Stocks to Buy

Identifying winning stocks requires more than scanning headlines. InvestorPlace analysts focus on long-term themes, market timing, and structural shifts shaping where capital is flowing next, highlighting stocks positioned to benefit from those trends.

Top Buys for the Novice Investor

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
If you're a new investor wondering which stocks to buy first, these three names are a great place to start.

Two Homebuilder Stocks to Buy on a Dip

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor
Watch for a window of opportunity to nab Ryland and Beazer. They've been outperforming the XHB sector ETF and could keep doing so.

Why Autozone Outruns Advance Auto Parts

By Peter Cohan, InvestorPlace Writer
Market leader AZO's hefty margins and faster growth beat out industry runner-up AAP. But if new car sales jump, their business could slow.

Vanguard Manager’s Cruise Line Strategy Isn’t Quite Right

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
James Barrow's $299 million in Carnvial stock could be better spent on another, smaller cruise line's stock. Here's why.

6 Stocks to Sell in December

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Clean these damaged stocks out of your portfolio before the new year. Here are six to sell.

H&R Block Shares — 3 Pros, 3 Cons

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
HRB shares slumped on its earnings miss last week, but the tax services provider still has enormous growth potential ahead of the upcoming tax season.

7 ‘Baby’ Booming Health Care Stocks to Buy Now

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Health care spending is expected to skyrocket thanks to the aging baby boomers. It’s no wonder stocks like ABC are doing so well. Buy them now.

Disney Is a Buy After Huge Dividend Increase

By Jeff Reeves
Disney's new 1.6% dividend yield doesn't sound that sexy, but an improved payout does sweeten its worth as a value stock buy.

Eat Up These 4 Food Stocks to Stomach Market Volatility

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Market volatility has investors fleeing to staples stocks, and there's no more basic need than food. Here's four stocks to play the need to feed.

Biogen Is in the Right Place at the Right Time

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
BIIB's promising multiple scerlosis drug BG-12 could be a huge winner, just when Novartis' entry is stumbling.

Expect Fossil Shares to Fare Better than Movado

By Peter Cohan, InvestorPlace Writer
Of the two watchmakers, growth and stock value look more attractive with Fossil.

Expect These 5 Commodity Stocks to Soar

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Oil, natural gas, chemicals and metals have all hit hot streaks in 2011. Expect more of the same in the new year, and play the trend with these five companies.

3 International Stocks to Hold Forever

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Some of the best stocks to buy and hold forever are companies that sell things we'll want forever. Here are three that do so from overseas.

7 Smoking-Hot Tobacco Stocks to Buy

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Tobacco stocks such as Lorillard (LO) have proven to be recession-proof businesses with reliable revenue streams, placing them in high favor among investors.

Are These 2 Suit Stocks the Right Fit for You?

By Peter Cohan, InvestorPlace Writer
Men's clothing retailers seem to decent bellwethers for the economy -- but how do Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse size up on their own?

The Single Best Defensive Stock You Must Buy

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
This stock has everything you want for a long-term hold. It's huge and still growing, profitable and, most of all, enduring.

7 Retail Stocks Cashing in This Holiday, Growing Into 2012

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
You might have trouble seeing the opportunity in retail stocks while the economy is recovering -- but the profits don’t lie. Here are seven names getting it right.

7 REITs to Buy Now

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
REITs are great for dividend stock investors because they must deliver 90% of their taxable income back to shareholders. These seven stocks are must-haves.

Ralcorp Shares Taste Better Than Kellogg

By Peter Cohan, InvestorPlace Writer
RAH could be taken over and it has backing by a winning hedge fund – Kellogg is shrinking.
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