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Feb 2025
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February 2025 Mailbag: Simple Stocks

The Motley Fool
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Peter Lynch taught us to buy what we know. Can successful investing be that simple? And if we know and love the companies we own, how should we go about selling them? How are we supposed to remember why we bought these stocks in the first place? All this and more in month's mailbag!

Companies Mentioned: TTD, AXON, COST, AAPL

Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl

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