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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表
" Y1 V+ A+ s' F( x# I- K# k如果是买了nortel呢?
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On July 26, 2000, two friends, Jim and John, each got a $1000 bonus at work. (They both work
5 N0 i0 q4 R3 c/ ?8 p8 xfor Nortel Networks, where in the summer of
! v) ]! `' L* }+ U1 Y6 A( @9 o2000, there was LOTS of money around for bonuses). & \; U' N" t$ _" ]
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Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the0 R5 {4 \* L% X% m( G. Y
whole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
, n' [+ C. E8 K7 `7 Qtransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the
$ X! @7 Q( _ j. @ h' m4 ^Nortel stock climb and climb, he
) R8 |6 o' t9 U- @9 y5 T% Zfelt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.
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9 b2 i& P y/ P7 u- fJohn, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different
" K i6 h5 ~( y2 A. _: ?3 mwith his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he & k& a/ C* Y8 a9 r% U6 E
purchased 33 cases of beer. John also
$ m$ Q( } Z0 Z9 z! z6 O# ^felt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles
* H9 R3 X g# ~/ n* C3 Tof beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim, , P* m0 M c9 [% L
calculated that he could drink about 15
0 ^9 Z8 l$ q# C& L+ b G( Mbottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole
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% v! ^" L7 x7 j U) ]& C$ cJim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him
0 v1 W" o9 w; A( Jconstantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to
# P% B, u$ M" f: L) odwindle. "It'll go back up", he'd say to John.: k5 {2 h; C, M( |
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John, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily% ?5 o) m8 N2 Q/ }" p
basis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".' ~1 @& W& M# S! o" S
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Months went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a ! C. O$ J9 K0 F$ e. j6 Y/ J
noticeable dent in the beer pile.
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: ]9 ]) L% e$ f2 ?Midwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was
. F; C7 Q" {, {4 X+ Xabout half gone. Jim, being sure that the
( Z$ T9 e( ^& g: J2 ^- nstock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous5 N7 b$ e, |! @0 t8 s
purchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be
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& S8 n6 I! r. i: `/ ?Well, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue.
0 }4 b C( \; A/ [Bad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.: ^+ }6 i5 f- Y! S0 V. }: n5 D; X
8 Y, ^ X" N* w! E {/ C6 WLast week, in order to raise some cash to help through
9 {3 m5 n( G3 C1 lthe rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the ! ^+ p$ P4 `* n2 w5 z' l: ~% H d
$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone, n c, l- j! y0 Q$ K9 Y) a
needs their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have; G* Z5 t. a+ ~) q2 ~7 R- ~
it, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,8 z' F8 k+ N3 k
compasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated
5 T* `5 h7 K, ?2 B0 I- [# E. dthe gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
$ k7 M5 v4 V2 D, H/ T/ B" S( xgot fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said. + I( J4 C a* J0 Y& [5 c
' X9 P3 f1 K+ P& E6 w5 o: M! A, f"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he
1 P0 U5 X- l% h) _. `% Gadded as his other friend with4 `; E; l. m) d4 v6 u; h
the truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.3 s. u% R3 ~' O+ `3 _6 y7 V) P
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Upon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a
6 L3 F% R( M5 {) d3 g/ {: ^little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24
' A( P2 {8 O$ U& @$ gbottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as
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) J5 d+ N! @0 Y6 ?Jim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you
" S- f& c+ L' w" e$ `7 Ewould feel if you just discovered that over the course of the last year, your $1000 stock investment
% @* C: ?) N0 v2 L9 Jleft you with $50, and taking same 1000, buying beer, and drinking it, would leave you with $80.
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& ?+ R: A" N r% Y6 B$ {' O8 a5 ?I'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're, d) i, i/ T2 D9 T6 ^8 N! K
own "moral to the story".
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! X$ J) `7 ]9 n% I _, IHave a nice day, and happy investing. |
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