollars as charity so I can have the money I lost back?

It's better you learn the hard way.

I have a wife--I live in a financial black hole.