If we had purchased $1000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, we would have $49.00 today.
If we had purchased $1000 of shares in AIG one year ago, we would have $33.00 today.
If we had purchased $1000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, we would have $0.00 today.
But---- if we had purchased $1000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, we would have received $214.00.
Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle.