The stock market is on fire as 2024 kicks off. As a result, many investors might be reviewing their long-term financial goals as well as their plans for stock purchases. As always, it's best to invest consistently in stocks so you can benefit from all types of market environments.

If you have capital to deploy right now, there are plenty of stocks begging to be bought, some of which are trading at discounts despite their steadily growing businesses. Here are two such names to consider now for a long-term investment.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is the largest healthcare company in the world by revenue. This is thanks to its flagship insurance business UnitedHealthcare and its Optum business, the latter including a variety of services ranging from specialty pharmacy solutions for patients, to analytics and research solutions for medical providers as well as other members of the healthcare industry.

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