In this video, Motley Fool tech and telecom editor Erin Kennedy sits down with Fool tech analyst Andrew Tonner to tell us how she picked Apple (AAPL +0.07%) for her first stock purchase. She discusses how she sees it as a great company with a straightforward business model, contrasting it with Google (GOOG 0.67%), a tech giant with many moving parts. When Apple's valuation dropped, she finally decided to jump in.
My First Stock: Apple
By Erin Kennedy and Andrew Tonner – Jan 16, 2013 at 6:00PM
NASDAQ: AAPL
Apple

Market Cap
$4.0T
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Current Price
$269.00
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