OT - Retirement Planning - The Orange Mane

Falconer · 07-06-2007, 08:51 AM

If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one
Year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.

With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the
Original $1000.00.

With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left.

If you had purchased $1000 of Delta Air Lines
Stock you would have $49.00 left.

But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer
One year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the
Aluminum recycling REFUND, You would have had $214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment
Advice is to drink heavily and recycle.

It's called the 401-Keg Plan

I don't actually drink, but I found this pretty funny.

Beantown Bronco · 07-06-2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Falconer

But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer One year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the
Aluminum recycling REFUND, You would have had $214.00.

Funny concept, but I'm curious about the math (were the guys at Enron doing the math by any chance?).

$214 refund....at $.05 per can refund means you returned 4,280 cans. That would be 142 - 30 packs.....I'd like to know where one could go (or what type of beer one is drinking) to be able to buy 142 - 30 packs for $1,000. That's just $7 per 30 pack.

Orange_Beard · 07-06-2007, 09:19 AM

Think I will stick with my current plan....

Hotrod · 07-06-2007, 09:56 AM

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fontaine · 07-06-2007, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beantown Bronco

Funny concept, but I'm curious about the math (were the guys at Enron doing the math by any chance?).

$214 refund....at $.05 per can refund means you returned 4,280 cans. That would be 142 - 30 packs.....I'd like to know where one could go (or what type of beer one is drinking) to be able to buy 142 - 30 packs for $1,000. That's just $7 per 30 pack.

Kegs can be sold back for anything from $15-$55 depending on damage, quality and size.

So if you sold back or recycled 4-5 good quality kegs you would get back the $200 bucks easy. Hence the name 401 keg plan.

Get with the plan!

Odysseus · 07-06-2007, 02:38 PM

I was trying to get an investment club started here where we TALKED about investments and compared notes but it got top heavy slipped into a coma and then died of natural causes. I think it would kicks to play around on paper with an IMAGINARY $10,000 (or more) and see what people get as results.

I think the most important thing is learning about this stuff. I wanted to use www.stockcharts.com and just play with it but everyone was more interested in organizing than sharing information.

Thanks for this. I didn't crunch the numbers but they sound close.

Paladin · 07-06-2007, 04:08 PM

The only way to organize an investment club with friends and associates is to establish an LLC. Taxes pass to the members, and the company can have a life of its own, and there is no further risk to the members.....

Fun way to do it.

Odysseus · 07-06-2007, 08:19 PM

Another discussion murdered by the hand of knowledge.

07-06-2007, 08:51 AM	#1
Falconer Perennial Pro-bowler This day is for you Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 923	OT - Retirement Planning If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one Year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the Original $1000.00. With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left. If you had purchased $1000 of Delta Air Lines Stock you would have $49.00 left. But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer One year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the Aluminum recycling REFUND, You would have had $214.00. Based on the above, the best current investment Advice is to drink heavily and recycle. It's called the 401-Keg Plan I don't actually drink, but I found this pretty funny.

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07-06-2007, 09:19 AM	#3
Orange_Beard Over Jay Cutler Todd Snider Rules! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Leucadia, CA Posts: 7,836 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tony Scheffler	Think I will stick with my current plan....

07-06-2007, 09:56 AM	#4
Hotrod Self Appointed Expert aka Dortoh Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25,136 Adopt-a-Bronco: Miss I	http://gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/Virt...to/tickets.jpg

07-06-2007, 02:38 PM	#6
Odysseus Fan of the home team Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Durango, Colorado Posts: 12,107 Adopt-a-Bronco: Mark Schlereth	I was trying to get an investment club started here where we TALKED about investments and compared notes but it got top heavy slipped into a coma and then died of natural causes. I think it would kicks to play around on paper with an IMAGINARY $10,000 (or more) and see what people get as results. I think the most important thing is learning about this stuff. I wanted to use www.stockcharts.com and just play with it but everyone was more interested in organizing than sharing information. Thanks for this. I didn't crunch the numbers but they sound close.

07-06-2007, 04:08 PM	#7
Paladin Ring of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,150	The only way to organize an investment club with friends and associates is to establish an LLC. Taxes pass to the members, and the company can have a life of its own, and there is no further risk to the members..... Fun way to do it.

07-06-2007, 08:19 PM	#8
Odysseus Fan of the home team Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Durango, Colorado Posts: 12,107 Adopt-a-Bronco: Mark Schlereth	Another discussion murdered by the hand of knowledge.