Apple at $400 will likely be the best value investment of my career.
Since June the 7 pieces has gone from $94/each up to today's value of $98.32/each, or $688.24 pre-split. If they invested at $400/share they'd have made +75% profit if they sold today ($288 profit/each). That is before taking into account inflation, tax, and opportunity costs.
If they owned their stock pre-2005 then they have experienced two splits and their stock is worth twice as much ($800) in the above estimations.
Can't change the past, but oh, there are times.
Didn't have nearly as much room as that house I coulda bought in SF. :-/
But I was gambling with it (it's the only time in my life I've bought a single company's stock like that), and I think in retrospect the result is quite good. I just can't shake away the "if only..." feeling. :-)
Despite my missed opportunity, I think the car is far better than any other vehicle on the road. There really is no comparison. 8-speed double-clutch automatic with paddle shifters? I prefer no transmission. I could go on and on.
Hopefully, someday in the distant future, all of our cars will be non-smoking.
I did end up buying at 280, 320, 500 though. Sold it all off just before the last split.
Even a tiny investment would've paid off easily even by the mid 2000s.
Today TSLA is worth at least 3x what I sold for, but I never would have held though all those ups and downs let alone for two decades. I didn't buy the stock as a real investment, just a little fun in a company I liked.
Still have it (well, them) :).