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To: Bill from Wisconsin who wrote (170637)	6/9/2014 7:55:14 AM
From: Ryan Bartholomew	Respond to of 213176

the stock split now enables the stock to be used as currency in such a transaction Why couldn't the same have taken place without the split? Fractional shares or X-for-Y ratios are allowable. Your point about cash balances affecting overall ROI is a good one, however. Apple's recent buybacks, for now and in hindsight, boosted ROI because instead of earning essentially 0% interest, that portion of the cash earned what APPL's performance was, which is up double-digits since the buyback. Of course, when and if the stock falls/had fallen, the reverse would have been true. It's a decision to leverage, i.e., throw more eggs in one basket. That can turn out to be a good or bad thing, and either way, increases risk. For AAPL longs recently, that risk turned out to be a good thing.