Gaucho420

Mastercard, Visa: Q1 Earnings May Be Fine, But Guidance Will Be Weak

New Investor- YOu can buy Visa at any stock trader, including E-trade, Sharebuilder (ING) or whatever else.

I tend to like Sharebuilder as it gives you a ton of options, low cost, etc...I would recommend you use Yahoo! finance for research, as its the best free web on the net for finance.

I consider a strong long term pick for any long term investor. The price may go back down a tad, but for long term, I would just get in. If you're nervous, wait for the earnings to come to see who's right and who's wrong. Either way, the long term trends globally are away from cash and towards plastic, whether that's debit or credit.

This will only accelerate and the world's #1 player is Visa. As long as this industry keeps increasing revenue and there's no reason to think that long term it won't, both MA and Visa are good busy. I prefer the market leader in Visa.

Visa: Already Priced to Perfection

I bought some this morning. This is a long term play, with growth in emerging markets, growth from most modern societies going away from cash. I would accumulate when possible, as this stock should keep going up long term.