Originally Posted By: stlhdr1
I'm going to dump $5k into XOM...


That's a pretty good bet...for a year. I can see it coming back up to pre-COVID numbers before it plays the roller coaster game.

I'd like to believe you could make $20/share in a year on Exon.

Originally Posted By: Illahee
You would be better served to invest that 5K into higher education.


Why?

Couple ways I can read in to your statement:

I'm going to start my presumption that this was an attempt at a smart-ass comment pointing at Stlhdr1's knowledge and/or your presumption that having a higher education degree must make one more "smarter" than a person who does not have a higher education degree.

What is a degree going to get Sthldr1 that he doesn't already have?

There's something to be said for having a good chunk of common sense, a willingness to work and the yearning to keep on learning. I have spent countless hours getting to know Stlhdr1 and will vouch that he does indeed have a lot of common sense, is smart, a hard worker, and never stops learning.

A higher education degree doesn't guarantee anyone anything, nor is it a fix-all to how one measures success or one's education level.

I believe one our America's downfall is this imaginary belief that you will not succeed in America without a higher education degree. I truly wish America would invest in the trades and trade schools as a legitimate option for kids graduating high school.

If it's just a straight investment, he would be smart to invest in a 509B, or the GET program so that his daughter will have the financial opportunity to go to a higher education if she is able and willing to do so.

Better served? As none of us know the market, that may or may not be a true statement.
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