Monday, September 9, 2013

Getting Some Money Back from Tyco Stock

When Tyco stock cratered a little over a decade ago, I was one of many investors who lost a lot of money. Tyco was sued for allegedly overstating their financial results and paid a $50 million settlement. A couple of years ago I was invited to share in the spoils of this settlement.

I had thought that my claims were rejected but was pleased to receive a small cheque in the mail recently. My share of the settlement was only 0.18% of my losses on Tyco stock, but somehow it felt good to get this token amount. At $18 returned for each $10,000 I lost on Tyco stock, this settlement doesn’t make up for much, but it gave me a warm feeling anyway.

I don’t miss my days of poring over company financial statements looking for stocks to buy. I don’t expect to participate in any more investor lawsuits.

3 comments:

  1. Ouch. I'm glad you didn't have your life savings in any one stock....especially since it's taken 10 years just to know you're not getting them back.

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    1. @Bet Crooks: I never expected to get much of my losses back, but I thought I might get more than 0.18%. Oh well.

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  2. Now I understand (more) why you're not a big fan of individual stock ownership. I'd be the same for sure. Nice to read about some small solace from that mess.

    Mark

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