06-04-2022, 06:13 AM
(06-04-2022, 05:32 AM)rnsmth Wrote:Well 50 years ago you were twice as old as me and that was about the time Ray was born. We are catching up fast Ron(06-03-2022, 09:28 PM)rayray Wrote:(06-03-2022, 07:15 PM)fenders53 Wrote:(06-03-2022, 01:52 PM)rnsmth Wrote: I have no problem holding GILD. It is down about 9% share price wise and its current yield is about 4.6% - and it is a safe dividend.Timing is everything. You might have a different opinion if your share s were down 50%+. Pretty sure total return the past 6yrs is actually negative. That is pretty horrible for somebody in the accumulation phase, during a bull market. It would have been hard to pick a worse major pharma stock.
'timing is everything'
yep--and fenders and i are getting shorter on time LOL
At the age of 70, I suspect I may be shorter on time than both of you