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Old 12-29-2021, 11:38 AM
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Southern Company (SO).

Age 17.

Still like it today.........it's more like a bond than a stock.
Starting buying stocks at about age 50. At 1st, bought the main names - GE, MSFT, MOT, etc. The 1st big risk / reward stock was ImClone. Early on, it went up, then dropped precipitously. I followed it down and then it turned around and was a big winner for me. I became more like W. Buffet and tended to buy and HOLD for long periods. I made a big mistake and sold Apple after a big gain, but, looking back, I should have HELD. Buffet currently has Apple as a LT HOLD.