I would not be buying it to "flip" in the short term, and there would be a slew of speculative stocks I could have purchased (Citi, Bank of America, Ford Modor Cmpany) that would have made more than a 11.7% return in the last 24 months.
I bought Citigroup in spring of '09 for 3.27, today it's 4.13. 26% gain, If I'm doing the math right. What I'm really hoping for is the day it gets back up to 40+!
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