While I typically do not attempt to give out investment advice, this is something I can really get behind.
If you bought $1000 worth of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.
If you bought $1000 worth of Budweiser (the beer, not the stock) one year ago, drank all the beer, and traded in the cans for the nickel deposit, you would have $79.00.
My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.