Stock-wise, I've heard that, despite intuition, on a general level, if you have the money to invest, this is a very good time to trade and invest in stock.

While intuition would say the exact opposite, you should think about it this way: Stock shares are dirt cheap right now, which means, if they make it through this recession at all, the price of the stock will skyrocket in the coming years, providing you with a ton of profit, with some good, hardy dividends in the meantime.

That being said, what companies would you suggest I buy stock in?

Stocks aren't cheap right now - the Dow Jones is carrying a valuation equivalent to around 2007, which was a pretty good year financial and absolutely nothing like the present.

I think we have seen a temporary bounce - exactly like the original stock market crash - and that stocks are going to come down again later this year. Too many sovereign debt problems, too many companies dependent on boom economic activity, too much expectation in general that the good times are just around the corner.

Thats not an easy question, and you need to improve your knowledge of the financial market in general before heading out.

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You will have to do your research on which companies you believe will bounce back after the recession. However, to answer your question I would say to invest into companies that you like to shop at, and companies that you love.

That is a hard question. It depends on the rsik that your looking to take. THere are so many companies out there that you can invest in. You have to ask yourself what is the most risk I am willing to take. There are copmaies like GE that are more established compared to a company like AONE that has recently gone IPO and still hasnt made money.

This is more than one sentence answer; personally I invest by Buffet’s model. Google Buffet, read a little about his trading technique, it worth the effort.

The answer changes every day.

You want to find the stock of a high quality company that people are afraid to invest in for the time being. That's how you generate above average returns.

Stock are not cheap right now and verily it depends upon the company in which you invest. Investing in the wrong company can bring you big losses and vice versa. Also, profitability of companies varies from time to time and the only solution is to keep a close eye on the happenings in the stock market.

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You will definitely have to decide that on your own. The lack of due diligence is how a lot of investors lose their money. Research everything about the company, financial statements, news, new upcoming products, hikes in R&D investments, their recent hirings and firings, etc...

While the general discussion is about the stocks of different companies, but an alternative option can be company fixed deposits as well.
Some of them give good returns coupled with adequate safety of your capital.

Well Warren Buffett has just $300 million worth of Tesco - so he must think it is a good long term investment