[old and tired]

Coincidentally, I just sold my Costco stock this year to avoid the cap gains tax increases coming up.

Not me. I'm taking the huge (and for us quite unexpected) dividend. It's a windfall for us - Merry Christmas!

[PMAS]

the stock will probably drop by $7 on December 11 (they are paying the special $7 dividend on December 18 to anyone who owns shares as of December 10).