investing

To answer your question of whether it is a good idea to invest, you have to ask yourself a few questions. 1) How much do I want to invest? 2) How much risk am I willing to assume? 3) How long do I plan to keep my money invested? The next thing to do is take a look at the stock's history. Is it at its highest point? If so, hold off until it goes down a little so you can purchase it at a lower price.
As for the long term stability of any of the snowmobile companies, I don't see as you could really go wrong. They all are very diversified (build other things besides sleds) and are quite stable. I think all 4 have stock available (doubt that any are private given the size of each). What I would consider is how well the company does in other areas as snowmobiles are not the only segment for any. Bombardier (Ski-Doo) does an excellent business with its planes and trains in Europe, and its watercraft in U.S. Yamaha is highly successful with its motorcycles and outboards, as well as other areas. Arctic Cat is perhaps the least diverse and the most dependent on other companies (such as Suzuki), but again it is solid and has partnerships with good companies. It would be neat to own stock in a snowmobile company because they would keep you up-to-date on lots of "inside" plans. Great idea-maybe I'll buy some!

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