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What if I invested $1,000 into $CMG + $100 Bi-Monthly since IPO?? #investing

20 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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In this YouTube video, the narrator walks through a hypothetical long‑term investment in Chipotle Mexican Grill (ticker CMG). Starting with a $1,000 purchase at the 2006 IPO price of $22 per share and adding $100 every two months, the investment would be worth roughly $203,000 today after a 50‑for‑1 stock split. The video references the 2016 E. coli outbreak that caused a sharp stock decline, notes the pre‑split price peak of $4,776, and highlights the massive appreciation despite the scandal. The overarching message is that successful investing does not require genius; consistent, simple, buy‑and‑hold strategies can generate extraordinary returns.

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the E. coli scandal that happened to Chipotle Mexican Grill in 2016. Within one year of that scandal, Chipotle's stock price took a nosedive. But regardless of that scandal, if you would have put in $1,000 during the IPO in 2006 and skip a couple happy hours and put $100 bi-monthly contribution regularly, you would have had today approximately $203,000. Or let's take a look at 10 years ago with the same strategy. The stock recently split 50 to 1 approximately. Before the 50 to 1 split, the price went up to $4,776. When they initially IPO'd in 2006, the price was $22 a share. Why am I sharing this you aside from all the numbers mumbo jumbo? Because in investing, you don't need to be a genius. You need