In Feb 2013, I had a "financially savvy" friend tell me to avoid APPL. He went as far as to say they would likely NOT EXIST as a company in less than 10 years. HAH!!
I sold half of what I had... Now wish I hadn't.
I would have sold all, except for the advice of my son. He was convinced that APPL was on solid financial footing. I paid a lot of money to have my son educated on finance issues... His advice, so far, has been exceptional.