MDRX
VERADIGM INC
stock OTC

The answer is that you don't have the intelligence to invest in individual stocks. Not actual IQ, rather information. Those boards are closed to the public, the CEOs lie and obfuscate, or are truly ignorant about what happens in their company.
Do I have individual equities in my portfolio? Yes. But most of what I have are in indexes: SPY, OEF, DIA, ONEQ QQQM, DAX.
The top three performers for me in individual equities are: COST, AAPL, BRK.B, I also have some JPM, and a bunch of shit stocks that are play stocks.
I use AAPL and COST all the time, so I know they will delight their customers and keep them for the long haul. JPM is historical, and the shit stocks, like MDRX were bets that I just can't let go of.
MDRX, for 14 years they screwed up their company, for a good portion of that time they didn't know what their financials were, but continued reporting. They finally got caught and got delisted. They have been 2.5 years? since delisting and still can't provide audited guidance on their quarterlies. That is what I mean but you don't have the intelligence of what is going on in the company.

The answer is that you don't have the intelligence to invest in individual stocks. Not actual IQ, rather information. Those boards are closed to the public, the CEOs lie and obfuscate, or are truly ignorant about what happens in their company.
Do I have individual equities in my portfolio? Yes. But most of what I have are in indexes: SPY, OEF, DIA, ONEQ QQQM, DAX.
The top three performers for me in individual equities are: COST, AAPL, BRK.B, I also have some JPM, and a bunch of shit stocks that are play stocks.
I use AAPL and COST all the time, so I know they will delight their customers and keep them for the long haul. JPM is historical, and the shit stocks, like MDRX were bets that I just can't let go of.
MDRX, for 14 years they screwed up their company, for a good portion of that time they didn't know what their financials were, but continued reporting. They finally got caught and got delisted. They have been 2.5 years? since delisting and still can't provide audited guidance on their quarterlies. That is what I mean but you don't have the intelligence of what is going on in the company.