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# If You Invested $1,000 in AAPL Stock Right Before the 2008 Market Crash, Here’s What You’d Have Today • 2008 was marked by one of the worst stock market crashes in history. • Now, as investors are worried that another crash is imminent, there may be new opportunities. • Here’s how much a$1,000 bet on Apple (AAPL) during the first crash would have yielded.

## It Pays to Wait

In 2009, CNBC calculated what an investment in Apple made one decade ago would have yielded. In May 2009, AAPL was still struggling. Though it had slightly rebounded since the previous year’s crash, it still hadn’t broken $5 per share. According to the outlet’s calculations: If you invested in Apple 10 years ago, that decision would have paid off. According to CNBC calculations, a$1,000 investment made on May 1, 2009, would be worth as of midday May 1, 2019, for a total return of more than 1,200%.

A $12,000 ROI is certainly a profitable investment but a$40,000 one is much better. The underlying consensus is that it pays to purchase a stock when markets are at their worst, even as bearish energy abounds. That means the time to buy is now.

Purchasing AAPL stock just a few months earlier and keeping it in the market for a few years longer would have allowed investors to increase their profit by more than 3x. Investors can also take comfort in the fact that a $1,000 investment made in APPL on Sept. 29, 2008, would be worth more than an investment in Amazon. made on the same day. According to InvestorPlace calculations, the same investment in AMZN would have generated an ROI of more than$36,000. While that figure is impressive, it’s still not as high as Apple’s return.

On the date of publication, Samuel O’Brient did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.

Samuel O’Brient has been covering financial markets and analyzing economic policy for three-plus years. His areas of expertise involve electric vehicle (EV) stocks, green energy and NFTs. O’Brient loves helping everyone understand the complexities of economics. He is ranked in the top 15% of stock pickers on TipRanks.