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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

265.0. "Fidelity/Financial Funds" by SALEM::SHAH_J () Mon Aug 17 1992 18:14


	What do people feel about the following Mutual Funds?  

		1.  Fidelity 
			- Magellan
			- Europe

		2.  Financial Funds 
			- Health Science
	         	- Industrial Income  	

	I have lost substantial amount lately in Financial Health 
	Science portfolio.  Also, Industrial Income isn't doing well. 
	Magellan is okay and Europe hasn't grown either.  With the 
	current economic crises, is it safe to keep my money in any 
	of these funds or should I invest them somewhere else?  

	Any suggestion?  Advise?

	Thanks/Jay
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265.1DECWET::KARMALIMon Aug 17 1992 21:516
Financial Industrial income is a really good low risk fund. 

A lot of good funds are doing bad this year so don't be discouraged.  
My advise is to cost-dollar average in on this fund for the long-term.
Also, with the Financial funds, the usual minimum investment amount
is $250 compared with Fidelity requiring 2,500-5000.
265.2SOLVIT::REDZIN::DCOXTue Aug 18 1992 08:349
    Each week I update my portfolios. One thing I do is calculate the
    annualized ROI (including re-invested distributions).  The funds I put
    in Magellan in 1984 are presently providing a "paper" annualized ROI of
    15%.  It has been as high as 28% and as low as -10% (right after the
    10/87 dive).  I chose Magellan because it was large, diversified and
    managed for growth; this was a "buy and forget" investment.  I have not
    been disappointed.
    
    Dave
265.3One opinion .. why sell when its low ?AHIKER::EARLYBob Early, Digital ServicesTue Aug 18 1992 09:4124
re 265.0                  Fidelity/Financial Funds                     1 reply
>                1.  Fidelity 
>                        - Magellan
>                        - Europe

Typically, right or wrong, I try to follow the semi-yearly analysis of 
mutual funds in Money, Business Week, Barrons, and WSJ ... On those which 
tend to agree, and haven't already appreciated a lot .. seem like reasonable
investments. Fidelity Health Care has done quite well since 1989 .. provided
one got into it then.

All this smoke stuff about how well funds have done from 1983 to 1989 
seems illogical .. because interest rates were as high as 20% or higher
on some investments, with reports of some fund managers yielding 30%.

Right now, I would think stable investments would be prudent. I am not sure
what you mean by "losses", if that is a paper loss or a 'real' loss ...
right or wrong .. some peoples investments are way, way down .. but the 
companies are basically sound, and when (if) the recessiionary times end, the
investments should (we hope) pull up toward profitability ... but that is the 
long term investment .... 

/B

265.4Diversify & Long termRT95::HUOlympic GameTue Aug 18 1992 10:5821
    
    I probably will sell Europe Fund and keep the rest for long term
    investment.
    
    Lots of people get into Europe Fund after Berlin Wall collapse events,
    and hopefull East Europe will become West Europe overnight. Now, all
    analyst take their opinion second thought. 
    
    If you interest in international investment at this point, why not
    pick up a good Global Fund at current climate when U.S stock getting no
    where ? T.Row.Price is good. But remember, dollar is weak now, lots of 
    gain is by currency exchange. Be bailed out before dollar getting stronger.
    
    Also, be diversified with your porfolio. You have 1 Growth fund, one
    Regional fund, and two sector funds. I don't know your % weight on
    each. You may want to diversify according to your age, your risk level,
    and your investment habit, and your retirement goals.
    
    Again, IMHO
    
    Michael..
265.5Very Long Term: Japanese stocks ..AHIKER::EARLYBob Early, Digital ServicesWed Aug 19 1992 10:4118
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>                           -< Diversify & Long term >-
>    I probably will sell Europe Fund and keep the rest for long term
>    investment.

According to the morning financial news, some analysts believe that
the Japanese Stocks (now depressed way down) will rebound ... but in 
two to three years .... careful selection of basic values ought to yield
good results. There is an implied assumption that now all of the 
Japanese scandals have been exposed, the stock market sshould become 
more like the NYSE or oter American stock exchanges ...

(I wonder if that includes the recent waves of US Scandals and Penny stock
scandals .... ) ...

/Bob