Originally Posted by Rain Man:
My biggest is probably still Google, but Nvidia is really close. Or maybe even the top now.
As a buy and hold guy in general, it's probably no surprise that my biggest holdings are Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon. Right now, I've got as much in CDs as those four stocks combined, though.
Great blue chips with those.
My biggest are Paypal, Amazon, Google and United Wholesale Mortgage (UWMC). [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Great blue chips with those.
My biggest are Paypal, Amazon, Google and United Wholesale Mortgage (UWMC).
I need to start taking some wins and move more conservative, but this year has been a good year to have the tech stocks, so I keep letting them ride. [Reply]
Netflix is my #1. Bought a small position about 20 years ago. With the exception of selling off some to purchase a car a few years ago, I've held the entire time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by myselff77:
Netflix is my #1. Bought a small position about 20 years ago. With the exception of selling off some to purchase a car a few years ago, I've held the entire time.
That tells us all we need to know.
I got into the Netflix game late, and I'm actually down a little bit on it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
LLY is crushing, $500 per share this morning.
Honestchieffan is having a really good day today.
I have a small amount of LLY based on his recommendation a while back. I've got a pretty decent sized holding in nvo, which has been a great stock for me, and it's having the same bump today. Weight loss drugs got some good news today. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Great blue chips with those.
My biggest are Paypal, Amazon, Google and United Wholesale Mortgage (UWMC).
I need to check out UWMC. Never heard of them and they might be a good one to add next. Still debating between Campbell Soup, P&G, J&J, or McCormick. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
That tells us all we need to know.
I get into the Netflix game late, and I'm actually down a little bit on it.
Netflix was actually one of my first trades after opening an Ameritrade account. Unfortunately I was young and didn't have the money to invest more. Other than really liking Netflix as a subscriber, I was obviously very lucky on that pick.
Another one I've held for a long time is McDonalds. I bought it after the movie Supersize Me tanked the price a bit. I figured there was no way they movie would hold the price down long term. It's performed well, but the mistake I made was McDonalds owned Chipotle at the time. When they split off they gave stock holders the option of keeping the stock all in McDonalds or splitting it and getting shares of Chipotle. I didn't bother splitting it up missing out on a great Chipotle run. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tredadda:
I need to check out UWMC. Never heard of them and they might be a good one to add next. Still debating between Campbell Soup, P&G, J&J, or McCormick.
I've been thinking about divesting myself of JNJ. They're in a continual battle over those talc lawsuits. JNJ was one of the first stocks I ever owned, and I've held it for 30 years with positive but unimpressive results.
I bought some PG about five years ago and it's been solid. Not a moon shot by any means, but a good low-risk return with (Lew, shield your eyes) a nice dividend. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
I've been thinking about divesting myself of JNJ. They're in a continual battle over those talc lawsuits. JNJ was one of the first stocks I ever owned, and I've held it for 30 years with positive but unimpressive results.
I bought some PG about five years ago and it's been solid. Not a moon shot by any means, but a good low-risk return with (Lew, shield your eyes) a nice dividend.
Appreciate that feedback and that makes sense regarding JNJ. I always thought they were a solid, stable stock. Didn’t really think about those lawsuits, but that could be significant. I feel like my portfolio is too tech heavy and I am trying to see how I can diversify more. [Reply]