What's the longest Stock You've ever let run wild in your account?

[atrp2biz]

Most of my holdings (>95%) are essentially perpetual holdings. I've had BRK.A since the 5-digit days and have GOOG and GOOGL from the split. I have 4 of the 5 major Canadian banks (all but CM). No intention of selling. I don't even sell covered calls on anything. I generally don't pay attention to that part of the portfolio. The market and that part of the portfolio could be up 3%, but that would piss me off cause it would likely hurt my 'options' portfolio.

I haven't updated in a few months, but these are my set-it-and-forget-it holdings.

 

[Swole15]

After reading your title I thought you meant letting a stock run wild into the red

 

[JesseJamesFinn1]

Telefonos de Mexico pink sheets.. Before being listed on NYSE

Did you trade Grupo Aeropuerto, Coke Femsa and Grupo Cemento during the surge in stocks going crazy? You made my day, had not thought of Telefonos in years, I did make some good money on it. I bought Cheyenne Software after they missed the Q plus had back-ended loaded their Qs so they got pounded in the ground. I bought in my ex-wife's account and let her hold it until Oracle or McAfee bought them out. People-soft was another stock I held until it got bought out too. Keep em coming, you know you held out for 5x or 10x baggers(Iomega, Force-Protection, GunLock), TAZR, CROX, Clearly Canadian, JDSU and other stocks like CKR buying at $1 only to sell out at $15 a few times.

 

[jj90]

That's not very honorable, I'm sure you have or had a mother, perhaps a sister, maybe one day a daughter, disgusting attitude.

As you judged him, I now judge you. Who made you the moral police?

Cry me a fucking river.

 

[FreakofNature]

As you judged him, I now judge you. Who made you the moral police?

Cry me a fucking river.

I speak up whenever I see injustice, he basically demoralized with his statement half the human race, does not make me the moral police, it makes me free and aware.

 

[1shooter]

I speak up whenever I see injustice, he basically demoralized with his statement half the human race, does not make me the moral police, it makes me free and aware.

I can see both points one guy cares a lot another not at all. Cool thing you guys can both live your lives how you see fit. Whatever makes you sleep at night right.

 

[Palindrome]

I bought many energy stocks earlier this year at the lows (CHK, UPL, COP, APA, SLB, OXY and a couple others).

I plan on holding them for years, some of these stocks have excellent yields and are up 70%+ already, some 4-6 fold since I bought.

My 2 cents on that play, if you feel like you bought "generational lows" there is no reason to ever sell.

 

[JesseJamesFinn1]

I bought many energy stocks earlier this year at the lows (CHK, UPL, COP, APA, SLB, OXY and a couple others).

I plan on holding them for years, some of these stocks have excellent yields and are up 70%+ already, some 4-6 fold since I bought.

My 2 cents on that play, if you feel like you bought "generational lows" there is no reason to ever sell.

What happens if you invest in a company where the paradigm leaving them struggling to survive? Amazon is like Walmart was, its a catagory killer wiping out the Malls. How do you avoid involving yourself in stocks with potentials to lose their edge or money like the MLPs did in 2015-2016 (VNR,BBEP,LINE,LNCO) if you by chance did own a stock or partnership?

 

[Handle123]

I Started in 1978, was advised to build a "core" of Computer and Cigarette stocks, Uncles told me both are either additive or the future, both would give excellent dividends, and cost back then was too much to do in/out trading like today. So much of stuff I got before 1985, I never sold and mostly likely will never sell. I love getting dividends, and why most stocks I buy for longer term they become like a gift to buy more stocks.

 

[Statistical Trader]

My great uncle bought Nortel Networks in the 1970s or possibly early 1980s and passed the stock on through the family. I remember some intense discussions in the family around 1999 as to whether to sell. I didn't want to get involved and I don't actually know what happened in the end. Enough time has passed now...I'm going to ask my mom what happened. Thanks for sparking the memory. Heck of a chart: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=NRTLQ#symbol=NRTLQ;range=