Disney Stock

[angela1044]

I'm thinking about investing some of DD's money. Since she is only 4 I thought this would grow well over quite a few years.

Anyone have any advice?

 

[KristiA]

Our investment club invested about $1500 in Disney back in 2006. Original price was about $28 per share. Our June statement shows the stock to be now around $25 per show. It has been an ok stock for us. We haven't made money on it, but its been pretty steady.

 

[BridgetBordeaux]

I suggest to diversify by getting shares in a mutual fund. I think Vanguard might have some that have very low initial investments. That would be the smart money move.

For the lighter side of things, I think I have seen offers for you to get a single share of Disney stock complete with an actual certificate to hang on the wall.

 

[crisi]

Its yield is only 1.5% and its it hasn't been a great performer in terms of growth. Its current price - like a lot of the market, is below what you would have bought it for five years ago - and its a mature company - it isn't a growth stock and it pays low dividends. I have a few shares for sentimental purposes.

 

[Whitaker24]

You can buy one share of Disney an get a certificate. I wanted to do this for my son at his 2nd bday. After the price reached $70 or so with basic certificate, I said no way.

 

[jpatro21]

I'm not sure of the amount of money that you have to put away. But I would use the ladder system. What you do is put money away in a 1 year bank cd, 2 year cd, 3 year cd, 4 year cd, and a 5 year cd. Put most of it in the 5 year cd and drop the amount accordingly with the others till the least amount is in the 1 year cd. Then after each year the cd reaches maturity take it and put it in a new 5 year cd. The upside to doing this is the money is FDIC insured and you will have access to the money after each year if you need it because each cd matures in a different year. The only downside is you have to have a nice little chunk of money to put this to work but it pays off in the long run. I just recently started my own business and this how i'm saving for my retirement.

 

[clh2]

As other posters have mentioned...don't buy stock for emotional reasons. It is generally not a good investment. If you are buying any stock for an investment, do your research, know what your investment goals are, and get a diversified portfolio. Mutual funds are a great way for the do-it-yourselfers. (Is that a word?? - probably not!) Get into a good 4 or 5 star fund, that has performance history attached to it - i.e. not a new one. Aslo - research the fees.

You didn't mentione how much money you wanted to put into the Disney stock. If this i sn't your main investment vehicle, why not buy 5 or 10 shares, and through the years, if you and your DD monitor the ups/downs/dividends/stock splits etc, it is a nice teaching tool that gives a great knowledge of what the stock market does, including the risks.

Personally, I would never do the "framed certificate" of the disney stock certificate...I am just too cheap.

 

[cjlvsccm]

I'm thinking about investing some of DD's money. Since she is only 4 I thought this would grow well over quite a few years.

Anyone have any advice?

The single share certificate is cool. But if you have at least $50 available monthly and want to REALLY own stock, you could sign up for Disney's DRIP ( http://corporate.disney.go.com/investors/faq_investmentplan.html )They will auto-draft the amount from your account each month, and buy however many shares and fractions it covers. The cost per share has fluctuated a good bit since my husband started it, but he's just happy to be a stockholder!