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   On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:37:32 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/18/2026 5:26 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:10:33 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> 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.   
   >>   
   >> The illusion is that it will increase in value.  The truth is that   
   >> most people who invest in the market loose money.   
   >>   
   >Most people don't invest in the stock market. The key word is: interest.   
      
   4% is a pittance.   Most people don't invest in the stock market but   
   the most of the ones who do loose money.   
      
   >   
   >US Series I Savings Bonds: 4.03% annual interest rate. Bonds can be   
   >cashed after 1 year. Bonds earn interest for 30 years.   
   >   
   >For Series I bonds, the fixed rate stays the same for the 30-year life   
   >of the bond. Series EE bonds are guaranteed to at least double in value   
   >if held for 20 years   
   > >   
   >   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> How much does it cost to buy Apple stock today?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Apple Inc. Stock Quote (U.S.: Nasdaq - MarketWatch $ 264.40   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
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