These Are the 2 Cheapest Stocks I Own -- but Not for Long

There are many different ways to measure and analyze the fair-market value of a stock. Value investors often look at profit-based ratios first, such as the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) or the price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. Growth investors tend to focus on the pace of year-over-year growth on the top and bottom lines.

Income investors can base their investments on dividend growth or effective yields. So when you ask for the cheapest stocks in my portfolio, there are lots of ways to answer that question.

Let's keep this exercise simple, leaning on the most popular of all valuation metrics. Coinbase International (NASDAQ: COIN) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are the two cheapest names in my portfolio of 40 tickers, in terms of price to earnings. I expect great things from both companies in the long run, and I have no plans to liquidate these investments anytime soon. In fact, I should probably stop writing about them so I can double down on my investments without violating The Motley Fool's ironclad disclosure policy.

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