In this new episode of The Morning Filter podcast, co-hosts Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski discuss core stocks. These are the types of stocks that should form the foundation that an equity investor can build upon. They unpack the qualities that core stocks share and whether investors should be willing to pay higher valuations for these high-quality stocks.

There’s a better strategy for managing your core stock holdings than buy and hold; tune in to find out what the strategy is. They wrap the episode with a handful of great core stocks to own when you can invest in them at the right price.

Episode Highlights

00:00:00 Welcome

00:01:32 What core stocks are and what qualities they share.

00:02:40 Should you pay more for core stocks than you’d pay for noncore stocks?

00:03:40 Why you can’t simply buy and hold core holdings. You need to buy and manage them instead.

00:06:40 The best core stocks to own according to Morningstar’s sector directors.

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