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2 Service Industry Stocks Built to Last

By Matt Thalman - Sep 7, 2013 at 12:30PM

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NYSE: WM

Waste Management, Inc.

Market Cap

$70B

Today's Change

(-0.18%) -$0.30

Current Price

$168.83

Price as of August 5, 2022, 4:00 p.m. ET

These companies are here for the long haul.

In the following video, Fool contributor Matt Thalman discusses why he believes both Waste Management (WM -0.18%) and Duke Energy (DUK -0.52%) are two stocks an investor could buy hold for the next 20, 30, even 50 years without worry. Matt sees both as leading stocks in industries we couldn't live without. Agree? Disagree? Check out the video and let us know what you think.

Fool contributor Matt Thalman owns shares of Waste Management. Follow Matt on Twitter: @mthalman5513.

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Stocks Mentioned

Waste Management, Inc.

$168.83 (-0.18%) $0.30

Duke Energy Corporation

DUK

$109.16 (-0.52%) $0.57

Republic Services, Inc.

RSG

$141.90 (0.25%) $0.36

*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.

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