When I first started investing I let my then adviser talk me into WFC. I don't think they were paying a dividend back then, or it wasn't much of one if they were. I wasn't in love with it when I bought it but I had a lot of trust in the woman advising me and she was really a believer. So I went with it, but just a couple of hundred shares. It just sat there in my portfolio for years before I noticed that it had slowly been gaining share price, was paying a dividend and split. It's steadily grown, split and increased the dividend over the years to where it's the biggest single issue in my portfolio and by far the biggest source of dividend income. I love it - best thing I ever got talked into decision I ever made. I hate the fact that I have to make some sales to trim it's size in the portfolio, but even with this consistent winner I don't think it's wise to have too many eggs in one basket.
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"If everything is under control, you are going too slow." - Mario Andretti
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