I've got a fair bit of TGT, and it's been one of my best holdings over the past few years. At its peak I was up almost 200 percent plus the dividend. The recent hit was painful, but I'm still up pretty good. I'm not averse to buying more while it's down, and have indeed added small amounts recently.
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Buying
Intel
Shell
GLW- Corning

All hitting 52-week lows, close to book value and great dividends stocks.
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Like MeatLoaf said; "2 out of 3 Ain't Bad"

Intel has deep fundamental problems, just like Boeing.

The others should be good.
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I've got all three of these to various degrees and watch them. I like GLW as a conservative play. It's not a home-run hitter, but it's historically been slightly beating inflation, which is all I need going forward.

I've taken it in the shorts on Shel and INTC. I rode a bunch of oil stocks down over the past five years. They've (SHEL, I mean) had a good year this year so if you include the nice dividends I'm probably close to breaking even on SHEL, which is not a win since I've had it for 5+ years. I'll keep it, but I don't plan on adding more.

I've taken a beating on INTC, but they're big in an important industry. I read an article a while back that said that they're looking bad now because they're making positive long-term investments, so I'll keep holding it. I'm not sure that I'll add to it, but maybe at some point I will.
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The scary thing about INTEL is that they have been making poor strategic decisions and I don't see new ideas that can turn this giant ship around.

I get the "major investments" for the future but I'm unsure if they can change the direction as the competitors eat their lunch.
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Canceled my buy on Intel- thanks for the advice. :-)
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AMD and NVDA are much better buys
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https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-f...nic&src=AURLGP
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I bought some GE because I thought it found some support. FUUUUUUCK.

from the looks of it my losses aren't that bad.
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Not investing but a finance question for all the geniuses who frequent CP!

I really need some sort of finance class/read as I work on becoming an administrator. I'm almost there and I think I'll pass my tests with a job waiting for me, but my business background is next to zero. I went to college for 7 years and never had a SINGLE, not one, business class. I am all science through and through. I have a much stronger clinical side than most administrators in healthcare but the financial side is lacking. I can read our financial reports and such but it just doesn't feel as meaningful as I think it should.

Any thoughts on a good read to start with?
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Have you considered looking at courses through places like Coursera?
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Never heard of it. I'll start googling.

Thanks.
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I haven't done any sort of business finance class through them, but I've taken a few SQL and Python courses which were well done. It all depends on the actual provider, but they have reviews and sample content in many cases. Seems like it's around $50/month, though it's been a while.

Edx and Udemy are others I hear a lot about but haven't personally done.
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Check out the Great Courses collection.

https://www.wondrium.com/lp/t3/tgc-c...xoCpH0QAvD_BwE


You can get these for free at your local library. These are college-level courses taught by experts. I have done dozens of these just to improve my general knowledge.
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I would work backwards from what qualifications an administrator has and what job listings for one look like.

That may help you narrow your focus and find the best targets.
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