In this segment from The Motley Fool's everything-financials show, Where the Money Is, analysts David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer take a listener's question about buying and holding a basket of five stocks for the next 10 years. Matt tells viewers why he'd love to hold Aflac, Travelers, Markel, Platinum Underwriters, and Berkshire Hathaway for the coming decade.
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5 Stocks I'd Buy and Hold for the Next 10 Years
By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson
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Dec 29, 2013 at 3:17PM
NYSE: TRV
Travelers Companies
Market Cap
$62B
Today's Change
(1.05%) $2.83
Current Price
$273.86
Price as of June 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET
These five insurance companies are poised to deliver consistent and solid returns.
David Hanson owns shares of Markel and PNC Financial Services. Matt Koppenheffer owns shares of Aflac, Berkshire Hathaway, Markel, Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd., and PNC Financial Services. The Motley Fool recommends Aflac, Berkshire Hathaway, and Markel. The Motley Fool owns shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Markel, Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd., and PNC Financial Services. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Stocks Mentioned
Travelers Companies
TRV
$273.86
(1.05%)
$2.83
Berkshire Hathaway
BRK.B
$494.16
(1.11%)
$5.42
Aflac
AFL
$103.71
(1.47%)
$1.50
Markel Group
MKL
$1,967.42
(1.57%)
$30.31
Capital One Financial
COF
$198.33
(3.30%)
$6.33
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$178.74
(2.31%)
$4.04
*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.
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