Yes. I knew someone who got bought out about a year prior to the tech stock crash of 2000. He had a chance to cash out all his stocks about a month before the

Yes. I knew someone who got bought out about a year prior to the tech stock crash of 2000. He had a chance to cash out all his stocks about a month before the crash, but didn't. It did not end well for him (divorce, no $2.3M home, no car, no money, etc.).