Saturday, June 11, 2011

Fun w. numbers- Investing: 3/11 vs 6/10

On Fri. March 11, 2011, the Dow closed at 12,044

On Fri. June 10, 2011, the Dow closed at 11,952

Did ya know:   In a period of three full months or 68 trading days, amid thousands of incessant hard-pushes by 'experts' on TV and in print media to Buy!, Buy!,  Invest, Invest!,  The market pretty much closed in just about the same spot..


Did ya know:  If you invested $20k into shares of Coca Cola on March 11th, you would have bought 306 shares at around $65.29 per share.  As of June 10th, Coke ended the trading day at $65.39 per share.

In three months, the stock went up a whole 10 cents per share.

The profit on your 3 month investment of $20k would have been a grand total of $30.60



Did ya know:  If you invested $20k into shares of Wal-Mart on March 11th, you would have bought 379 shares at $52.65 per share.   As of June 10th, Wal-Mart ended the trading day at $52.72 per share.

In three months, the stock went up a whole 7 cents per share

The profit on your 3 month investment of $20k would have been a grand total of  $26.53


Did ya know:  If you invested $20k into shares of Shell Oil on March 11th, you would have bought 290 shares at $68.78 per share.   As of June 10th, Shell ended the trading day at $68.80 per share.

In three months, the stock went up a whole 2 cents per share

The profit on your 3 month investment of $20k would have been a grand total of $5.80


Did ya know:  If you had worked a minimum wage $7.25/hr job on the side for 10 hours, you would have made just as much money as the dividends of all three stocks combined, and not put any of your precious money at risk.

Happy Investing...

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