A New Green Investment Strategy for Our Confused Readers

by Lee Sigelman on October 14, 2008 · 5 comments

in Frivolity

Now that you’ve pulled all your money out of what used to be your bank, you need a new investment strategy. And being environmentally conscious, you’d like your strategy to be colored green. So here’s the deal, based on a new strategy that’s making its rounds on the web.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago,you would have $49.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you would have $33.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you would have $0.00 today.

But if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drunk all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you would receive $214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily and recycle. It is called the 401-Keg.

Also bear in mind that a recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means that, on average, we get about 41 miles to the gallon! Makes you proud to be an American!

[Hat tip to Zsuzsa Csergo]

{ 5 comments }

superdude October 15, 2008 at 3:08 pm

LOL!

I’m heading to straight to the liquor store after work!

Matt Jarvis October 15, 2008 at 4:32 pm

Flawless logic, Lee.

Doug October 15, 2008 at 10:01 pm

So you want to lower the drinking age?

LFC October 15, 2008 at 11:26 pm

LOL — ditto.

claker October 16, 2008 at 12:36 pm

In the Chinese blogsphere, the following joke is making its round:

You should not invest in the stock market. Otherwise you would

Enter with a BMW and leave on a bicycle

Enter in a western suit and leave in a bikini

Enter as management and leave as labor

Enter with a PhD and leave as a dimwit

Enter as a tiger and leave as a housecat

Enter holding a dog leash and leave on a dog leash

Enter as the Brazilian soccer team and leave as the Chinese soccer team

……

For more, see here: http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/china/

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