Beer Still A Good Investment

If you had invested $10,000 in news paper stocks it would not be worth as much as the deposits on kegs of beer.

Fifty-five half-kegs of Budweiser ($105 each, plus a $75 deposit per keg three years ago) would net you 22 full kegs and $4,125 in deposits after consumption.

Here are some of his results, showing how much money you would end up with today after a $10,000 investment in 2005:

• Media General Co.: $1,833
• Gannett Co.: $1,853
• McClatchy Co.: $647.76
• The New York Times Co.: $4,822.22 (the only winner here over beer)