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4. This is an example of buy shares of companies that you know and like

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 01:32 PM

Aug 2020

All of our computers were Apple. Except for the early 80s when we had an Osborne.

Desktop Macs, Macbooks, iPads. Never iPod, nor Apple TV, nor Apple Watch nor iPhone.

But in December 2004 purchased 100 at... around 15, I think. The rest, as they say, is history. Sold some after every split but still own 250.. Always worried about one stock having too much percentage of the portfolio.

Than came the end of the month, July 31st, after we heard that the economy was tanking, I was looking at our holdings and... wow, what was going on? This was when Apple announced a 4:1 split, and a strong quarter. Jumped from 370 to 400.

Will take it..

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Wow, Apple is on fire! [View all] bif Aug 2020 OP

Bought a new IMac in 2008. safeinOhio Aug 2020 #1

I did an exercise: Converted all my Apple product purchases to stock purchases. Then I wept. n/t CincyDem Aug 2020 #2

Bought Apple stock at 7$ way back when packman Aug 2020 #3

I bought some back in the 1990's. SeattleVet Aug 2020 #5

This is an example of buy shares of companies that you know and like question everything Aug 2020 #4

I bought 100 shares back in the late 90s. bif Aug 2020 #6