If you had purchased $1,000 worth of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have $49.00 today.
If you had purchased $1,000 worth of shares in AIG one year ago, you would have $33.00 today.
If you had purchased $1,000 worth of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you would have $0.00 today.

But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the
aluminum cans for a recycling refund, you would have $214.00 today.

Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle.