Need info for current value of historic stock purchases

[Patler]

In the past I knew of a website that would give current value of historical stock investments.
For example, you could enter some of the following and it would calculate the others:

Investment amount____ or # shares purchased____

Date of investment ____

Stock Symbol ____

Current Value ____

It would factor in splits, dividends, etc. It was kind of fun to play with, figuring what a $100 investment in Apple 20 years ago would be worth today, etc.

Anyone know of a similar site now?

[mraynrand]

It would factor in splits, dividends, etc. It was kind of fun to play with, figuring what a $100 investment in Apple 20 years ago would be worth today, etc. Anyone know of a similar site now?

Hey I know the answer to the Apple question, because I just cashed in all my shares. I'd help you in your quest, but I just purchased an 8,000 acre ranch/estate in Montana with the profits and am heading there for several weeks. Maybe when I get back....

[retailguy]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/krantz/2010-05-03-historical-stock-price_N.htm

[swede]

In the past I knew of a website that would give current value of historical stock investments.
For example, you could enter some of the following and it would calculate the others:

Investment amount____ or # shares purchased____

Date of investment ____

Stock Symbol ____

Current Value ____

It would factor in splits, dividends, etc. It was kind of fun to play with, figuring what a $100 investment in Apple 20 years ago would be worth today, etc.

Anyone know of a similar site now?

The guy with the time machine took that site down.

[mraynrand]

The guy with the time machine took that site down.

[Patler]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/...ck-price_N.htm

Thanks retailguy. I think that just gives the stock price as of a date in the past. I have found that info on a number of sites, including a company's own site for most of them. But if you want to look at current value of a theoretical investment on that earlier date, you have to independently factor in splits, dividends, etc. I am hoping to find a calculator that does that automatically, at least for splits.

[Bretsky]

Patler,

You been dabbling into stocks recently ? What are you browsing at ? Remember when we were chatting about GE in the seven to nine range ? I think you jumped and I put money into Applied Materials (good one) and Bank of American (haven't made much there) instead.

Yesterday I saw Cramer recommending DD; I have little knowledge of the stock but it was easy to remember cause it's D Driver's initials

[Patler]

Patler,

You been dabbling into stocks recently ? What are you browsing at ? Remember when we were chatting about GE in the seven to nine range ? I think you jumped and I put money into Applied Materials (good one) and Bank of American (haven't made much there) instead.

Yesterday I saw Cramer recommending DD; I have little knowledge of the stock but it was easy to remember cause it's D Driver's initials

Bretsky;

I almost bought DD back when I bought GE, and have thought about it several times since, but never have.

Yup, stocks are my new hobby. I buy and sell routinely. It started with some "found money" in 2008. After years and years of litigation on behalf of employees of a defunct company, I received it from their mishandling of a 401K account. It was the depth of the stock market fall, I had money I never expected to have, and I figured some of the old blue-chip stalwarts would have to recover. Seemed like an ideal time to start dabbling. My first purchase was a couple hundred shares of GE at $9+ in Feb. '09. I bought more just under $7 in March '09. I was very familiar with GE and figured they would be safe, even if a bit slow to recover. They were in the high $19s about a year ago, then declined and I sold at $18.00 last May. No great call on my part, there were many, many other stocks of solid companies that did better during that time.

The rest of what I started with I used to buy and sell very actively, mostly small caps. Blind dumb luck had me in two different stocks that had huge overnight gains due to unexpected tender offers. A couple others I rode up to huge gains, got greedy, and rode them right back down to very moderate gains just a couple days later!

Over all I have done well, but the market has increased so much the last couple years that I don't think making money was all that difficult.

I've dabbled with stocks of Chinese companies and have lost every time. I'm beginning to think their information that we see is just too unreliable. I won't buy any more right now.

My hobby has grown to the point that I have divided it into a long term portion, and an active trading portion that is mostly small caps, but not completely. Two of my long term holdings right now are AAPL and CAT. My goal with the active portion is to find stocks that I can make 5-10% over a few months time. I don't buy much of any one company, so my really stupid decisions haven't hurt too badly! I probably make about 3 or 4 trades a month with the active portion.

I've learned a lot about my own shortcomings and the market.
I haven't yet dabbled in options, but that is my next venture, probably in the next few months.

[swede]

Sound fun, Patler. It's like playing a game in which money is how you keep score.

[Patler]

Sound fun, Patler. It's like playing a game in which money is how you keep score.

Ya, it sort of is. When its money you never expected to have, you don't worry too much about it.

[Bretsky]

Patler...how is the trading going ? If in your research you run into the next great forecasted technology plz share that info so I can read about it.

I've made a nice watchlist tonight of technology stocks (that is my interest) with high upside that includes NTAP, BRCM, EMC, GOOG, VMN, MU, BIDU, and LPSN. Many are richly priced so I'm hoping for a fallback. Most I look at are the high upside, high reward

[Scott Campbell]

My goal with the active portion is to find stocks that I can make 5-10% over a few months time.

Well, at least transaction feels have gone down for traders.

Short terms is way too unpredictable for me. Too many variables. Long term is much easier. It's all about earnings.

[Scott Campbell]

Ya, it sort of is. When its money you never expected to have, you don't worry too much about it.

I think some of the brokerage websites let you set up simulated accounts where people can make trades with funny money just to see how they do. I think some schools will hold contests with those.

[Bretsky]

Well, at least transaction feels have gone down for traders.

Short terms is way too unpredictable for me. Too many variables. Long term is much easier. It's all about earnings.

Scott

Are you more into growth or undervalued stocks ? Large or Small Cap ? Do you focus on any specific sectors ? Curiuous what avenues of research others use.
Any hot tips ?

[MadtownPacker]

I would recommend investing in agriculture.