I have C and BAC (Had MER which got convered to BAC) and had separate BAC too in my portfolio. Today BAC: 4.15 (up 10%) & C: 2.28 (up 17%) Would you recommend selling it today and getting that little money (bird-in-the-hand theory)? Because in the near future these stocks might get swiped out or may have a positive run. What does ya gut say? Please suggest before close of market.
i think the bird in the hand was about taking divs/income instead of future cap gains, not tax write offs sucka! 
(i can laugh about this with you only b/c I have a few shrs of C also- woof) BAC i’d maybe hold. C is more or less junk, but for the $2 you’re selling it at, i dunno… I’ll just hold mine and if goes bankrupt/nationalized, maybe demand the cert be mailed to me to give to my grandkids someday?
Can you demand a cert once the company is done? Then I should do that for LEH.
MTB ----- great buy, check out the financials
With the market low at 7105.94, there is only one way now. ‘Up’. So decided to not exit the positions.