Originally Posted By: elparquito
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.


I think today's Republican party proves beyond a shadow of a doubt
what lack of education will get you.
Two things one learns in college.
First to shows you how fvcked up the world is, and what little you can do about it.
The second is it teaches you difference between your ass and a hole in the ground.