Long-time Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel and Tyler Crowe are generally buy-and-hold investors, aiming to find stocks to hold for many years. However, in this video, Crowe explains why he just sold A.O. Smith(NYSE: AOS), while Frankel discusses why he sold Wells Fargo(NYSE: WFC) recently, even though he's a fan of the business.
*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Nov. 14, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 15, 2024.
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