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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表
' U0 @+ _+ Y3 \/ I, F8 `5 ^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
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2000, there was LOTS of money around for bonuses).
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7 ?. U6 `& M7 V: |& C3 |Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the
5 p6 k5 T/ }+ ?- j2 ?! lwhole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
( Z* |, q9 B- z7 ^9 x1 v3 Q' vtransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the
" I2 c) f# r4 w9 J1 |" S- JNortel stock climb and climb, he y; i, B5 m; h! h0 R6 y
felt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.) S, ^. J7 V+ x" B" b( ~5 M" W7 E) K/ o
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John, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different 8 _4 J6 {. @( B/ G3 W: r
with his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he , H8 S; D! k- Q
purchased 33 cases of beer. John also
) H6 P& Y4 k7 L6 q5 J1 ffelt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles |8 _+ w3 r2 i- Y, p! ?1 A) v
of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim,
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bottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole- K; ]% y5 t' _8 i- w& I$ g0 _% s% T
year.
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Jim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him
) z" V4 X( {2 d# f" Yconstantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to & Y' I1 \% V+ @! F
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
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Months went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a ! r( }2 I1 R3 s4 ]
noticeable dent in the beer pile.
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3 U9 ]) Z* s# \( pMidwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was , q% F1 h! Z+ j8 N. g* B2 Q
about half gone. Jim, being sure that the
0 A* I% P8 s& P5 ~6 k/ w0 qstock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous& [2 Q/ t2 W) r8 T1 ]
purchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be - Y( y! Z" X; w
worth!!".) ]6 D* n/ W L
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Well, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue.
: k4 n0 ~# e* Q: o3 [, uBad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs." G2 O4 f7 P' @" f9 i6 j
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Last week, in order to raise some cash to help through
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$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone
4 V0 a' P* ?) E8 wneeds their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have8 o8 H; q8 x8 C
it, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,
* I7 R- S, `, Acompasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated ! N* ?2 ^+ K! K3 ?. w
the gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I % W' S; Y" `$ R; u4 m" Z% }
got fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said.
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"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he 5 Y& C' N$ X, ~6 |) m
added as his other friend with t6 g% J' B0 I4 q* W. G! d5 N) e! Y
the truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.2 Q8 b$ @" l. a) {
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Upon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a
]2 I3 `2 N5 K" b; ^little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24
+ Q- r; k( O k- p& rbottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as
S# ^: ]3 L2 fhe handed him the money.
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+ I2 R5 H' ?, G! C6 [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. " }9 W) v) |6 a% P" L% C) c/ c' ]4 f
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I'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're; r5 V; V' m; R/ R" h7 F! q
own "moral to the story".
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Have a nice day, and happy investing. |
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