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 +0.21%) 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 1.01%), 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

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$4.1T
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$277.55
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