From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/18/2026 3:02 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:43:45 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> If you had recognized Apple's potential 30 years ago and invested   
   >> $10,000 in its stock, you'd be a multimillionaire today with about $6.9   
   >> million, if you'd reinvested dividends.   
   >   
   > Total incitement to fantasy.  The invitation is to imagine that apple   
   > performance will be something like that in the next 30 years.  30   
   > years ago you could have bought it at the bottom of its curve.  Now   
   > your task is to do whatever is necessary to resist the temptation to   
   > buy at the top of its curve.  Grit your teeth and stamp if necessary.   
   >   
   > The other invitation is to imagine that there is now some stock at the   
   > bottom of such a 30 year curve.  Sit in a dark corner and confess to   
   > yourself that you have no idea which stock that is, if any.  And how   
   > old are you now?  Something like me?  No, you do not need to make a 30   
   > year bet.  You should have done that 50 years ago, if you had a   
   > message from god telling you all about apple.   
   >   
   > 10 thou in 1955 would be worth about 21 thou now.  If you had 21,000   
   > now  should you invest it in some wild hair up your ass chance?  No,   
   > no.  Tie your hands behind your back.  Don't let yourself do it.   
   >   
   The moral of the story is, if you have any cash, you should invest it,   
   so it increases in value. Don't just let it sit in the bank where it   
   loses value. Basic micro-economics. We studied this in school.   
    > >   
   >> How much does it cost to buy Apple stock today?   
   >>   
   >> Apple Inc. Stock Quote (U.S.: Nasdaq - MarketWatch $ 264.40   
      
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