By buying at $650, Arthur had unlocked a double-sided gold mine:
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Arthur wasn’t a gambler, but he loved a good fire sale. While everyone else was chasing the booming tech stocks of the early 90s, Arthur was digging through the wreckage of a massive regional utility company that had suffered a catastrophic (but ultimately fixable) technical failure. Its corporate bonds, originally issued at a of $1,000, had plummeted to $650 . By buying at $650, Arthur had unlocked a