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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表
+ L4 ?4 ~ |$ S; M; Q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
! N) b6 w" A' p I# b3 v, }for Nortel Networks, where in the summer of
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7 C! D( _( X& ?# FJim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the
2 I; @1 c1 x6 O/ jwhole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
) E; Q& d4 P; Itransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the . I$ R( [2 K5 O+ S
Nortel stock climb and climb, he/ L' t% i$ G, n# W; b" G; M/ G6 {( s
felt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.5 H0 A' k, z7 y9 Q* F& K2 v$ j
+ j( Q" ^* D2 r% w( t$ \8 m8 wJohn, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different 7 `: M: M& e4 q
with his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he . O. O/ N( M5 k# r: M+ n+ ~7 T
purchased 33 cases of beer. John also2 q/ M% h: e" M; _1 [
felt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles9 p' J7 |$ s, a+ y' T
of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim,
/ m" G2 v( u; w! a- Kcalculated that he could drink about 15 , {' P1 `8 R; i
bottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole, m O3 d* m, o6 x7 [1 ^
year.
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4 i" Q- r0 m# V5 {/ n0 I4 _) O" I5 LJim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him( e$ J' R* l/ t, D3 \+ M
constantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to 5 n: X$ e6 i: n
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
$ R1 H+ c9 f1 N2 F" S0 G5 @basis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".5 O, [3 j. J/ H/ g
8 \2 Q$ z5 E O1 RMonths went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a
( ] x' T7 B8 D' @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 2 J0 m1 l/ X; X2 U
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 * M, R- \- C% X0 p
worth!!".
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. j; e B. S7 a0 [: ]& n7 \2 j' lWell, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue.
3 N) w; }1 Y# \7 @( B6 sBad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.
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the rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the
0 ^9 z( O- S1 X+ n, J9 P; V% R$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone# p# ]8 c2 j0 v J, l4 X3 v: M4 x
needs their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have
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3 H& [) k6 k0 r! b8 N5 N' Q. o1 I& [compasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated
% i& m' _ K0 u. ? S0 ?6 bthe gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
, I4 G. ^& c' z2 {got fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said. ( F, R( k, J5 t! n; c& n$ }! o
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"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he ( C/ I+ c2 u1 \+ h* ~, f) E/ r' v
added as his other friend with& h. b* D6 S0 }3 O2 Z% F$ g0 B
the truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.$ d4 Y# q1 Y0 S# I# t* o3 f
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Upon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a
5 _$ P. G- v5 W: J( P' _little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24
7 o3 _+ M+ s; A1 U. r0 ^# cbottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as' C( ?7 N! p4 l# \( K
he handed him the money.
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Jim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you
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left you with $50, and taking same 1000, buying beer, and drinking it, would leave you with $80. * ^5 c) W6 i3 v; Q/ \! ?
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I'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're
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$ R* |. u9 l7 p4 gHave a nice day, and happy investing. |
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