I'm about to show you my favorite stocks. Sometimes I invest with an eye to strong returns over the next few years. These are the ones that I expect to keep beating the market for the years and decades to come. It will take a lot to pry them out of my portfolio.
Let me show you why I recomend holding Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) for the long haul. These stocks may not be slam-dunk forever holdings on for every investor, but you should absolutely take a close look at these top-notch investments.
1. Netflix
First, you knew Netflix as the sender of red mail-order DVD rentals. The company introduced digital video streams as a free add-on for DVD customers in 2007, then separated the streaming business into a separate subscription service in 2011. The Qwikster event was a big marketing mess and could certainly have been handled better, but it was absolutely the right idea in the long run.
NFLX REVENUE (TTM) DATA BY YCHARTS.
2. Alphabet
Alphabet is the parent company of online services giant Google. What started as a student project at Stanford quickly evolved into the world's leading online search tool. Paired with the moneymaking muscle of Google's digital advertising tools, the company generated strong cash flows early on. The cash profits were reinvested in more business ideas. Google eventually built or bought services with matchless market shares in important sectors such as web browsers, online video, email, and smartphone software.
GOOGL REVENUE (TTM) DATA BY YCHARTS.
3. Walt Disney
And then there's the near-centennial entertainment giant. The House of Mouse was founded in 1923 by two cartoon-making brothers with a vision. The company has survived a world war, several terrible recessions, 10 decades of progress in distribution and production technologies, and much more.