The young pharmacist was impressed with the elderly gentleman who had been a regular customer in the pharmacy for some time. It was obvious that he was rich and been successful. The young pharmacist was interested in receiving some investment advice and wanted to seek his counsel. One day in a casual conversation the young pharmacist asked the rich old man how he made his money. The old guy looked the young pharmacist straight in the eye and said, "Well, I'll tell you son, it was 1932, the depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel. I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold it for ten cents.
The next morning I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and that night I sold them for 20 cents. I continued this system for the rest of the month and I accumulated a fortune of $12.80. Then my wife's great uncle died without a will and she inherited two million dollars.