The Best Stocks To Buy & Hold Forever

Описание: Build wealth with stocks for the long run instead of just buying and hoping markets treat you kindly. In this in-depth video, Keith Richards (President & Chief Portfolio Manager at ValueTrend Wealth Management) breaks down a short list of U.S. and Canadian stocks that have delivered multi-decade uptrends, lower volatility than the major indexes, and impressive resilience through brutal bear markets like 2001–02, 2008, 2020 and 2022.

You’ll see exactly how Keith screens for true long-term compounders using a 20–30 year trend, a 40‑month moving average, and relative performance vs the S&P 500 and TSX, so you can build a more stable, lower‑volatility equity portfolio for retirement and long‑term investing. If you’re looking for “buy and hold” ideas that actually held up through crashes, this video is for you.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
How to find stocks for the long run that have outperformed their benchmarks with less volatility
Why most investors should stick to index funds, and when individual long-term stocks can make sense
How a 40‑month moving average helps filter noise and reveal true structural uptrends
How key names behaved during the tech crash, the 2008 financial crisis, the COVID crash and the 2022 bear market
Which Canadian banks, utilities, global blue chips and compounders have been long‑term winners
Use this as a research starting point only—Keith explains why even great long-term charts still require smart entry points, risk management, and an understanding of current trends before you buy.
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Timestamps
00:00 – Stocks for the long run: intro & viewer question
00:52 – Why true long‑term winners are rare
01:42 – Criteria: 20–30 year uptrends & stability
02:06 – Using a 40‑month moving average to filter noise
02:31 – ValueTrend’s focus on risk, volatility and performance
03:04 – How these stocks behaved in 2001, 2008, 2020 & 2022
03:31 – Matching or beating the index (S&P 500 & TSX)
03:39 – Why entry points still matter for long‑term holds
04:08 – Runner‑up list overview (U.S. & Canada)
04:24 – Runner‑up: Lockheed Martin (LMT) – defense and long‑term trend
05:27 – Runner‑up: Consolidated Edison (ED) – utilities & volatility profile
06:10 – Runner‑up: Alphabet / Google (GOOGL) – post‑2004 history
06:37 – Runner‑up: Waste Management (WM) – durable business, lower volatility
07:17 – Canadian runners‑up overview
07:28 – Runner‑up: Fortis (FTS) – Canadian utility vs TSX
08:33 – Runner‑up: National Bank (NA) – Canadian bank stability
09:07 – Top 6 long‑run picks: introduction
09:15 – Top Pick #1: Royal Bank (RY) – Canadian banking behemoth
09:50 – Top Pick #2: McDonald’s (MCD) – “junk food” as a staple
10:36 – Top Pick #3: Linde (LIN) – industrial gases & multi‑cycle stability
11:54 – Top Pick #4: Apple (AAPL) – Buffett favourite & moving averages
12:30 – Top Pick #5: Costco (COST) – membership model & low volatility
13:11 – Top Pick #6: BlackRock (BLK) – asset manager with long‑term trend
13:50 – Why truly long‑term holds are rare (and why ValueTrend still trades)
14:18 – Final thoughts: building a long‑run watchlist & next week’s video

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