There are occasions when selling a mutual fund might be warranted; buy and hold is not forever. Today's Stocks & Topics: Public Participation, Profit Growth, Shell Oil & OPEC, Costco vs. Amazon, HBI - Hanesbrands Inc., SLB - Schlumberger Ltd., EA - Electronic Arts Inc., HSY - Hershey Co., BFB - Brown-Forman Corp., Housing, VMW - VMware Inc., GBTC - Bitcoin Investment Trust, AQMS - Aqua Metals Inc.