Like Blockbuster, Sears, Circuit City, etc. If I bought then and if I sold then, I would have made moneyįor instance, if I bought Enron stock in Jan-99 and sold in Jan-01 I’d have made a 200% profit.īut if I waited a bit longer and sold in Dec-01 then it would be a 100% lossĪ solid investment should make money no matter when you bought …if you hold it long enough. Most investments can be classified as profitable if you look at a historical graph and say :