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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表
4 r( [* m7 ]" U7 N8 b2 |如果是买了nortel呢?
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On July 26, 2000, two friends, Jim and John, each got a $1000 bonus at work. (They both work * k# h& Q& c P) Y& ?8 z1 F7 o
for Nortel Networks, where in the summer of
2 y9 Q0 g$ m6 O; `& U: \9 y3 j2000, there was LOTS of money around for bonuses). & G2 l# O4 P* n; I: ]
& Q/ v9 q% Y+ d7 i2 K2 j. uJim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the6 E% V4 O9 q$ _- T0 _* ^
whole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the7 x0 L: h* G+ C! ~* v! `2 P
transaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the 9 A# `6 ?- y8 {7 T8 J
Nortel stock climb and climb, he
& P& b+ i( v. r. w/ Qfelt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.- c6 {& C2 k) j9 ~- M: G5 j. w
8 Z, [+ b' Z+ Q" OJohn, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different 7 V/ y' \% Z. n* k
with his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he
4 y2 [1 d3 b% X e4 Q* Q7 a+ ]purchased 33 cases of beer. John also u) [, s- {6 e3 z# K
felt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles
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calculated that he could drink about 15 . ]& r. B0 ~: S3 y3 Y# x
bottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole
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8 o0 A) y0 a- Y5 ]) ~Jim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him
4 n) ^% ^- J+ W. O$ o2 L, _constantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to " F& ~. w3 Q, M1 u( t+ s) i' j
dwindle. "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 daily
& x) `. _1 y) H, H. ^' @% G% Ebasis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".& b2 V! [2 Q- C
- o" s; i" j1 P5 H& o. fMonths went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a + r9 T& a; \& Q% ?# P- \, N
noticeable dent in the beer pile." N7 d# w& r4 N$ P. W
) j' \( Z! x' J8 o! F/ I1 ^Midwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was 4 D5 e; n; i/ u* d
about half gone. Jim, being sure that the1 l4 M3 d0 n6 O( ~" I7 }3 V6 C4 w
stock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous
# P4 u- _- d% m# u0 Epurchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be
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$ J+ ?: t" G1 B; fWell, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue.
' d. o+ S! F: ^- |, bBad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs. R+ K( R& i ]: d
, L* z# @$ U# u- P) ^Last week, in order to raise some cash to help through
8 r1 D$ C2 i* l4 F1 \4 ]+ F+ `the rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the
+ l9 Y' c( G- y9 [( d0 C$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone
J6 w. C( X4 U$ n/ F! U4 \; qneeds their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have
: }. U: R0 z* _it, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,
! g( j: v5 E( G y* lcompasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated 7 ?7 Z- }- {# Y' u: K
the gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
5 ^6 x$ ~. ~: H# A6 ~! ]% m8 z3 hgot fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said. - K6 z V9 E; D. U: z
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"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he . b, H- e" m% ?" k8 s* O$ [
added as his other friend with0 e7 b; y# ?* X/ D! L' G* L
the 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! @1 r. c- y5 L( F, {
little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24 3 D! e; K; X/ H
bottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as
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Jim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you" z1 F$ {$ Z4 q
would feel if you just discovered that over the course of the last year, your $1000 stock investment
: H6 W5 _7 \% O% A8 @' {' Wleft you with $50, and taking same 1000, buying beer, and drinking it, would leave you with $80. ! j" Y$ Y* q8 d' b
7 J3 u8 |: c7 DI'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're" o6 e6 m1 N- y
own "moral to the story".! g4 e% h& c* k. D; c
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Have a nice day, and happy investing. |
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