You're not alone if you're in the red in the stock market this year. Losses have piled up as equities have had about as bad a year as we've seen in the past decade. However, the best way to erase these losses isn't to sell stocks. Rather, it is to hold on for dear life.

Quality stocks and a long time horizon never fail to make investors richer. Let's examine two stocks worth keeping in this challenging market and beyond: Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). These longtime winners can still deliver market-beating returns, despite being down this year. 

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