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Fool Video: Great Stocks for Bad Markets, Disney's Next Act, and Akamai's Bright Future

By Mac Greer – Updated Apr 5, 2017 at 4:07PM

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So what are the best stocks to own in a volatile market? What will Disney (NYSE:DIS) do for an encore after its latest act? Will Akamai (NASDAQ:AKAM) continue to deliver for investors in the wake of Limelight's (NASDAQ:LLNW) deal with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)? In this installment of "Fool Video,"  Motley Fool Online Managing Editor LouAnn DiCosmo talks about some stories on the Fool radar.

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Disney is an active recommendation for Motley Fool Stock Advisor. Microsoft is an Inside Value pick, while Akamai is a Rule Breakers selection.

Mac owns shares of Disney. Lou owns shares of Akamai and Microsoft. Neither LouAnn nor Mac owns any of the other stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy

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Stocks Mentioned

The Walt Disney Company Stock Quote
The Walt Disney Company
DIS
$99.50 (-2.60%) $-2.66
Microsoft Corporation Stock Quote
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT
$237.92 (-1.27%) $-3.06
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Stock Quote
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
AKAM
$81.11 (-1.19%) $0.98

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