Interesting Apple fact

NotaSuv
NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
edited August 2010 in The Clubhouse
In 2002 if one had invested the price of a Apple Powerbook G4 cost of $2300 in stock instead of the Powerbook one would have close to $72,000 in stock instead of a dead laptop.. :)
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited May 2010
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2010
    yes, but then in 2002 I would not buy an Apple.

    In 2005, a startup company called Zynga (e.g. Farmville FB apps) begun life. Fast forward today, they have no address, no phone number, no customer service, and make $350 Millions a year.

    What did I do wrong?
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited May 2010
    Imagine if you invested in Google stock way back when...
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,166
    edited May 2010
    Zitro wrote: »
    Imagine if you invested in Google stock way back when...
    Ahem ...

    Google:
    - August 16, 2004: circa $100.
    - Currently: circa $515.

    Apple:
    - August 16, 2004: circa $15.
    - Currently: cicra $260.

    (adjusted for splits.)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2010
    What about Walmart?
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited May 2010
    Here you go.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2010
    so, what stock today would have that kind of appreciation in 2015? I am all ears.
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited May 2010
    polkatese wrote: »
    so, what stock today would have that kind of appreciation in 2015? I am all ears.

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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2010
    You meant HP, Huck?
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited May 2010
    It will be BP. You heard it here first folks!
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited May 2010
    In all seriousness, I have a feeling that US automaker's stock will be on the rise over the next few years. . . Just a hunch. Ford especially.
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,166
    edited May 2010
    Huck344 wrote: »
    In all seriousness, I have a feeling that US automaker's stock will be on the rise over the next few years. . . Just a hunch. Ford especially.
    You're far too late, my fellow SoCal foothill dweller. This, from the revered Jstas, in April of 2009:
    ... So if you play the stock game, Ford seems like a good buy right now. Might be a bumpy ride into the 4th quarter of this year but if the positive press keeps rolling in and product keeps rolling out the showroom doors, one could make quite a few quick bucks riding the wave of good fortune at Ford. Even at $4.18 a share, it's still a good buy. I saw news reports earlier today predicting $6+ a share for Ford in the 4th quarter this year as the next model year approaches. If Ford goes back up over $8 a share, they could be in the black again as early as next spring. Snap 'em up folks! You don't have much to lose on this gamble and it stands to pay off big ...

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82001

    - Ford had a high today of $12.56.
    - The 52 week low was $4.71, on May 13 of last year.
    - The 52 week high was $14.57, on April 26 of this year.

    The irony of it all is that the whole thread had just one, miserable reply, and a useless one at that (it didn't really contribute to the discussion IMO). I hope Jstas made a boat load ... he deserved it.

    Right now, I might be more interested in Toyota, if they stop announcing bad news, but you still won't make returns comparable to those you could have made with Ford over the last year or so.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited May 2010
    I wish. I was too busy paying off debt and looking for a new job to buy any stock.

    It's still going up and the 30 and 60 day trends show steady growth with dips only when the stock market as a whole took a short dive.

    Ford has a redesign on the SuperDuty with positive reviews and a truckload of awards so far and just announced today a new model coming here as well as new hybrid technology for the Focus platform, which is, worldwide, one of the best selling cars on the planet. Last month, Ford was also ranked number one manufacturer in Europe which is a fairly big deal given the size of the market. Positive news like that in a long string with quarterly reports solidly in the green drives speculation and growth.

    Even at just under $15 a share I still think it's a good buy. If you plunk down three grand for 200 shares, if it goes up 5 bucks you'll pull in a cool thousand. Granted this time last year, $836 could have bought you your 200 shares. You would have made just over $2100 in a year's time on that 200 shares. Let it ride for another 5 bucks a share in growth which we might see by August at this rate and you would have made $3100 in a year and a half.

    If you bought 3 grand worth of shares at $4.18 that would have been about 718 shares. 718 shares at $14.57 a share is $10,461.26 in a year's time. Make that $19.57 a share for predictions in August and that's $14,051.26. That's an $11,000+ profit in about 15 months.

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited May 2010
    Imagine what you would have had if you invested in Berkshire Hathaway in the 70s...lol.
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited May 2010
    Kex wrote: »
    You're far too late, my fellow SoCal foothill dweller. This, from the revered Jstas, in April of 2009:



    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82001

    - Ford had a high today of $12.56.
    - The 52 week low was $4.71, on May 13 of last year.
    - The 52 week high was $14.57, on April 26 of this year.

    The irony of it all is that the whole thread had just one, miserable reply, and a useless one at that (it didn't really contribute to the discussion IMO). I hope Jstas made a boat load ... he deserved it.

    Right now, I might be more interested in Toyota, if they stop announcing bad news, but you still won't make returns comparable to those you could have made with Ford over the last year or so.

    I never saw Jstas post on that. I've been thinking about Ford for about 6 months now, but never really kept close track of it. After I posted, i went and checked their pricing and pretty much kicked myself in the ****. I believe that in January of '09 it was around $2 a share. Oh well. I got lucky in the late 90's and invested very well in the tech sector. Turned 5K into a 55K down payment on my first house. Guess, I can only get lucky once in my life.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited May 2010
    maximillian wrote: »
    It will be BP. You heard it here first folks!

    That's a possibility.

    I remember back when the Exxon Valdez was stirring up problems, you couldn't give Exxon stock away.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited May 2010
    I would just like to say that my powerbook g4 still runs great!
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited May 2010
    I invested in Wellpoint about a year or so ago when their stocks tanked. I think i'm up about $20/share at this point. I'm cool with that.
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  • TORI3
    TORI3 Posts: 234
    edited August 2010
    Huck344 wrote: »
    In all seriousness, I have a feeling that US automaker's stock will be on the rise over the next few years. . . Just a hunch. Ford especially.

    Totally agree.

    If Ford can maintain reliability while pushing quality for a decent price for the next couple of years...I think many Americans will begin to make the shift to ol' fashioned American made standards that were lost in the 90s.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2010
    I doubt any automaker is going to yield significant profits like the ones cited above. On the other hand...the Chinese are 'coming' and I suspect if you want to invest in AUTO--the ground-floor is NOW open but not for long? Not that I'm encouraging this or looking forward to what more 'damage' this will do to the U.S. Auto industry.

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited August 2010
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2010
    T-Bills:eek::p
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