Is there anything worse than buying into a stock that was "sure" to go up a few percent and then holding on and watching the price erode for years? It's gut-wrenching. I've done it, too. I used to trade in and out of risky companies and refused to take a loss, hoping the stock would "come back" someday. Someday didn't usually arrive. But I've reformed: Now I buy for the long term and let the businesses work for me. Allow me to explain and then offer you seven stocks that make an airtight core that can create wealth forever.
A simple question
Are you really in the market for the long term? Here's a quick test: "I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years." Would you agree or disagree? That's the buying strategy of superinvestor Warren Buffett. If you're prepared to buy and hold for five years, only the most well-positioned companies will do.
A long-term perspective changes everything: Think years into the future, if not decades. You'll need to rely on companies that have dominant franchises, absolutely indispensable products, and capable managers to drive returns. That positioning (and the confidence that comes with it) means you don't have to worry about next week because the future is going to rock for years to come. You can even take a stock's decline in stride and realize that it makes a great buying opportunity because the price really will come back and then soar even higher over the years.
These are stocks you can hold forever. And if the markets did close for years, well, these securities below (except one) pay solid and growing dividends, too. So let these guys do the work for you.
Best Stocks To Buy For 2013: Invensys(ISYS.L)
Invensys plc develops and applies technologies that enable the operation of manufacturing and energy-generating facilities, mainline and mass transit rail networks, and appliances worldwide. The company?s Invensys Operations Management division provides technology, software, and consulting services. Its services create and apply technologies to facilitate operation of industrial and commercial operations, such as oil refineries, fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, petrochemical works, and other manufacturing sites. This division offers Foxboro and Eurotherm recorders, and other equipment that measure and record plant information; distributed control systems, and Triconex, an automated safety system; SimSci-Esscor simulation software, which allows plant operators to simulate various scenarios for training purposes; and Avantis asset management software that schedules predictive maintenance. The company?s Invensys Rail division provides software-based signaling, communic ation, and control systems that facilitate operation of trains in mainline and mass transit networks. This division offers rail trackside and train-based monitoring products for the measurement of traffic in a rail network, identifying where trains are, and how fast they are going. Its European rail traffic management system, communication based train control, and train safety solutions control traffic on rail networks. The company?s Invensys Controls division designs, engineers, and manufactures products, components, systems, and services used in appliances, heating, air conditioning/cooling, and refrigeration products in a range of industries in residential and commercial markets. This division?s products within appliances or climate control systems various conditions comprising heat, humidity, and pressure. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Best Stocks To Buy For 2013: British/Swiss Franc(UN)
UNILEVER N.V. operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. It offers personal care products, including skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and oral care products under the brand names of Axe, Brylcreem, Dove, Fissan, Lifebuoy, Lux, Pond's, Radox, Rexona, Signal & Close Up, Simple, St Ives, Sunsilk, TRESemmé, Vaseline, and VO5. The company also provides home care products comprising laundry tablets, powders and liquids, soap bars, and various cleaning products under the Cif, Comfort, Domestos, Omo, Radiant, Sunlight, and Surf brand names. In addition, it offers food products consisting of soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads, as well as cooking products, such as liquid margarines. The company markets its food products under the brand names of Becel/Flora, Bertolli, Blue Band, Rama, Hellmann?s, Amora, and Knorr. Further, it provides refreshment products, which include ice cream, tea-based beverages, weight-management products, and nutritionally enhanced staples under the brand names of Heartbrand, Lipton, and Slim?Fast. UNILEVER N.V. sells its products through its own sales force, as well as through independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain, wholesale, co-operative and independent grocery accounts, food service distributors, and institutions. The company, formerly known as Naamlooze Vennootschap Margarine Unie, was founded in 1927 and is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Unilever N.V. is a subsidiary of The Unilever Group.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Lowell]
Unilever N.V. is a supplier of fast moving consumer goods. Cramer holds 700 shares of UN stocks. UN has a dividend yield of 4.89% and returned 1.72% since the beginning of this year. It has a market cap of $86.05B and a P/E ratio of 14.56. Ken Fisher had over $500 million invested in UN shares.
Best Stocks To Buy For 2013: Latchways(LTC.L)
Latchways plc engages in the production, distribution, and installation of industrial safety products and related services primarily in Europe and North America. It operates in two segments, Safety Products and Safety Services. The Safety Products segment designs and manufactures fall protection equipment for people working at height. It offers systems for those working at height, including on rooftops, crane rails; and systems for those climbing to or from height, such as ladders, telecom masts, and electricity transmission towers, as well as provides personal protective equipment, guardrails, and walkways. This segment sells its products directly, as well as through independent installers. The Safety Services segment installs and services safety products under the ManSafe name. The company?s products are used in bridges, commercial, electricity pylons, heritage, industrial, towers, office blocks, manufacturing plants, entertainment arenas, public buildings, offshore pla tforms, aerospace, power transmission, utilities, and telecommunications applications. Latchways plc was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Devizes, the United Kingdom.
Best Stocks To Buy For 2013: Cir-comp(CIRX.MI)
CIR S.p.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the utilities, media, automotive components, healthcare, and financial services businesses. In the utilities sector, the company engages in the sourcing, marketing, and supply of electricity and natural gas. It operates wind, photovoltaic, hydro, thermo, and biomass power generation plants with an installed capacity of approximately 4,000 megawatts. In the media sector, the company is involved in publishing la Repuibblica national daily newspaper, 17 local dailies, 1 three-weekly paper, L'Espresso weekly magazine, 2 monthlies, 2 quarterlies, and various guide books; providing Internet and applications for mobile and new generation devices; broadcasting 3 national radio stations comprising Radio Deejay, Radio Capital, and Radio M2O; and operating the national TV channel Deejay TV, as well as the satellite channels MyDeejay and Onda Latina. In the automotive components sector, the company offers filtration systems, such as oil , engine air, petrol fuel, diesel fuel, and cabin air filters; and flexible suspension components, including coil springs for shock absorbers, stabilizer and torsion bars, stabilinks, leaf springs, precision springs, and track adjusters. In the healthcare sector, it operates nursing homes under the Anni Azzurri brand; psychiatric rehabilitation units under the Santo Stefano and Redancia brands; and hospital facilities under the Medipass brand. The company manages 60 facilities with a total of approximately 5,600 beds in central and northern Italy. In the financial sector, it engages in the acquisition and management of non-performing loans; venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds business; operation of restaurants; and provision of hospitality management training. The company has operations in Italy, other European countries, North America, South America, and Asia. CIR S.p.A. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
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