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3 Spectacular Stocks You Can Buy Now and Hold Forever
By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA
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Aug 27, 2025 at 9:30AM
NYSE: CL
Colgate-Palmolive
Market Cap
$68B
Today's Change
(-0.18%) -$0.15
Current Price
$83.98
Price as of August 27, 2025, 12:58 p.m. ET
The ultimate long-term investing strategy is buying stocks and holding them forever.
About the Author
A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.
Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Mastercard. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Colgate-Palmolive and Mastercard. The Motley Fool recommends CVS Health. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.
Stocks Mentioned
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$83.98
(-0.18%)
$0.15
Mastercard
MA
$591.70
(0.01%)
$0.09
CVS Health
CVS
$72.00
(0.63%)
$0.45
*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.
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