Stock Markets Exposed - would it be smart to invest in big stocks like verizon and cigarette companies now? or a small penny stock?

would it be smart to invest in big stocks like verizon and cigarette companies now? or a small penny stock?

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Before you consider investing in penny stocks take a trip to Vegas and play roulette. The chances are a lot better in Vegas.
It is NEVER smart to invest in penny stocks! There is a very good reaon why their trading price is in the toilet. VZ is a great place to put your money right now, especially with the awesome dividend rate. I also like MO.
Small cap and micro cap [penny shares] stocks ARE ALWAYS volatile and risky!!!!!! Buy fewer shares of a higher priced stock - above $20/share which consistently trades more than 500,000 shares per day. Doing anything less means you might get caught in a "Roach Motel".. You can get in, but you can't always get out when want to. Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed answering it! VTY, Ron Berue Yes, that is my real last name!
These guys telling you to stay away from penny stock have no clue what they are talking about. My experience with penny stock is they usually do not move for a while, only to eventually either be bought out by a larger company or to shoot up past a dollar. I've only had 3 penny stocks that led to no where. Basically you just have to research the company and look ahead and see if there is a future for that company. One penny stock I have which is involved in renewable energy, went from 8 cents when I bought it, to 1.14 as of the moment I am writing this. As for cigarette stocks. They were doing pretty good while most other stocks were dropping the past few weeks. I don't know about Verizon, need to look into that