“There are several excellent articles here on Seeking Alpha that have stated how good the financial fundamentals of Apple Inc. (AAPL) are, and I agree that they are solid, but there are also plenty of stocks out there with good fundamentals,” Shamus J. writes for Seeking Alpha.

“What I haven’t seen on Apple is a comprehensive set of reasons that makes this a ‘once in a lifetime’ investment opportunity. Now I don’t use the term lightly, and I firmly believe that there is no other equity on the planet that will deliver as much return as Apple in a 3 year time frame,” Shamus J. writes. “I challenge anyone to give me another stock which has all of the following properties.”

15 reasons why Apple stock is a once in a lifetime opportunity:
• Excellent market timing
• Iconic product design
• Product Cost
• Price Point
• Yearly product cycles
• Around 20% of their market cap is cash
• A young market, and one that is shifting users from the current PC market
• Intellectual Property that cannot be copied
• Owns one of the largest databases of credit cards in the world
• Third party support
• Strong physical and internet retail presence
• Long product lifetimes
• They do not sell advertising
• They pay a dividend
• Very sticky ecosystem/em>

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Arline M." for the heads up.]

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