Stock Portfolio

I bought three shares of Microsoft as an investment or a trade. They have a $0.23 quarterly dividend. Looking at a graph of their history, they've had a relative increase over the past year. There was a sharp jump and a couple dollars fall during the summer but since then have continued to rise. I believe their stock will continue to rise throughout the holiday seasons. After the new year, if it has reached a 15% increase, I will sell, therefore making it a trade. If not, but it the stock is still doing well, I will continue and it will be an investment.

I bought two shares of Apple as an investment. They have a $3.05 quarterly dividend. Over the past five years, they have had a constant increase. Over the past 1-2 year(s) it has been up and down, but I believe the stock will continue to increase in the future. Apple isn't a company that is going anywhere. People will continue to buy iPhones and iPads. As schools integrate more technology into their education, there is the possibility of iPads being a part of the integration. The goal for this investment would probably be %15. If the stock reached that, I would consider selling one of my stocks.