No matter what's going on in the market or a specific company's history, there are always reasons to consider buying shares in a business. After all, some of the best opportunities in stocks are born from historically bloody times.
Motley Fool CAPS hosts a boatload of opinions from more than 125,000 members on nearly 5,400 stocks, giving good reasons to own -- or sell -- a stock.
In the case of payment solutions company MasterCard
Limited credit risk: Visa
Cash: With the support of increased purchase transactions in its most recent quarter, MasterCard's revenue grew 14%. Meanwhile, the number of branded cards outstanding at year-end grew 8% from a year earlier. The company is a cash machine and has grown its free cash flow over 15% annually in the past five years, which is music to the ears of the many CAPS members who like the long-term cash-generating potential of the company.
Worldwide growth: While American Express
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