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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表" `& I) B, E( {+ ^6 ]0 B5 F
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 5 v2 e6 O. x! B, C
for Nortel Networks, where in the summer of 6 o7 u4 f. c; _( A
2000, there was LOTS of money around for bonuses). * [5 i# o2 B4 l6 V
/ U- g# b9 I/ ^) c! }8 _" J0 wJim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the' h7 V# ?( m a) O4 g! \6 U" K+ W
whole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
* E& k8 s6 [2 i, v9 N7 F6 x, Atransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the . N% b! i* \& H1 W! i& c
Nortel stock climb and climb, he
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John, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different 6 g$ o# Y8 q9 {; o, e6 W, H
with his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he
8 U0 F& w! L2 ^/ s& {purchased 33 cases of beer. John also
) ~' V" {) O, d0 F0 Z1 o3 jfelt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles& `& K7 `$ d! [ d: Z
of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim, * C3 v4 U) z' P( m9 M
calculated that he could drink about 15
$ Y, } h. l$ ~+ ybottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole6 [6 l: y# x( u. u
year.4 \5 \6 L) |. A- W: q; g
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Jim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him. ?; a+ P/ |* u' I; R7 P! u% q
constantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to : t5 U+ X8 `" N& K9 h- m* I
dwindle. "It'll go back up", he'd say to John.
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) I2 H, V0 v3 [John, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily
% y( i) J: X" q4 V. t% abasis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".; a1 o8 b1 u+ g! n. }5 r. a0 z+ ?( e
% y5 F" c& X/ {. n, Q6 ^Months went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a 1 s' R0 p; v8 M7 _: C
noticeable dent in the beer pile." ^$ V5 k9 c2 x- W$ M0 e: e/ h8 X
4 g7 L3 J3 e! c; U8 AMidwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was |! T( j1 ?0 `+ ?
about half gone. Jim, being sure that the
k8 r' g2 P2 Cstock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous7 J4 z$ p0 j% S4 J* `; R
purchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be
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; Q* q, f: P" V! iWell, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue. y% b# `) Z( \
Bad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.! b$ H' h% C, Q4 b& J
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Last week, in order to raise some cash to help through
! z' ^: R7 ]% I& [3 F8 ^the rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the 5 A! n- x! J% |( J5 x* T! k5 |. `
$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone
) X2 i4 ^2 g: A) cneeds their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have
! O# k: P2 w& p" o8 c. Q9 pit, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,) I9 l3 H5 ~7 H( G, q* `
compasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated m' Y" ^6 f3 Y6 [) s
the gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
/ O1 }' B! q8 O& Q9 F2 N$ i. `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
% W9 W3 Q3 O8 d4 B) z& W( tadded as his other friend with
: x+ `* c9 S# O& l# zthe truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.( k A+ l: N, m/ _0 L
. F# _- D* l" |7 T$ f$ m/ ?6 SUpon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a
+ e# i$ {& L+ Y1 Blittle grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24 . q8 H/ j' ~7 e& }
bottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as8 ?; j3 i! [. a
he handed him the money.
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Jim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you, |3 M! l4 |) i+ H1 J# [
would feel if you just discovered that over the course of the last year, your $1000 stock investment
+ z5 S3 O" S' {! Cleft you with $50, and taking same 1000, buying beer, and drinking it, would leave you with $80. - y! x/ t7 j# w# k9 Y! d
# n) `' {' x/ c7 yI'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're
$ ?3 ~) ?/ O9 @, u3 R4 f' Q% [7 fown "moral to the story".
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Have a nice day, and happy investing. |
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