Want to Get Richer? 5 Top Stocks to Buy Now and Hold Forever

Motley Fool2022-05-22

Forever is a long time, and few companies have the business fundamentals to grow profitably for decades. It's an especially tough ask in the technology sector, where innovation is constantly nipping ...

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Tanyl
2022-05-23
Tanyl
Must hold forever in FB & MSFT
Slee49
2022-05-22
Slee49
OK
DragonKC
2022-05-22
DragonKC
Holding stocks forever, then stock markets will collapse. No more trading.
慢的老人
2022-05-22
慢的老人
M0tley F00l articles increasingly resemble "get rich quick" scams these days. [Facepalm]
1000010101O
2022-05-22
1000010101O
[Smile]
LawrenceLBC
2022-05-22
LawrenceLBC
Great,thanks for sharing[smile]

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