Maggie's Farm

Sadly, I once had the opportunity years ago to buy into the initial Apple stock offering. At the time some of my college buddies and I were taking an investment class. Our weekly assignment was to pick certain stocks and track our success. My friend heard about a couple guys that were developing microcomputer technology out of their garage. He was adamant that I should invest actual money in the company. I even went so far as to call my dad for advice. Dad was a typical conservative banker, and as such had no faith in the stock market. He essentially told me not to waste my time or money. Who knows what that stock might be worth today?

Unfortunately my dad is not one of those rich guys! The irony is that his pension and 401K investments did quite well. You are right though, in the fact that the stock market is essentially a form of legalized gambling.

On another note, my father also talked me into becoming an accountant instead of a writer. Perhaps that was a good thing!