Rob Gronkowski forgot he invested in Apple in 2014 and was shocked to see what his $69,000 had turned into

Rob Gronkowski, a former NFL star and four-time Super Bowl champion, made one of the best decisions of his life when he invested in Apple in 2014.

After the investment, he all but forgot about it, too focussed on his NFL career.

This meant it sat untouched and growing behind the scenes.

And unbeknownst to the former NFL player, that $69,000 was soon worth a lot more.

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Rob Gronkowski And his Apple investment

The investment was made by Gronkowski when he was just 25 years old, and his NFL career had only started.

At that time, he was building his 4,486-square-foot home in Foxborough, Massachusetts, when his contractor repeatedly urged him to buy Apple stock.

“Get Apple. Get Apple,” the contractor would say every time they met.

Initially hesitant, Gronkowski finally gave in after hearing the advice dozens of times.

And little did he know, that leap of faith would change his financial future forever.

The stock’s value tripled within a few years, growing to $250,000.

Gronkowski sold part of it but wisely held onto the rest.

Today, his Apple shares have ballooned to around $600,000.

And that’s with him all but forgetting about the investment too.

Celebrity investments

While Gronkowski was lucky to have made a good investment on the advice of others, not all celebrities have been as fortunate.

Ahem, remember Justin Bieber’s $1.3m Bored Ape NFT that lost 95 percent of its value back in July 2023?

Bieber was just one of a long list of celebrities to jump on board the Bored Ape trend.

And he certainly wasn’t the only one to lose money from it either.

Interestingly, Gronkowski is also known to never spend a penny of his NFL earnings.

Instead, he lives off endorsement deals, appearances, and business ventures – another trait of his good financial management.