*about 4(?) more than where I think I will end up?
The most recent departure is a boring one: Wells Fargo (WFC). Sure, it pays a steady dividend, and Warren Buffett likes it, and it's the best bank in America...but that will get you less than one might think:
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This month's buys are what I (now) consider to be my staple dividend stocks: Apple (AAPL), Costco Wholesale (COST), Microsoft (MSFT), Nike (NKE), and Starbucks (SBUX).
Here's my current portfolio (buy, hold, and sell). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 11.70%
3D Systems (DDD) 9.89%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 9.09%
Amazon (AMZN) 8.84%
Alphabet (GOOGL) 8.34%
Facebook (FB) 5.66%
Twitter (TWTR) 5.19%
Stratasys (SSYS) 4.81%
Under Armour (UAA) 4.57%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 3.89%
Nike (NKE) 3.58%
Starbucks (SBUX) 2.80%
Chubb Limited (CB) 2.57%
Salesforce.com (CRM) 2.46%
Adobe Systems (ADBE) 2.32%
Microsoft (MSFT) 2.22%
Costco Wholesale (COST) 1.90%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.40%
Intel (INTC) 1.23%
Veolia Environnement (VEOEY) 1.07%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.04%
Autodesk (ADSK) 0.97%
American Water Works (AWK) 0.93%
Aqua America (WTR) 0.76%
Ansys (ANSS) 0.76%
Waste Management (WM) 0.69%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 0.67%
Coca-Cola (KO) 0.61%
