(This is common in men, whereas women tend to have extra fat deposited in the hips and thighs.) So to target this specific area and create specific goals, you need to know the measurement of your midsection. Wrap a tape measure around your abdomen at the widest area of your love handles and record the measurement.
Here's the scoop. Microsoft's $150 million investment netted the company 150,000 shares of preferred stock, convertable to common shares of Apple stock at a price of $8.25, redeemable after a three year period. By 2001, Microsoft had converted all of its shares into common stock, netting the company approximately 18.1 million shares.
Microsoft is a tech bellwether that had its stock market debut in 1986 for $21 per share. Trading under the symbol MSFT on the Nasdaq, it's a stock whose price rose enough between 1987 and 2003 to warrant nine separate splits. It also showed the power of long-term returns. Investors who acquired 100 shares of Microsoft at the IPO price and held through the stock's 1999 high had returns beyond $1 million.