I got a humorous email today that reminded me to keep personal finance and investing in perspective. It seems appropriate to pass this information along to my readers for St. Patrick’s Day…enjoy!
RETIREMENT PLANNING FOR 2008
The 401-Keg Plan
If you had purchased $1000.00 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 $1000.00.
With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left.
If you had purchased $1000 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $36.00 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 had $214.00.
Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle.
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