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   On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:22:56 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/19/2026 7:23 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:39:37 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/18/2026 9:11 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> 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?   
   >>>>   
   >>> No. I was fully vested at Dell and got bought out by Michael in a   
   >>> leveraged buyout deal with the public shares at $13.65 apiece. With the   
   >>> money I bought  house for investment.   
   >>   
   >> The real question is would you have known to do that.  I guess not.   
   >> You bought a house.   
   > >   
   >Warren Buffet says you need a diversified portfolio and real estate is a   
   >good investment. I should have reinvested in Apple stock - I would be a   
   >millionaire by now.   
      
   But you didn't do that.  How could you know?   
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   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
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   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
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