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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表2 a: @$ U) w% m' @4 o
如果是买了nortel呢?
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On July 26, 2000, two friends, Jim and John, each got a $1000 bonus at work. (They both work 0 V/ W) O R b+ G" f# \
for Nortel Networks, where in the summer of
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Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the
5 R" L- p! U' w+ a% H) N4 zwhole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
. b+ d3 B1 R, t& Otransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the ' t7 F( j8 ~/ C$ z8 Y0 Z. j7 j9 o
Nortel stock climb and climb, he
" N" W: W1 T' b! Afelt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.0 M7 g5 Y- P( v
# S! c, N' E" M4 L) S3 ^- ~: GJohn, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different
+ {2 n8 l& b% D6 owith his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he ' Y8 t" M5 I( G
purchased 33 cases of beer. John also2 |1 i2 b( g9 ~# ]) Q7 l
felt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles# j) a1 D6 @/ H$ g# g5 b& A
of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim, / \ X6 r3 r* C7 u+ O
calculated that he could drink about 15
6 Q# S4 [- A5 v0 R. jbottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole
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Jim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him0 {; {. W' y1 _7 w1 V+ X( E
constantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to
; N/ `" d" u4 q; qdwindle. "It'll go back up", he'd say to John.3 A# p! A) ~' y
! u3 Y: y2 C d$ Y3 I7 C; M4 ]& ~. XJohn, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily
' z6 s8 Z) H! s+ |9 R4 h6 ?basis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".
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5 j/ P" V# v5 C& b- u$ OMonths went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a ) p8 o( j e) w0 t, Z1 \ R. D
noticeable dent in the beer pile.
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Midwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was
) ?3 W: {, k" H8 `6 n$ J, a; T; babout half gone. Jim, being sure that the
5 E! k; A! d. }, \stock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous
& Z/ Q8 l6 V7 D5 e9 F9 qpurchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be : k. r* {5 T2 x/ Q6 N
worth!!".
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0 C X% O8 |) Q9 ~1 JWell, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue.
' t H: |3 e: }" v: HBad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.
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Last week, in order to raise some cash to help through; }, e6 _ ~$ R2 I5 n U5 K j
the rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the 8 J9 T# O, k7 E5 t. ~
$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone
5 `9 D/ s ^& Z# g& Q$ Tneeds their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have
. C) f/ p/ [0 I/ n2 V2 Q# P" {it, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good, C, {; l& n' s X7 M B- |1 M
compasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated % p! Y# O0 M# K, e4 s
the gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I ; h- |1 S/ P* Y8 B2 N# A6 f: m" |
got fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said.
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( e4 \+ p; r4 Z# W: z! J"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he 6 |/ Y2 B2 r' h1 S. P
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the truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.
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Upon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a+ q7 R1 |) M4 @/ ~
little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24
8 S3 o% R6 m6 M* f' W3 n$ Kbottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as- x3 G/ n+ E, L5 S
he handed him the money.
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Jim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you5 u- ~& { U$ \
would feel if you just discovered that over the course of the last year, your $1000 stock investment
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I'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're* z2 w* X) G4 E4 I; m
own "moral to the story".3 K% U6 n6 _7 m/ s
5 r* G* `$ _( Q( zHave a nice day, and happy investing. |
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