(02-27-2021, 12:42 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(02-26-2021, 05:40 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: JNJ is a great example of why I like to buy and hold forever.  If you had bought that stock 10 years ago, the value of your investment would have tripled, and you would have also collected a nice fat dividend all the while.

My biggest financial regret is not investing in ROKU when we bought 6 devices in Jan 2019 when we cut the cord and switched over to YouTube TV --- I told my fam and friends that Roku was going to take off globally but it took me another 18 months when it was up to $160/share before I actually dove in.   The share price in Jan 2019 was ~$30  and is now $400.  A simple $25,000 investment in Jan 2019 would have yielded $325,000 (a 1,300% ROI in 2 freaking years). 

I think most savvy investors can say their ROI's over the past 10 years far exceed the 300% returns that JNJ would have offered.

One piece of advice that I'll give you.  NEVER ever buy a stock just because you like the product.  I've been there done that.  Buy what makes money.  I can't stand Micro$oft and don't personally use any of their products, yet I bought several hundred shares when the stock tanked (along with the rest of the market) last year.  The stock continues to rise and pays a decent dividend.

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