Jeremy Phillips's 247wallst.com article tracks a hypothetical woman who bought 1,000 Cisco shares at the March 27, 2000 peak of $80.06 and waited 25 years to break even, even though Cisco just reported its fastest revenue growth in more than 15 years — revenue up 24% to $18.52 billion, earnings up 40% to $1.40 a share, and a raised full-year forecast of $74.8–75.8 billion — while the stock fell 3.6% pre-market to $98.30 and five Wall Street firms cut price targets. Counting dividends, her shares were back to even in February 2025, but the article notes $80,060 in an S&P 500 fund with dividends reinvested would be worth about $637,198, and it recommends trimming a stock that dominates a retirement portfolio.