4 Top Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade

If you have a major life goal in mind through 2030 that'll require substantial sums of money, investing in stocks is perhaps the best way to build that wealth. Just buy shares in compelling companies and hold them -- it's really that easy. What may not be easy, though, is choosing what stocks to buy.

My idea is, when you're putting money into stocks for 10 years or more, build a balanced portfolio of all-weather and disruptive growth stocks. Here are four such strong-conviction stocks that could grow manifold over the next decade.

American Water Works (NYSE: AWK) is the largest water stock in the U.S. It's also the most diversified water utility, with 15 million customers across 46 states. Pennsylvania and New Jersey are its largest markets.

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