From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:15:00 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/18/2026 4:39 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >> On 2/18/26 1:43 PM, 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.   
   >>>   
   >>> How much does it cost to buy Apple stock today?   
   >>>   
   >>> Apple Inc. Stock Quote (U.S.: Nasdaq - MarketWatch $ 264.40   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> if u can predict the future then u can predict the future   
   >>   
   >Remember the future. You may be onto something!   
   >   
   >Today a $10,000 CD can earn anywhere from under $1 to over $600 in a   
   >year, depending on the Annual Percentage Yield (APY); at current   
   >competitive rates (around 4-4.1%), you'd earn roughly $400-$410.   
   >   
   >The original iPhone went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007,   
   >at 6:00 p.m.   
   >   
   >Investing $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) stock in 2006 would have yielded   
   >massive, market-crushing returns, potentially turning that investment   
   >into over $100,000 by 2025/2026 due to the iPhone launch and subsequent   
   >growth   
      
   That's great.  Did you do that?   
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