If I Could Only Buy 5 Stocks, Here's What They Would Be

By Matt Frankel – Jul 14, 2023 at 6:14AM

NYSE: BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway

Market Cap

$867B

Today's Change

(-0.69%) -$2.81

Current Price

$402.10

Price as of April 26, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

If I had to own a super-concentrated portfolio, I'd be comfortable with these five companies.

I own several dozen stocks in my portfolio, but some are smaller and speculative positions I'm comfortable with because my portfolio is diverse. However, if I could only put my money into a handful of stocks, I'd be completely fine owning just these five for the long haul.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 11, 2023. The video was published on July 12, 2023.

John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway, Realty Income, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Realty Income and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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