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Old 07-06-2008, 09:05 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Re: GM shares fall below $10 for first time since 1954

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Originally Posted by 2002 Caddy View Post
Do the math... Don't you remember gramps telling you stories about nickle candy bars?

$10 in 1954 dollars is worth $125 dollars in 2008 based on simple interest (or ~$90 based on CPI)

If GM was trading between 90 and 125 no-one on this site would be posting any complaints about anything...

BTW if you base growth on the DOW index... a $10 stock in 1955 would be worth ~$300 today...

$10 a share in 1955 was not cheap... that was blue chip royalty.

My parents bought their house in 1965. Paid 13,500 for it... Sold it two years ago for $890,000...
Boy property was cheap in the mid 60's
I assumed the $10 1954 share price was adjusted for inflation.
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