Got $5,000? These 2 Stocks Are No-Brainer Buys.
Do you have $5,000 that you can afford to invest, but you aren't sure which stocks to buy? A couple of no-brainer stocks that make for ideal buy-and-forget investments are AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). They are leaders in their respective industries and have terrific financials behind them; they aren't investments you will need to worry about anytime soon.
AstraZeneca is a robust healthcare company that has a broad portfolio of assets that can generate some promising growth. In the first half of the year, the company reported $22 billion in revenue, which rose 48% year over year (when excluding the impact of foreign exchange).
What makes AstraZeneca attractive for long-term investors is its diverse business, with the company generating billions in revenue from treatments focused on multiple therapeutic areas, including cancer, rare diseases, cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, vaccines, and others.
Source Fool.com
