 As welcome back to the channel here, as you progress in your investing knowledge, we've talked about the account a lot on the channel. We start to identify the fun part of portfolio building and that is the assets that you can put within the account. Real, real simple. Don't overthink this stuff, guys. Very, very easy to look at. Once you get the proper account identified and the designation over the account is correct and you understand the benefits of becoming a self-directed investor and how great that's going to pay off in the long term, then you ask yourself, well, what am I going to fund this with? And what assets am I going to put into this account? And I think a lot of people really, they jump right to the hypergrowth really have the potential to go up or go down in a blaze of glory or, you know, and people are ill-prepared to invest like that when they first start. I'm going to give you the top 10 stocks that are dividend-paying stocks. They're value stocks. If volatility bothers you, which you are interested in owning single assets, these are the top 10. I own every one of these. I've owned them for a long, long time. Some of them, there's probably about 50, I guess, that I could put on this list of real value plays once you get kind of deep into the healthcare sector or into the, you know, the financial sector. And you start to branch out into some of the insurers, which are even Dow components, I might add, United Health and Traveller's Insurance. You start to get into, you know, some of the financials, you know, the big banks. You can really fortify this list with some awesome selections. So the idea here is not to make this more difficult than it needs to be, but I haven't come out with a video like this for a long time because this is also a nice passive, sleepy way of investing that if you do have a solidified 401k, if you do have an existing passive approach and you do want to branch out into something that's a little bit more active in a profile, you can only buy them, sit on them and forget them. These are companies that should not keep you up at night. If it does digress, reevaluate your situation and don't look to invest in single stock really comes back to my point that I talk about all the times what type of investor are you interested in being? And I think if you don't know the answer to that question, you can start with a passive approach first, start to learn the market up a little bit, start to get used to having some dollars at risk for yourself, and then maybe down the line, if you want to branch into something that is a little bit more strategic, a little bit more pointed in your application, own some of these single stocks that I'm going to talk about, you can. The second thing I will mention is the account that you own these in, I think a lot of people look to pick five or 10 stocks and it's really, really difficult to do that and look to perform on par with the market, very, very difficult. If you just invest in the S&P 500, you're almost guaranteeing yourself to match the market. And that gets underappreciated all the time in stock investing in that they start to look at this strategy that I'm going to talk to you about which is a kind of a value type of dividend growth strategy, really kind of a value play. It doesn't fit in all applications, but for the folks out there that are interested in my top 10 jewels of the stock market, this list represents that very aspect of the top 10. Let's get into it. The top two technology, Apple and Microsoft, these have made shareholders very wealthy. It's been a lot of the reason why it's boosted my bottom line up. It's because I've owned Apple and Microsoft in direct capacity and also passively, as they do represent a large portion of the S&P 500 being both top 10 offerings, top 10 holdings in the S&P, as well as some of the representative samples in some of the ETFs out there. Apple and Microsoft are right there at the top. You want to own these in your portfolio. These are the top stocks that you can own and just buy and hold forever. You don't need to mess around. These companies are revolutionizing the landscape and the technology sector. They're very, very easy picks. They're really a top pick of most analysts to just sock away in the portfolio and forget about. These are great holdings. You don't have to have $10,000 in them. Own a couple shares of them. It's not going to hurt to have a little bit of your money in a company like Apple and Microsoft who have done nothing but pay shareholders back over the long term. Next on the list is out of telecom communication. It is Disney. Walt Disney is a fabulous business. It's a multifaceted business with their crews, their streaming service, as well as their parks and entertainment, as well as their exclusive content. Disney has a moat that nobody can recreate. It is an experience unlike any other. They do pay a small dividend just over the last couple of years. They have suspended that in response to the pandemic. Really unfortunate. Here, Disney is actually on a dip right now. I think it's a good idea to pick up some shares right here. I invest in it at any time. I don't really worry about catching the perfect time to invest in Disney. It's a long play. If you just invest in it, hold it over the long term. You'll be glad that you did. Next on the list is out of financials. JP Morgan, largest bank in the world. Fantastic