Volatile stock markets come and go, but the choices you make about your portfolio now could affect your financial health for years to come. If you want to build out your basket of stocks with compelling companies featuring strong underlying businesses before the new year fully takes off, you've come to the right place.

If you have $10,000 to add to your portfolio right now, here are two such stocks to consider investing at least part of that amount early in the year that you can easily hold onto for the next decade or longer.

The telehealth industry represents a multibillion-dollar addressable market opportunity and one that is quickly expanding at that. Teladoc's (NYSE: TDOC) continued indomitable leadership in this market is a key tailwind that some investors might be overlooking, as evidenced by the stock's precipitous decline of more than 70% over the trailing 12 months.

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