Why Apple Is In My Retirement Portfolio

Summary
Apple is a rare bird of a stock. It offers shareholders enormous growth, and cou
ld potentially become the next great dividend stock.
The company is the largest public company in the world, surpassing Exxon Mobil.
The raw fundamentals of this company are virtually incomparable.
Over the last several years, I have been all over the board when it comes to App
le (AAPL). During its parabolic rise in price about 2 years ago, I wrote several
articles urging investors to take some chips off the table, and then when it hi
t some low points, I suggested it might be time to buy the stock, which I did, b
ut not just for my growth portfolio. The stock seemed to have become a value sto
ck with a rather strong dividend, so I placed it in 3 of my portfolios, and have
held it ever since in 2 of the 3 portfolios I currently manage.
As of several months ago, I added APPL to my newest retirement portfolio, "Buy T
he Dips Portfolio", or BTDP. The stock is now going to be held for the very long
term in at least 3 out of 4 of my various portfolios, mainly for dividend incom
e investors, but with an eye towards another strong round of growth.
Apple Is More Than A Reborn Growth Stock, It Is Also A Future Dividend Champion
The recent shareholder-friendly moves that Apple has made should ignite even mor
e intense interest in the stock for both dividend-seeking investors, as well as
for growth investors.