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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表 K7 N- g" N; n3 w
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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Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the
w0 U7 D3 A; k1 cwhole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
9 M0 k7 T X" k! W- ?transaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the
' H; T! w0 ?7 r- E! wNortel stock climb and climb, he( S* O" J1 |* m4 r
felt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.
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2 y) Q3 C% F1 t3 D5 m; oJohn, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different
3 e" _/ r9 D& y' }6 Z3 dwith his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he ' [) t% R1 t+ h: h
purchased 33 cases of beer. John also
5 b) |, H+ Y, ~2 S& f* P+ ifelt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles
7 P6 l2 O2 J% Y; w7 T# ?of beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim,
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bottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole7 ?! d9 q" \' g" j& E0 K. T
year.
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Jim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him0 U( d8 b& |5 }: O7 m8 U
constantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to
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John, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily6 Z X1 m. O. R2 O5 N. U
basis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".
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9 { M; O/ {0 {, E F# Y; vMonths went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a " `2 p' T1 \% S( r8 C0 |! K+ L4 a o
noticeable dent in the beer pile.
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Midwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was ! P3 h5 b, h. B# I
about half gone. Jim, being sure that the
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purchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be # m$ E: }8 O, J! C/ g' W
worth!!". E1 ]) N5 a9 Z3 y! t
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Well, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue. - t1 L" ~9 M$ V; e+ Z3 \* ^2 [# ]4 y
Bad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.
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Last week, in order to raise some cash to help through4 b7 w9 }. k1 q! _
the rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the ) h" a: w d' I) w8 t" c# F' L+ Z
$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone7 m9 K" C& s/ ]( e
needs their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have9 D' k% }( y: P! S- T- N, O
it, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good," y' |* g( P8 r0 ?
compasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated
! S/ I2 T) U$ i: athe gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I 3 g9 \. b7 ?8 Y2 G
got fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said. # T, e/ l9 h' b) x. A% J3 i
4 g# {9 K! c) O% j/ W: E"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he ) p0 E5 ], f4 U: f7 X
added as his other friend with
( H/ G1 ^/ F: W% a( Athe truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.5 L: W) p6 X- k2 C
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Upon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a. w M/ o5 l; A) ]
little grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24
8 ]6 a" `$ d* j: q) h- W$ Qbottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as7 z; M7 V$ Z7 u
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.
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I'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're
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Have a nice day, and happy investing. |
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