If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you will have $49.00 today.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have $33.00 today.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will have $0.00 today.

But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you will have received a $214.00.

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

Enjoy!

Ken (who is looking at his 101-K plan!!)

I knew I was on to something!!!! ;-)
~Christina

What a great idea. Feel great, make some money for yourself, and help out the economy.
I think you are on to something here.

Priceless!

I guess our new retirement plan is to sit around all night with a scattergun to protect the old copper gutters on our house. Some lowlife scavenger tore the downspouts off the garage last month.

You'd THINK this might make me feel better (after all, my savings are not down 90+% as in some of those examples).

But it doesn't! Oh well, gotta take your lumps with your goodies, I guess.

By the way, be sure to cash in those cans soon! Commodities (including aluminum) are taking a drubbing lately right along with stocks, oil, etc.

TommyLee, that sucks about the downspouts! People like that need a whuppin'.

I have to order supplies for the company I work for. I ordered some stuff about a month ago and it still hasn't gotten here. Turns out that they can't deliver because someone stole the catalytic converter off their delivery truck.