hodgo
10th October 2008, 09:28 AM
> If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now
> be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original
> $1000. With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left. If you had
> purchased $1000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $49.00 left.
> If you had purchased United Airlines, you would have nothing left.
>
> But, if you had purchased $1000.00 worth of beer one year ago, drank
> all the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling refund
> you would have $214.00.
>
> Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink
> heavily and recycle. This is called the 401-Keg Plan.
> be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original
> $1000. With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left. If you had
> purchased $1000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $49.00 left.
> If you had purchased United Airlines, you would have nothing left.
>
> But, if you had purchased $1000.00 worth of beer one year ago, drank
> all the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling refund
> you would have $214.00.
>
> Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink
> heavily and recycle. This is called the 401-Keg Plan.