[ale] OT: The 401 Keg Plan (New Years Cheer)

[Thompson Freeman]

On 12/31/2007 05:48:39 PM, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> (this has a techno angle and an Atlanta connection, so it's not too
> far
> OT.... it also mentions beer)
> 
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> If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would
> now be worth $49.00.
> 
> With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1,000.00.
> 
> With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left.
> 
> If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have
> $49.00 left.
> 
> But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 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.

I think I detect some selective selecting of the raw data to work with. 
8-). OTOH I like the conclusion...

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> Happy New Year everyone  :-)

And may you also have a glorious New Year! (Along with the rest of the 
list, of course!! Happy New Year to ALL!)

> 
> -Jim P.
> 
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