Facebook IPO - should you invest?

Should you stay away on IPO day? Here's how investors who participated in recent tech IPOS fared On IPO day... .retail investors paid, uh, retail... ..and didn't share in the ride up... .so, most opening-day investors have since fled the stock. Opening day return from offer price $45 Offer Price +42% 3 of 10 4 of 10 3 of 10 May 19, 2011 Avg purchase price Average return for investors who sold on opening day LNKD $98 -3% Linked In O $110 Current Price Return for thoșe who haven't sold +11% Still holding Sold since opening day Sold on opening day O $16 +9% 3 of 10 4 of 10 2 of 10 Jun 15, 2011 $21 -20% Padora O $10 -50% 이 $ 20 +30% 3 of 10 4 of 10 2 of 10 Nov 4, 2011 GRPN O $28 -8% Groupon O $12 -50% 이 $ 12 +25% 3 of 10 4 of 10 2 of 10 Dec 13, 2011 JIVE O $14 +4% Jive O $18 +28% O $10 -5% 3 of 10 4 of 10 2 of 10 Dec 16, 2011 ZNGA $10 -7% Zynga O $8 -20% O $15 +25% 3 of 10 4 of 10 2 of 10 Feb 3, 2012 YELP $24 +1% Yelp o $20 -20%