There's been a lot going on between enduring the sweltering summer heat, kicking back and watching the Olympics, and getting ready for back-to-school season. But the stock market just had arguably its most dramatic month of the year, with many mega-cap tech stocks plummeting, plenty of rebounds across small caps, and surprisingly red-hot runs in value-focused sectors like utilities.

No matter the cause or complexion of market gyrations, it's important to filter out the noise and focus on the companies that have what it takes to grow their earnings -- and in some cases their dividends -- over time.

Here's why these five Motley Fool contributors are especially excited about The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), Nio (NYSE: NIO), Visa (NYSE: V), Enbridge (NYSE: ENB), and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) as top stocks to buy in August.

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