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To: yofal who wrote (161118)	10/30/2013 10:57:28 AM
From: rnsmth	2 Recommendations Recommended By dominoe Road Walker Respond to of 213172

Memories Yes, I did that in May 2012 :) By May 2013 I had closed almost all my Apple calls and LEAPs and was well on my way to the current 30 position dividend growth stock portfolio (DGR) - and I have written about that multiple times here and on other Apple and non-Apple venues. In another week I will be fully retired. Between pensions, SS and dividend income we will have enough to enjoy the next 20-30 years of life if we stay healthy. Apple's gains, particularly from 2009 through the early days of 2013 made early retirement possible, and I consider myself very fortunate. In some ways, I feel like I am the man who robbed the bank at Monte Carlo. Thanks for the memories ;) Fellow wrote a blog on his process recently. Mine mirrors his pretty well, if anyone is interested. Our Apple position is about 5% of our portfolio, so it is a bit overweight, but after the next two rollovers into our IRA, it will become a bit under 3%. As long as it continues to have good dividend growth, it will stay there, but with its low dividend the dividend growth will need to above or near 10% a year for some years.