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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表; N8 \# E: R! r2 o+ v4 {
如果是买了nortel呢?
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On July 26, 2000, two friends, Jim and John, each got a $1000 bonus at work. (They both work 8 {) l2 F ^7 ~7 z8 |5 t- M
for Nortel Networks, where in the summer of
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Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the
' g9 g+ B$ y: v' P5 z" t4 \whole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
+ f7 F& @& ]1 |! ktransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the
4 M1 V/ C' T- HNortel stock climb and climb, he
2 Q' o& y9 {0 R1 k6 Mfelt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.
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John, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different 1 B: c0 I1 x" l' ^7 X+ F( W/ c
with his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he 6 W8 [+ N7 X. m
purchased 33 cases of beer. John also
$ U. r7 Z: ]6 F9 }+ dfelt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles, J" `, `) { a, a$ f" U. }4 V8 |
of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim, " k. {( z1 U t5 @- d u
calculated that he could drink about 15
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Jim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him
; m9 `2 G* h3 ~6 Y* G. vconstantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to
, b1 P1 s) T( t9 U6 B" [& a* T0 ddwindle. "It'll go back up", he'd say to John.
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John, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily3 H3 A( ^4 L( Z% r
basis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".
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Months went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a . ^+ `5 @3 {4 K
noticeable dent in the beer pile.1 b" K* B! C# ?. O/ f
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Midwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was 8 b1 Q, R6 m+ l1 |- E
about half gone. Jim, being sure that the
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purchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be
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' r% [+ F3 [) y7 UWell, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue. & q+ S7 V& E2 j* l6 i
Bad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.+ i, c( F/ ^3 T* y
, ^1 u+ Y% a* @. c" C3 JLast week, in order to raise some cash to help through
$ a1 k+ \" ~/ J; R2 Athe rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the
% e) l7 l$ @0 a- n$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone; l X+ ~8 l4 E# U0 \, ?% P
needs their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have7 X( u; u: J, g
it, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,
2 `2 y4 {+ a2 B% ~. a5 Scompasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated
7 u- f; m7 v/ J8 Tthe gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
& Y2 h$ `! Y! X! `. `got fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said.
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"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he % e' a/ E1 j) \9 z! \( |6 A
added as his other friend with
$ `7 H1 H5 l6 o& O/ k! Kthe truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.
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! B [% `8 D* f$ k2 sUpon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a# U( y0 \0 i6 \3 m* }
little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24 % s. D+ i# p6 f' d
bottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as
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Jim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you4 ~+ ^" b- U! [- ^/ j! C- D
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
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Have a nice day, and happy investing. |
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