This chapter stressed the importance of evaluating potential investments. Now it is your turn to try your skill at evaluating a potential investment in the Oppenheimer Main Street Midcap Fund A. Assume you could invest $10,000 in shares of this fund. To help you evaluate this potential investment, carefully examine Exhibit 135, which reproduces the Value Line research report for the Oppenheimer Main Street Midcap Fund A.

1. On July 15, 2015, shares in the Oppenheimer Main Street Midcap Fund A were selling for $30.15 per share. Using the internet or a newspaper, determine the current price for a share of this fund. Based on this information, would your investment have been profitable? (Hint: The symbol for this fund is OPMSX.)

------Assuming you purchased shares in the Oppenheimer Main Street Midcap Fund A on July 25, 2015, and based on your answer to the question 1, how would you decide if you want to hold or sell your shares? Explain your answer.