Comments on: Is It Better To Buy a Stock Before or After It Splits? http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/ Helping a unique generation achieve financial independence. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: christine http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-126641 christine Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:10:21 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-126641 I owned 20,000 shares of WSEG then they did reverse split at 1000 to 1 which left me 20. it was showing trading of feb 12 $25.99 per share but before split it was only penny,s but yet on my broker account it shows trading at on 0.025 worth nothing in my account how can that be? was the price jacked up to $25 before the split and I did not notice I don't think so it was only penny stock? please explain? I owned 20,000 shares of WSEG then they did reverse split at 1000 to 1 which left me 20. it was showing trading of feb 12 $25.99 per share but before split it was only penny,s
but yet on my broker account it shows trading at on 0.025 worth nothing in my account how can that be? was the price jacked up to $25 before the split and I did not notice I don’t think so it was only penny stock? please explain?

]]> By: anon http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-122919 anon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:39:40 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-122919 I don't think you guys quite get it. While it's true that there's nothing particularly great about a stock splitting, it does indicate that the share price has risen so high that it's necessary to do a split - to preserve liquidity. So if a company likes to float around a certain price and has had several splits previously, that would mean they have also doubled in value several times previously, not necessarily a buy indicator, but not irrelevant either. I don’t think you guys quite get it. While it’s true that there’s nothing particularly great about a stock splitting, it does indicate that the share price has risen so high that it’s necessary to do a split – to preserve liquidity. So if a company likes to float around a certain price and has had several splits previously, that would mean they have also doubled in value several times previously, not necessarily a buy indicator, but not irrelevant either.

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]]> By: Customers Revenge http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-15961 Customers Revenge Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:38:33 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-15961 But conny: How does that help the company? But conny: How does that help the company?

]]> By: conny http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-15857 conny Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:18:24 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-15857 Splits help the investor to diversify when the investor have a limited amount of capital. A stock that trades for 10$ is easier to adjust the amount invested then a stock like BRK that trades for 3.600$(B) and 111.000$ (A).$ So if 111.000$ or multiples there of is considered a small part of your portfolio then splits don't matter in the long run. Splits help the investor to diversify when the investor have a limited amount of capital. A stock that trades for 10$ is easier to adjust the amount invested then a stock like BRK that trades for 3.600$(B) and 111.000$ (A).$

So if 111.000$ or multiples there of is considered a small part of your portfolio then splits don’t matter in the long run.

]]> By: Customers Revenge http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-15691 Customers Revenge Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:13:48 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2007/07/24/is-it-better-to-buy-a-stock-before-or-after-it-splits/#comment-15691 Check out the price of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK). A famous stock in a legendary company that has never split. I don't think a split has much value. After all, the shares are owned by someone anyway so a split really produces no value for the company itself, hence neither for the shareholders except debatably liquidity due to affordability. About the only sure thing it does produce is fees to the bankers that have to execute the split. Check out the price of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK). A famous stock in a legendary company that has never split. I don’t think a split has much value. After all, the shares are owned by someone anyway so a split really produces no value for the company itself, hence neither for the shareholders except debatably liquidity due to affordability. About the only sure thing it does produce is fees to the bankers that have to execute the split.

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