3 Stocks to Build Your Portfolio Around

To stack the odds in your favor, you'll want to select financially solid companies with large market opportunities and a proven track record to build your portfolio around. Over the last 10 years, Home Depot has only added 45 stores, a tiny 2% of its store base. This smart strategy has more than doubled the percentage of its net earnings from 4.9% in 2010 to 10.2% in 2019, enabled it to amass over $14 billion in cash and cash equivalents, and provided shareholders an increasing dividend for the last 11 years.