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June 11, 2007

Windfall Of The Week

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WHEN METS third baseman David Wright agreed to appear in ads for Vitamin Water last year, he didn't take cash. Instead, he took a 0.5% stake in the company. Good move. Coca-Cola recently agreed to buy the company for $4.1 billion. Wright's take was estimated at $20 million. He told the New York Post it's not quite that much but did concede that he was "extremely pleased."

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