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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表' m& t- M% o( U8 u5 I m* g' o8 `+ \4 D! ^/ b
如果是买了nortel呢?
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1 k) S, F# d |- h' n" XOn July 26, 2000, two friends, Jim and John, each got a $1000 bonus at work. (They both work
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' I/ _- _) o: g5 j9 x" S2000, there was LOTS of money around for bonuses). ; E" t) l+ k9 ~
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Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the8 b1 I( g) l: T0 u. ~; i
whole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
. \4 h! x) e! u9 o$ l2 qtransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the
. F6 _! \9 H+ w RNortel stock climb and climb, he
8 e" G# |2 P; ~; z8 ?' j1 ], efelt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.
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John, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different # k8 m1 n' Z- x& ?) V$ t) l2 X" y
with his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he 3 M, Y1 p9 \: Z$ d0 i1 F
purchased 33 cases of beer. John also
, l' C: i) o, y; K# H9 c; B4 |felt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles
j7 E9 R. ]/ ]of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim, / Y! t5 \5 q( D6 A
calculated that he could drink about 15
! M8 s3 d# t4 r* e6 f9 @! J) Ubottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole
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6 d* T0 [2 t. I( Q6 _0 _3 P, ZJim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him. X0 {0 ` o# c, M5 g
constantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to
$ l/ j0 B& K( _) r* @- A9 qdwindle. "It'll go back up", he'd say to John.% B4 H" K g d! G5 K) T
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John, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily
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2 S- Y( h3 [) N3 d' lMonths went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a 9 N X# T( F, T( L$ y1 a4 X! S
noticeable dent in the beer pile.
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" _7 o& K8 o! gMidwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was
( j. y, `# F8 Tabout half gone. Jim, being sure that the/ V0 s7 a6 e2 _5 E$ A" t
stock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous" K1 S/ p- C$ O( V( S/ h( @
purchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be
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% K- e/ J: P$ |5 E4 RWell, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue.
: \% i/ _/ T! h1 `& S) `2 tBad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.) A# m- N6 h: p* G
5 R V% \- K' I/ d ELast week, in order to raise some cash to help through
* z, j$ P+ `* N! j: t, Ethe rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the
. r7 ^- [1 l- k# f$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone* k0 J) m8 n/ B, z
needs their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have
6 w$ P7 A* h7 p9 r$ t. {it, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,3 z4 ?, O+ H. r: K! |. q3 h4 Q
compasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated
4 B$ K. k# H" _: athe gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
: L9 A9 ?0 K! z" S( ngot fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said. 8 {! _3 O# D6 M$ q7 M* H( |. d& i4 m
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"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he + ]- K; c5 w( |8 i, }3 |5 t! {
added as his other friend with
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Upon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a7 |; b; a7 A8 h1 S/ g- U4 h3 C9 c
little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24
4 c9 t; w6 T; n2 ?& t) F! Jbottles, 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 you9 ?" c. Q' u* r9 P
would feel if you just discovered that over the course of the last year, your $1000 stock investment
& g5 n' ?& }0 a. }5 I) Oleft you with $50, and taking same 1000, buying beer, and drinking it, would leave you with $80.
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9 K5 l; c% S; N% c; l% ?* Q. oI'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're. q9 q, b1 n; D+ f
own "moral to the story".- r+ w6 B; M7 A; X
1 c3 ]) O! {) p/ [6 y' D* MHave a nice day, and happy investing. |
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