Monica, Perhaps if folks would cool their tool and look at this over view of Washington Mutual's Historic Stock Price and numerous stock splits they would stop the BS and insults.
www.1stock1.com/1stock1_281.htm
Sorry that the information doesn't print out properly, but if you have any smarts at all you can see the value that was there.
Washington Mutual, Inc. (WM) Yearly Returns
Year
Beginning Price
Ending Price
Gain or Loss
Percent Gain or Loss
1984
13.25
11.625
-1.625
-12.26%
1985
11.625
17.125
5.50
47.31%
1986
17.125
34.50*
17.375
101.46%
1987
23.00
21.875*
-1.8125
-7.88%
1988
14.125
14.00
-0.125
-0.88%
1989
14.00
18.625
4.625
33.04%
1990
18.625
12.125
-6.50
-34.90%
1991
12.125
33.75
21.625
178.35%
1992
33.75
50.4375*
16.6875
49.44%
1993
33.625
36.1875*
2.5625
7.62%
1994
24.125
16.875
-7.25
-30.05%
1995
16.875
28.875
12.00
71.11%
1996
28.875
43.3125
14.4375
50.00%
1997
43.3125
63.8125
20.50
47.33%
1998
63.8125
57.5625*
-6.25
-9.79%
1999
38.375
25.875
-12.50
-32.57%
2000
25.875
53.0625
27.1875
105.07%
2001
53.0625
49.05*
-4.0125
-7.56%
2002
32.70
34.53
1.83
5.60%
2003
34.53
40.12
5.59
16.19%
2004
40.12
42.28
2.16
5.38%
2005
42.28
43.50
1.22
2.89%
2006
43.50
45.49
1.99
4.57%
2007
45.49
13.61
-31.88
-70.08%
2008
13.61
0.00
-13.61
-100.00%
*The 1986 ending price for Washington Mutual has been adj. for a 3 for 2 stock split.
*The 1987 ending price for Washington Mutual has been adj. for a 3 for 2 stock split.
*The 1992 ending price for Washington Mutual has been adj. for a 3 for 2 stock split.
*The 1993 ending price for Washington Mutual has been adj. for a 3 for 2 stock split.
*The 1998 ending price for Washington Mutual has been adj. for a 3 for 2 stock split.
*The 2001 ending price for Washington Mutual has been adj. for a 3 for 2 stock split.
Calculations do not reflect any dividends paid or any stock spinoffs from original stock. Taxes and commissions are not factored into calculations. Data is property o