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Old 12-28-2021, 05:30 PM
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Bought Earth Resources in 1975 @ $14. Saw it go up to $19 within in a few weeks and then it dropped to $11. About a year later it rallied to $14 and I sold it. Woohoo - I broke even! After that I invested in larger companies.
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