rick,

No criticism was intended by my post. It was just an account of something that I had experienced. 

We all seem to have similar ideas about investing in equities but the details of our individual trading strategies or the particular shares that we buy can be all over the map. That is why I enjoy so much all the comments of you regulars.

For me I have progressed beyond the traditional buy-and-hold to something more like = Buy, Hold, and Forget. As I age I am less and less interested in doing the work necessary to keep on top of my investments. It is not so much laziness as it is a stark realization of my own mortality. I have so many other interests to pursue in my retirement that I am willing to sacrifice the time I formerly spent on stock market research.

Not too lazy, however, to read the comments of you sage investors.