Imagine investing $1,000 in a stock that seems to have a lot of promise. You watch the stock move higher, then lower, then higher again. However, you remain steadfast throughout the volatility and hang on for the ride. Twenty-eight years go by. You look at your brokerage account to find that your initial$1,000 investment is now worth nearly $2.25 million. This isn't a pie-in-the-sky scenario. Anyone who bought$1,000 worth of Amazon's (AMZN 1.62%) shares at its initial public offering on May 15, 1997, and ...