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But can they beat the world's most profitable company as investments?
In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss two stocks they picked in 2023 -- Starbucks (SBUX -2.58%) and ASML (ASML -0.55%) as better alternatives to "Magnificent Seven" giant Apple (AAPL -2.51%). How have their picks gone so far? Will they prove winners over the long term?
*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of March 4, 2024. The video was published on March 8, 2024.
Jason Hall is a contributing Stock Market Analyst at The Motley Fool and has been with the company since 2012. Prior to that, Jason spent more than a decade in a technical sales role in the printing and information services industry. He also founded and operated a small food manufacturing business for many years. Fun fact: Jason has backpacked on three continents and scuba dived in over 100 locations around the world, but his favorite place to be found is on a baseball or soccer field, coaching or cheering on his son.
Jason Hall has positions in Starbucks. Jeff Santoro has positions in ASML and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Apple, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jason Hall is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.
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