play to put into the portfolio and just hold long term. Get you that sector allocation in financials. It's really the best in breed as far as I'm concerned with the banks. I have some other favorites as well. But to make the top 10 list, you really have to be the best in breed. I do like Bank of America. I like Wells. I like Citigroup. I like Goldman Sachs. But tops of the list, cream of the crop. To talk to investors that make a top 10 list, JP Morgan is really it. Next on the list is Johnson and Johnson out of healthcare and Pfizer out of healthcare. Two big stocks, right. Dow components. Merck is also a Dow component. These really do always gravitate toward the top in healthcare. You could argue the case for some other names as well out there. I've got a lot of favorites. Abbey is a great dividend play. United Health Group is a fantastic Dow component that you could also value play in the portfolio. But you kind of understand here, guys, as we're starting to structurally build the portfolio out, it really helps to kind of understand where we're looking to pick the cherries out at each every one of these sectors and go ahead and put a little bit toward those in an individual capacity. Next couple on the list here are out of industrials. Got Caterpillar and 3M. Caterpillar and 3M have just been proven to be fabulous holdings over the long term. Industrials is absolutely one of my favorites. And once you start to get into industrials, it really can be a nice rewarding sector to get into. Lots of favorites from industrials. John Deere comes to mind here out of industrials. And then you get into the defense sector with Lockheed Martin, which is one of my conviction plays right now. But when we're talking about old iron sides here, it just doesn't get any better than 3M and Caterpillar to put your money into long term. Remember, guys, we're not looking to save the world here with these stock picks. We're looking to get some capital invested, get some dividend returns coming back for you. And we're looking to sleep easy at night. This is not get rich overnight. This is to build generational wealth over the long term by investing in these companies that we know and love. In the Staples, we've got Home Depot. Home Depot is a fabulous business, best in breed in the space. A lot of people would argue Lowe's is also needs to be mentioned in this category. Me personally, I give the nod to Home Depot. Just basically, I like their stores better and I like the store experience better. Home Depot has a fabulous management team, fabulous track record of dividend payouts. And it's just one of those that you can sock in the portfolio and hold long term and be happy that you did. Next out of Staples is Pepsi. Pepsi is the easy hold. It's a buy and hold for me. I've owned it in the portfolio for years and it can do wonderful things for your portfolio, pays a nice 3% dividend. It's got a diversified suite of products that they offer. Everybody knows and loves Frito Lay's, Data Raid. They own these fabulous book of business, fabulous stock. It's paid shareholders back over the years and it's a wonderful addition to any portfolio. And finally, I will offer McDonald's. McDonald's is a value play, fantastic company, the number one fast food chain in the world. It's amazing to me, the global reach of McDonald's and how popular their brand is worldwide. Their franchisee business is absolutely fabulous. Gives the opportunity for people to take the good McDonald's name, put it out there, make money themselves, and the corporation itself benefits from each and every one of those franchises that they cut. So this is the top 10 list, guys. This is not overthinking investing at all. But once we start to strategically bring the framework together and we understand the account to invest in and what your options are with regard to what type of investor you want to be, it's beneficial to talk around some of these products and define the landscape where for a lot of investors, it seems infinite in their choices. I think you'll come to find out that we revolve around these good names most of the time in our investing application. These are the names that have rewarded shareholders. These are the companies with established moats and established products out there that they've been servicing customers for decades over decades. And this is where you want to put your money. If you're interested in taking a value stance in the portfolio, maybe broadening out your asset exposure within your portfolio. These are the names that'll get it done, guys. The top 10 to invest in is tough to come up with this list. But from my perspective, I own every single one of these. And I expect that each and every one of you guys could probably find a place for any one of these stocks in your portfolio, if not the entire list of this offering. Guys, if you enjoy the content and make sure and subscribe to the channel, if you've got other value plays out there, man, you know, leave them in the thread for others to come in and identify for themselves. Make sure and share the message with anybody out there that you know is interested in getting some idea about different philosophies about the stock market approaches to take hold of this investing opportunity for yourself. Guys, we advocate for the individual investor looking to empower one investor at a time. 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