Apple's 1Q 2008 Conference Call Today

[milo]

I REALLY wanna start buying Apple Shares, but i dunno if i should invest in apple as my first ever investment

i want somthing as risk free as possible (i know anything will carry some risk)

would you advise Apple....

... if you had $6000 to spend?

In the current market, with a good chance we're headed for recession, NOTHING is risk free.

If you want low risk, I'd do this.
1 Find a mutual fund like an index fund
2 Start putting your money into it a little at a time. Do something like spreading out your investment monthly over a year.

If this is your first investment, I would NOT put it all in one stock, you definitely want something like a mutual fund to start, or even split it so some of it goes into bonds or other investments.

 

[MrT8064]

In the current market, with a good chance we're headed for recession, NOTHING is risk free.

If you want low risk, I'd do this.
1 Find a mutual fund like an index fund
2 Start putting your money into it a little at a time. Do something like spreading out your investment monthly over a year.

If this is your first investment, I would NOT put it all in one stock, you definitely want something like a mutual fund to start, or even split it so some of it goes into bonds or other investments.

Thanks for the advise, i'll have a look around, unless i should just stick with 6% interest from my bank account until things get more stable again

 

[aswitcher]

First reporter was a zilch interesting...

 

[aswitcher]

On iPod touch "First mainstream wireless mobile platform"

Sounds to me like they are going to go hard with the SDK etc to make this thing even more desirable.

I like it.

 

[mackiwi]

from conferenece call:

to quote apple: 18 billion plus in cash for "Strategic Aquisitions".

The mind boggles at what apple may be contemplating!!!!

 

[aswitcher]

from conferenece call:

to quote apple: 18 billion plus in cash for "Strategic Aquisitions".

The mind boggles at what apple may be contemplating!!!!

Buy Adobe?

Buy new things for iLife suite like Delicious Monster, Delicious Library; Something for a database for iWork.

 

[erandall38]

from conferenece call:

to quote apple: 18 billion plus in cash for "Strategic Aquisitions".

The mind boggles at what apple may be contemplating!!!!

Partnership with GOOG and buying in on the 700 MHZ auction?

 

[dejo]

...Something for a database for iWork.

Oracle?

Ha ha. I keed. I keed.