If you had to invest all your money in one share for 10 years...

Blisterman

and you're not allowed sell before that date, What would it be and why?

cgarrad

Something like J&J.

Even if the world stops their products are more necessary than most.

That said 10 years at current conditions is unwise at best

TheInquisitor

I'll say on monday depending if i decide to buy them or not!

Grecco

Since you said investment I guess your ruling out any speculative shares such as oil and Gas / Mining etc

I would be inclined to favour the food and Drink industries because I see huge growth for European companies in Asia/China and developing nations as they become more affluent the demand for better foods and especially European foods will increase.
So with that in mind why not buy Irish ?
My favourite is Glanbia
They have a great product line and there growing Strategy is very impressive.
They make exceptional profits.
have a look at there website
http://www.glanbia.com/division to see what they are all about.
Share price has risen by just under a euro this year but don't let that put you off as they added significant value to the company by acquiring Key assets in the USA.
Use the downturn in the Irish stock market as an opportunity to buy

cgarrad

Grecco wrote: »

So with that in mind why not buy Irish ?

Not trying to start a fight but removing emotion from your trade is rule number one ;-)

Grecco

cgarrad wrote: »

Not trying to start a fight but removing emotion from your trade is rule number one ;-)

Ok thanks

Tea_Bag

Google. I can't see the internet advancing much more than it is now, and there will always be a need to search it. I'd say its the only sure bet.

Apple is good but have a rocky past and could probably fail again in 10 years.

Intel would probably be good too.

irishh_bob

like another poster said glanbia , kerry are another top choice

delux

McDonalds (MCD), lovely stock, nice dividend, almost recession proof(new one opened near me in Ballymun/Santry recently and is doing roaring trade), loads of opportunity to expand around the globe.

radioactiveman

berkshire hathaway because it owns a lot of very sound businesses, is therefore diversified and is fairly valued at the moment. No dividend. Not worth worrying about because they're taxed so heavily so may as well have them reinvest the money for you. I wouldn't underestimate the states at all in the next 10 years.

cgarrad

Good article on long term investing.

http://www.dailywealth.com/1696/An-Income-Investment-Secret-Wall-Street-Doesn-t-Want-You-to-Learn

Sign up to the newsletter, well worth a read.

Grecco

Grecco wrote: »

Since you said investment I guess your ruling out any speculative shares such as oil and Gas / Mining etc

I would be inclined to favour the food and Drink industries because I see huge growth for European companies in Asia/China and developing nations as they become more affluent the demand for better foods and especially European foods will increase.
So with that in mind why not buy Irish ?
My favourite is Glanbia
They have a great product line and there growing Strategy is very impressive.
They make exceptional profits.
have a look at there website
http://www.glanbia.com/division to see what they are all about.
Share price has risen by just under a euro this year but don't let that put you off as they added significant value to the company by acquiring Key assets in the USA.
Use the downturn in the Irish stock market as an opportunity to buy

Got in @ €3.55, Not blowing my own trumpet but...........:P

eddiemunk

id buy john deere shares they goin from strength to strength

jamo2oo9

Gas, coal and oil. In ten years, they will definitely rise as they are running out

dk123

What about fracking=enough gas and oil now for a full century?

arrowloopboy

Berkshire Hataway ,caus that's the why,that Buffett guy has a reasonable track record .

barney 20v

And he loves Coca Cola

sawdoubters

I would buy an irish bond to help the country out

george_lucas

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Gas, coal and oil. In ten years, they will definitely rise as they are running out

id be of the opposite view , a lot is happening in the usa in terms of energy self sufficiency , should depress energy prices globally as the usa is the biggest consumer by far

jamo2oo9

dk123 wrote: »

What about fracking=enough gas and oil now for a full century?

Yes, more fracking contracts means more gas but it costs a lot of money to fund fracking and plus the Americans drilling twice the amount of holes now but not the twice amount of gas they should be getting out. This would increase the gas prices considerably.

george_lucas wrote: »

id be of the opposite view , a lot is happening in the usa in terms of energy self sufficiency , should depress energy prices globally as the usa is the biggest consumer by far

Are you talking about solar, wind and tidal energy? I wouldn't rely on those too much as they aren't constant

george_lucas

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Yes, more fracking contracts means more gas but it costs a lot of money to fund fracking and plus the Americans drilling twice the amount of holes now but not the twice amount of gas they should be getting out. This would increase the gas prices considerably.


Are you talking about solar, wind and tidal energy? I wouldn't rely on those too much as they aren't constant

im talking about oil

jamo2oo9

george_lucas wrote: »

im talking about oil

Oh right and plus America won't be long as the top consumer of oil as China will soon take over them with a population of 1.2b and more people are becoming wealthy over there so they can afford cars and thus, more oil is needed.

faceman

I could be predictable and say Coca Cola but I reckon Disney would be a good bet too.