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Don't take investment advice from strangers and all that, but...

I bought a single share of AAPL in 1/2008. Then another share in 10/2008. I slowly expanded my investment as it split. It's the second-highest performing stock or fund I've owned over that 15yr period ($TSLA is the highest).

$AAPL pays a dividend. Reinvest the dividends and go long.

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Piling on, because not taking internet strangers' advice is good advice itself, but I was told one "buy what you use." If you like Apple and their products and believe in the company, own part of it. This isn't good advice in a silo, because it doesn't make a full portfolio, but I have stuck to it since I started investing and it's been generally good advice.

I didn't know this was an investment philosophy when I started investing, but it's exactly the approach I've taken!

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