$Microsoft(MSFT)$ Microsoft is the most reliable stock I have ever owned. I purchased my first 200 shares for $27 a share in 2004 and have been dollar cost averaging into it every since, buying it every month. every time Microsoft received a big upgrade I would add an extra 5 or 10 K. last time I looked I was averaging about 33% every year for the last 17 years. For anyone hesitating to get into Microsoft, this company will make you wealthy in the long run.