The 3 Top Stocks for Your IRA in August

August is the best month for you to add to your individual retirement account (IRA) since... July.

The truth is that regularly adding to your retirement accounts is a really smart way to achieve your long-term goals. Markets will go up, and they'll go down, but time is on your side if you've got years to go before retirement.

But what stocks should you look at buying for your IRA? Dividend stocks, growth stocks, and value stocks all have their place. With that in mind, here's why International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), and Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ) could be top stocks for your IRA in August.

Source: Fool.com