{"id":961,"date":"2024-04-22T05:37:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T05:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=961"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:29:27","slug":"what-are-the-best-stocks-to-buy-for-the-long-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/what-are-the-best-stocks-to-buy-for-the-long-term\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the best stocks to buy for the long-term?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The best stocks to buy for the long run are those with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A strong track record of profits<\/li><li>A great return on capital employed<\/li><li>Consistent growth<\/li><li>Consistent performance<\/li><li>Professional management with integrity<\/li><li>A strong brand<\/li><li>A moat that protects them from competition<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of these companies keeps changing with time. Things change over time. You can track these stocks on your own, or deluge this to a professional manger of a mutual fund. The manager helps you with the following decisions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Which stocks or bonds to invest in?<\/li><li>When to redeem them based on their performance.<\/li><li>What balance to maintain between stocks and bonds based on the objective of the fund.<\/li><li>What to do when there are major shifts in the market &#8211; a major rally or a big correction.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The fund manager is the same whether you invest in the Regular Plan of a fund, or in the Direct Plan. The underlying stocks and bonds are also the same. Therefore it makes sense to&nbsp;<strong>invest only in Direct Plans&nbsp;<\/strong>as the broker and commission is removed.&nbsp;<strong>You get upto 1.5% more per year<\/strong>&nbsp;and in the long run your portfolio can be larger by upto 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Switch to direct if you are invested. it is really easy. 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Use our fund comparison tool to check if you&#8217;re in the right scheme for your risk profile and investment horizon.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/resources\/calculators\/better-funds-checker\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1C52A0;color:#fff!important;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin:0 10px 8px 0;\">Compare Funds \u2192<\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/meeting\" style=\"display:inline-block;border:2px solid #1C52A0;color:#1C52A0!important;padding:9px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Talk to a Financial Advisor<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best stocks to buy for the long run are those with: A strong track record of profits A great return on capital employed Consistent growth Consistent performance Professional management with integrity A strong brand A moat that protects them from competition The list of these companies keeps changing with time. Things change over time.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/what-are-the-best-stocks-to-buy-for-the-long-term\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What are the best stocks to buy for the long-term?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[223,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stock-picking-stocks","category-stocks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3739,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions\/3739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}