"I figured, it can't be that hard, can it?" Even as she snapped up her $2-a-share stake in Google, she lost half of the Schwab account's value over the next 12 months by trying to invest in industries she didn't understand.
OWNERS of fractional shares in individual homes insist that a shared stake can be ideal for long-term ownership.
Like a roaring contagion that burns itself out, Islamic State will eventually succumb, but the Sunni constituency it has championed will remain hostile without a shared stake in running the country.
But if they can't get over that final hurdle and persuade enough people that they have a shared stake in this future, they will never realize their most ambitious goals.
More than a mere matter of building roads and bridges and increasing access to cheap energy, the WPA was about restoring a collective spirit, a shared stake, in constructing the sinews of a more competitive, prosperous country.
We must all believe we have a shared stake in being healthy and in meeting people where they are with the help that they need to thrive.
"I have [a share stake worth] £140m riding on it, which people tend to forget," said Sorrell, who received about 98% backing for his reappointment as chief executive.
It recently bagged $3 million through a deal that sees Animoca Brands take a 67percentt share stake in Deepcore's operating business and provide a check for its investment arm.
Its shares jumped 16p to 370.88p by the close on reports that Permira, which has built up a 14% share stake, is working on an offer, together with former executives of US drinks giant Coca-Cola.
So Drugstore.com sold a 24%, 12.7 million share stake to a group of bottom-fishing venture investors for $63 million.
