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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表
1 @( y% i0 i" ^( R( A, U如果是买了nortel呢? ' _1 e% u f% D, {* A" E
7 T% |3 q: w, TOn July 26, 2000, two friends, Jim and John, each got a $1000 bonus at work. (They both work * V. n# H. n0 u( o9 d" J7 @
for Nortel Networks, where in the summer of
% a3 l; t4 O" }& j* `2000, there was LOTS of money around for bonuses).
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Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the+ m# l' `$ w; |" f0 Z% i
whole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
& y ~( n- d( W+ S3 btransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the
/ P. N9 x3 r2 K7 D0 JNortel stock climb and climb, he9 P4 R" @8 G% C* M& Z' H2 ^( l f
felt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.% j& m, @9 e- F% s1 g$ C0 S
) \+ c7 y2 p# G5 N7 vJohn, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different
h% f4 F0 L" e( r+ U% v) Fwith his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he
! c3 \1 k9 U; l$ n& k( o7 ]/ I; Bpurchased 33 cases of beer. John also
& t2 d1 X: c9 D7 G5 Ofelt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles
- r3 o0 m2 o9 O& Z# e8 I1 ~of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim, + Q8 T( O4 ], F: \/ f7 c! p
calculated that he could drink about 15
, Q6 V0 c0 Y/ h! ~2 `8 M- Mbottles 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 him" H. E+ H8 |4 H" Y
constantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to 0 o- W$ \; @) P
dwindle. "It'll go back up", he'd say to John.
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( c" F) h0 [) P# q. ]2 `& _( WJohn, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily
a5 O; g r" X% b" ibasis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".* N. c7 a3 s4 w4 I/ m# j
6 p/ Y! `" P5 d3 EMonths went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a
7 O1 ], D- A& E7 |& Unoticeable dent in the beer pile./ h* ^/ }, {5 T
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Midwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was
( Q6 R1 A) |4 b: a" Cabout half gone. Jim, being sure that the
. @8 s( q/ o- l& G! Vstock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous8 l8 c u' R8 G# z% Z
purchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be ; `5 B2 \+ o: z; @& x
worth!!".
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8 V" {& m: B# i& j% n+ nWell, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue. # M! e5 M: T1 w5 J4 {
Bad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.; T) Z [+ L0 @' O& R4 b
/ v. n7 Z7 L$ f& S; bLast week, in order to raise some cash to help through
: |7 q2 f( I/ w" Ithe rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the ) F% C7 `; R9 F" W( Z' r
$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone! ^' Q3 \& y, }9 }8 U; r
needs their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have
7 N5 l+ b1 `- w+ q- p; Z9 eit, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,
$ {2 o' L B6 `" T K* C& a0 T) Xcompasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated $ D8 D: o! H1 q3 h; c0 ]
the gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
% |4 r% _7 X4 D/ _got fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said. ) r, l9 f+ I G8 c! Q. V2 f+ Y
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"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he
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the truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.$ |$ T, ~) U; n1 h2 }. V9 v; C K
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Upon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a9 A/ H: m( R% V1 t. P5 j
little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24 . J( Q: Y* d- a% n$ t3 P
bottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as
. O( \% ?1 t, a7 g* ]% ~! K& ehe handed him the money. $ M+ @* ?6 I3 l1 Q: w% }1 Y- q& I
* z5 Z- j* H _) [$ kJim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you5 g. t S# |) @6 r& p, J
would feel if you just discovered that over the course of the last year, your $1000 stock investment
4 [! V' i, O6 _3 g& ] a/ i6 R- i. Hleft you with $50, and taking same 1000, buying beer, and drinking it, would leave you with $80.
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4 W2 r/ h |9 C+ J' ?I'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're
4 j1 U, N( W' e# J2 Pown "moral to the story".* b4 t# r$ }! G T6 J
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Have a nice day, and happy investing. |
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