I'll grudgingly admit the Monte Hall problem is beyond my brain.
I do understand that one doesn't have to sell a stock to have a loss. If you buy a dog and he dies, don't you have a loss? Or do you have to put Fido's carcass on the market?
Wowser, I was looking into Stryker. 60 Times earnings! My somewhat similar Danaher Corp trades at 48 times. Nowadays one pays for a pedigreed investment.
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