If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ...

Here is the article written on March 10, 2011, 8:52 AM PST

I like to write down some notes.

1. Thursday, March 13, 1986, Microsoft, $61 million - initial public offering, 30 years old Bill Gates

2. A story to tell, if 100 share with $21 offer price was purchased in 1986. After 25 years, it worths 0.75 million dollars.

100 share
 $21 offer price
25 years

After 25 years
2011,
28,800 shares
nine stock splits,
0.75 million dollars

Nine stock splits - Here is the page to look up