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ya ya ya i know it's a terrible market right now...
I was just wondering if anyone had got lucky and invested in the stock at the ground floor(when the IPO came out) and which company did they make it?
I really wanted to buy google one...but i didn't...then i wanted to get the chipotle one...and i didn't.....both regrets....
I've learned GROUPON is going to go live on NOV 4th....and i'm thinkin about buying even in this crap market.
So has any of you bought any when they first came out? if so what where they stocks of and how was your experience?
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I was going to put a 100K into gold when it was at $900.
Alas, I'm a moron...
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lol yah man..lot of shoulda couldasssssssssss.... Can you imagine the dope who was goin to put money into microsoft back in the day and didn't for one reason or another? 
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I've been looking to start investing, but could use an investing for dummies course first. 
It's supposed to be hard! If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!
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I've been looking to start investing, but could use an investing for dummies course first.
I hear you....but the more research i do the more i feel like there are no set rules for it....you just kind of have to get a feel for it...start small and learn the ins and outs...then make risker moves.
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I know little about IPOs but I know a lot about Groupon and I'll tell you many businesses are steering clear because the average Groupon user only uses the discount and never returns.
As to how the stock will do?
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as most IPO's go, you will not have a chance to get the stock at the initial offering price. That is only for the wall street type institutional investor (wall street). You will have a chance the same time every one else will-when it goes public, normally at a large increase.
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oops? is that so? is there a time frame on when that might be?
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Per the Groupon part, I'm personally steering clear of it. I get emails from myperks, amazon, and a friend's startup that all do the same thing(and i believe google is doing it too) . There is competition out there, and unless you pick the right one or two, you might be throwing your money away That being said, if groupon is the 1 or 2, then the opposite might be true too.
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I have layed off IPOs meself and with my investment club. Managing to lose enough without that. I took a pass on a thousand shares of Apple years ago, because who would buy it at $38 a share or thereabouts? I have regrets after the splits and such. Now I am just buying dividends stocks until it gets more reasonable. Wish you good luck! 
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I've been looking to start investing, but could use an investing for dummies course first.
I hear you....but the more research i do the more i feel like there are no set rules for it....you just kind of have to get a feel for it...start small and learn the ins and outs...then make risker moves.
Oh, there are rules.
Pick a company you believe in and feel has a solid foundation.
Make your investment and let it grow over 10 years.
If you are looking to play the market and sell and buy at every turn, just go to Vegas.
The problem with the market today is there is too much day trading.
If you are worried about a stock drop tomorrow, next week, or next year for that matter, you don't need to invest in stocks. Growth is measured over 5-10 year time lines.
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