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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表# K" [% g& A' T' {7 b3 j) H
如果是买了nortel呢? ' S2 o/ G3 }* X* }2 |
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On July 26, 2000, two friends, Jim and John, each got a $1000 bonus at work. (They both work 8 ]( B% k, Q8 { s/ N I
for Nortel Networks, where in the summer of
6 E2 t( N7 b- `# d( J5 x2000, there was LOTS of money around for bonuses).
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Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the1 X7 P! M, ^9 m% c8 Y. T/ ^
whole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
0 O7 M7 h7 F- J" ltransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the " _$ s$ v Q1 T
Nortel stock climb and climb, he
4 H6 J3 q4 R* v. v0 s* A9 Gfelt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.* v9 e/ F) P$ Q( D* O
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John, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different
5 j9 @9 L4 d) awith his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he $ n$ K l+ @* q$ n: z
purchased 33 cases of beer. John also/ l2 n" X6 Z3 S( v: g4 T5 z$ H& L& ?1 r
felt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles. Z& ]8 u; d& T4 N! e. m9 S) z
of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim, , h2 r4 C% s& Y( y5 W) v8 u3 o9 u" S
calculated that he could drink about 15
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Jim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him
4 Y* q3 A6 l! Q |/ Q4 Xconstantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to 7 _0 E% T9 ]3 w( n) m6 {, b7 c
dwindle. "It'll go back up", he'd say to John.% Q' K9 F" f8 d* o
% }8 P: L: T( i5 d0 X( \/ YJohn, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily
5 m( x. u! i6 `basis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".$ A: Y, W/ t8 ]% z+ L! Q. k; ?# a
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Months went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a " W/ |. x* T$ X" G& W
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
% {; q; y" }, o/ h* z1 `+ qabout half gone. Jim, being sure that the
# U K0 Q; ]: |* M+ S4 pstock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous
?, |1 B" Y- J. k! qpurchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be
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Well, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue. . X0 q: y" I8 X% u6 X
Bad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.$ u' a/ ~8 t% T) s0 u( G! ]9 P
, W: _" X$ `6 D4 W4 B2 VLast week, in order to raise some cash to help through/ C5 g8 j* B9 G# K% g! I- ?
the rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the ; p: W, T; ^! c& o. p% Z
$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone% s9 d7 @' J* G: l5 _
needs their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have" W- H+ {8 N9 v7 `& W- p, q( }2 B
it, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,3 w: x7 j( ~8 d
compasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated
# |& ~( d. G4 f: uthe gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
! R4 M5 M: @: q2 R8 \got fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said. 3 \& ]9 Q/ Y* R- Y& ]) A- F, S
0 x* |8 a0 a- A Q% \7 E"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he
0 C; i8 t( b5 R" o# E6 N/ ~added as his other friend with
- ?4 ?& r0 e- wthe 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
8 M w! Z; S8 Q' ?- w blittle grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24 ! H# |2 r0 z, j' n
bottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as: f+ ?" h& K' g! G9 g, G2 P
he handed him the money. " {# o- s" m; O4 z$ z) G5 j
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Jim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you
/ P$ F t( I+ I0 ~: y mwould feel if you just discovered that over the course of the last year, your $1000 stock investment
; l- m; s% f! F, z, Dleft you with $50, and taking same 1000, buying beer, and drinking it, would leave you with $80. / P# {2 |& q+ s) B+ p
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I'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're4 s2 w. Y, N* H6 d! P
own "moral to the story". q/ V2 K0 e8 O# b/ q% ~' y
6 O+ t0 K# B; h |' yHave a nice day, and happy investing. |
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