Best Stocks to Hold Forever
The best investment strategy for most people is to buy world-class businesses and never sell them. MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, COST, and V all have one thing in common: they grow earnings year after year, have moats wide enough to last decades, and are so embedded in the economy that their collapse would require a fundamental restructuring of civilization.
Selection Criteria
- →Durable competitive moat (network effects, switching costs, scale economies, or brand)
- →Management team with long-term capital allocation discipline
- →Total addressable market large enough to sustain growth for 20+ more years
- →Business model that improves with scale — margins expand as revenue grows
The Stocks
Even great companies can underperform for extended periods. 'Hold forever' requires conviction through drawdowns. This is not financial advice.
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