How NFL legend Rob Gronkowski made a nearly 1,000% profit on his first-ever stock investment – after forgetting he owned the shares

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Gronkowski bought the shares in 2014 after calling his financial advisor and telling him to close the deal. He may not have intended to buy and hold the shares, but that’s exactly what happened. Maybe Gronkowski was so busy having fun that he forgot about his investment. “And then all of a sudden I forgot,” Gronkowski said.

“Then it’s about two and a half years later and the shares are worth $250,000,” Gronkowski continued. He ended the story of his investing adventure by telling Fortune: “So I sold the portion of the $69,000 that I bought and now, as of today, I have over $600,000 in Apple stock, all because of that Investment.” I started in 2014 not knowing what I was doing, just listening to the man who built my house.

It’s an incredible story, and fortunately for Gronkowski, his contractor gave him a good tip. However, you should be more careful about where you get your investment advice. Unlike Rob Gronkowski, you probably don’t have a $70 million cushion to fall back on. However, Gronkowski’s successful entry into stock trading shows how lucrative the right investment can be.

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