This is just so very entertaining. Not sure anyone listened to Dave Ramsey last night, but it was hilarious. Basically telling the truth, that anyone who purchased facebook was stupid. Might as well go to the casino and play craps. The people demanding regulatory intervention are just plain stupid. Did you all know, that more IPO's go down in the first month then go up? IPO's are RISKY! It was a stupid purchase.
Just because everybody knows what facebook is, doesn't mean it is a good company to buy stock in. The multiple is ridiculous. Now some have pointed out that that is not everything, and they are correct. But for a company that has continually shown that they have no idea where to get revenue from other than advertising, it is a big deal. Facebook is not diversified, people think its user growth will be slowing in the coming future, and until they prove that they can innovate new products or new revenue streams, this stock doesn't deserve more than a 10-15 multiple like most other companies on the Nasdaq.
So people were stupid to buy it. Next time don't buy stocks, just because the news says its a good idea, or because you like to post pictures of your kids to the interwebs using it.
And if you lost money, I am sorry, but you knew the risk of an IPO, so don't complain about your own stupidity to anybody else but yourself.
Most of this was Dave's words, not mine, so take it for what it is worth. I just found it funny that he said stupid about 100 times in 5 minutes.