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原帖由 如花 于 2006-10-23 13:23 发表
+ V, i! `+ s; ?7 E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 , r+ R+ \2 ]6 \2 \' c
for Nortel Networks, where in the summer of 0 x* v! m" |* [. v/ ]3 L- \' c% W
2000, there was LOTS of money around for bonuses).
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Jim, being an intelligent, financially concientious person, put the% m- e" [0 q" H6 X; B( c
whole $1000 into Nortel Networks stock. With his $1000, and the
. B; Z) u9 i& Vtransaction cost of $35, he was able to purchase 7 shares at $123 each. Having watched the 3 G: }! l7 K% [ k
Nortel stock climb and climb, he
; ^0 ~; R1 m% I" s6 @% ~felt very good about this investment, happy that he is preparing for the future.5 T- `$ B, L2 ~4 ~6 {1 p
6 S- q e! O7 h& l1 q- bJohn, being a more care-free sort, did something slightly different
( W W1 e/ T7 M9 G( Awith his $1000. John borrowed a friend's truck, and proceeded to the Beer Store, where he
8 _5 m, C* |+ _7 `; V, ~$ t( Ypurchased 33 cases of beer. John also" ?7 [0 t( H/ M1 f5 V; x/ u* K
felt very good about his investment: 33 cases x 24 = is 792 bottles
: a- A& a* J" qof beer! John, also being an intelligent guy, although perhaps not as forward-thinking as Jim,
4 Y$ x6 p( z6 M/ D! ~' Y" Y4 x5 ]- a; @6 _calculated that he could drink about 15 : f1 K: o; z1 H3 `, m; R9 c! T
bottles per week, and he wouldn't have to buy beer for a whole$ f4 x8 b4 y6 Q
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" s; {6 W6 e T/ A$ l: r" `4 yJim, of course, was appalled by John's purchase, and berated him
" q" M2 I; z9 r* |% u5 Econstantly about it. As months went by, Jim excitedly watched the stock prices, and saw it start to 2 Q! P. g0 e; _6 p% @, Q2 z
dwindle. "It'll go back up", he'd say to John.( i% R. _7 k' E. q3 l, m3 u- f
/ u) A T. T9 @( u3 pJohn, who has been reaping the benefits of his investment on a daily
, A7 |/ k; d- V6 X8 }basis, would reply, "Ya, it will. Hang in there buddy".
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1 a9 I; D; x8 E% N! S+ GMonths went by, and the value of the stock continued to fall, and there was the beginnings of a % L; X) R$ [7 ?
noticeable dent in the beer pile.
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+ V* f6 `: I2 VMidwinter came, Jim's stock had fallen to about half of it's original value, and John's beer was , a# f7 F' _' w3 m
about half gone. Jim, being sure that the
* V# L1 y/ C1 J* ^8 x! t3 tstock had hit rock-bottom, still was berating John for his frivolous+ S: l2 c( o" m$ K$ L; E
purchase, telling him "Your beer will be gone in six months! Who knows what my stock will be
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Well, summer has come, and hard times at Nortel continue. 0 ?' A& L* v% u1 [
Bad news: Both John and Jim have been affected by the layoffs.2 T {/ O- Z" s' ]# f
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Last week, in order to raise some cash to help through7 w1 ?' ]7 q2 V1 R
the rough time, Jim sold his 7 shares, at that day's value of $12, and got $84, then after paying the - ]* T, ]) P0 L( F
$35 transaction fee, he only had $49. Jim stopped by John's house later that day (everyone
, q. z1 \4 t; \9 mneeds their friend's during rough times), and as luck would have
/ k# V2 P$ `, w4 j2 _4 v9 Eit, there were two bottles of John's beer left. John, being a good,
# ?% U' e/ A$ m# c0 o. @7 Ucompasionate friend, offered to share his last two bottles of beer with his friend. Jim appreciated
v0 [( N0 ~ v' w1 T2 z" Mthe gesture, and enjoyed the cold beer on the hot summer's day, but he felt a bit guilty. "At least I
; Y3 P8 _# g6 Rgot fifty bucks back out of it - you have nothing now.", he said.
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0 W- J C4 j! E/ N4 P"That's ok.", replied John. "Perhaps you can help me, I need to return all these empties.", he 9 n) |2 k6 @7 [! J( l% W% Y
added as his other friend with* D+ b w0 L4 [; f& v
the truck pulled in. So, they loaded up the truck, and proceeded off to the beer store.
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+ ~; h7 I4 V0 q; XUpon arrival at the beer store, they unloaded the empties, feeling a
+ @* H$ N/ ` v8 ?) b% klittle grim. John went to the counter, and collected his refund for the bottles. "33 cases x 24 # M+ P4 z' ^; G: x$ u$ I
bottles, at 10 cents per bottle, that comes to $79.20", the friendly Beer Store clerk said to John as
/ b- ^% ~& I+ [& ~$ _- y& Vhe handed him the money. % t" y4 _% |' \( j
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Jim was speechless. Poor guy. Can you imagine how you( r5 l. c( b X: Z
would feel if you just discovered that over the course of the last year, your $1000 stock investment
) G* e3 N* ?! l# T- T' `! Mleft you with $50, and taking same 1000, buying beer, and drinking it, would leave you with $80.
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I'll leave it up to the reader to come up with they're: p, I$ p. U/ I& f1 F/ H
own "moral to the story".7 Z% i2 `- j; C* W5 w* d/ P# @ D" V
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Have a nice day, and happy investing. |
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