InvestorPlace once again offered up its 10 best stocks for the year with our annual stock-picking contest, featuring 10 buy-and-hold plays from 10 market experts. The goal is to deliver outsized returns from Dec. 31, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2013 without trading in-between.
In today’s podcast, Charles Sizemore of Sizemore Capital Management and I talk about half of the picks and offer our personal take on the investments. On the whole, we’re very bullish for the list in terms of retirement portfolios … but we do handicap the short-term potential of each pick in terms of this “swing for the fences” contest where you’re trying for big gains in a horizon of just 12 months.
The picks we cover include:
- REIT Two Harbors (NYSE:TWO) from Steve Freehill. Read his original recommendation here in “One Big Reason to Own TWO.”
- Mexico-based FEMSA (NYSE:FMX) from Jon Markman. Read his original recommendation here in “Quench Your Thirst for Growth With Femsa.”
- Paint giant Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) from Louis Navellier. Read his original recommendation here in “Paint Your Portfolio Green With Sherwin-Williams.”
- River infrastructure play Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD). From Greg Harmon. Read his original recommendation here in “Great Upside for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.”
- Automaker Daimler (PINK:DDAIF), picked by Charles himself. Read his original recommendation here in “Daimler: Ride in Style in 2013.”
Check back next week for the final five picks in the contest, and read more about the 10 best stocks for 2013 on InvestorPlace.com.
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of “The Frugal Investor’s Guide to Finding Great Stocks.” Write him at editor@investorplace.com or follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP.