“For it will be
like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to
them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another
one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.

He who had received the five
talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.

So also
he who had the two talents made two talents more.

But he who had received the one
talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money.

Now after a long time the master of
those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who had
received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more,
saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have
made five talents more.’

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful
servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

There was an investor who was taking a trip to an area where
he couldn’t see the stock market results. His practice was to invest in
start-up companies and purchased stock to help them get started.

He selected three companies in which to invest. From the
first, A, he purchased 500 shares at $10 per share.

From the second company, B, he purchased 200 shares at $10 ashare.

And from the third company, C, he purchased 100 shares at $10 a share.

When the investor returned, he checked on the value of his
investments. He found that the first company’s, A, stock price had increased
to $50 per share. The investor, impressed, decided to purchase more stock
from company A. The second company's, B, stock had increased to $20 a share, and the third company's, C, stock was still at $10 a share.

So the investor sold his stock in the third company, C, and with the proceeds bought more shares from company A.