Enron employees were not required to buy Enron stock in their
retirement
plans. They did so because of one reason. Greed.

Is that why people buy XOM stock? Greed?

If you put your whole nestegg into XOM hoping to make a quick
killing, rather than choosing a well diversified portfolio that will
generate a safer, more modest return, yes. You have no one to blame
but yourself.

Is XOM stock suffering now or something? Let me guess...high fuel prices
and low demand are cutting into Exxon-Mobile profits.

-c