The second group absolutely counts.
This is just me, and yes I do occasionally trade swings, but a DGI stock is a stock I don't need to watch closely unless I choose to. I could buy a few shares a quarter for the next 40 quarters and not lose any sleep worrying much about them.
I wouldn't be thrilled if I were forced to load the boat with HD today (or even my beloved UTEs), but I'd sure have no problem dollar costing into them for years. They meet any reasonable measure of a true DGI stock. 3/4ths of your list does, and the rest are defendable.
This is just me, and yes I do occasionally trade swings, but a DGI stock is a stock I don't need to watch closely unless I choose to. I could buy a few shares a quarter for the next 40 quarters and not lose any sleep worrying much about them.
I wouldn't be thrilled if I were forced to load the boat with HD today (or even my beloved UTEs), but I'd sure have no problem dollar costing into them for years. They meet any reasonable measure of a true DGI stock. 3/4ths of your list does, and the rest are defendable.