Rising interest rates have made stocks a lot less appealing over the past year. However, blindly selling all of your stocks as the bear market drags on is a bad idea -- especially if you don't plan to retire anytime soon. Over the long run, a basket of well-diversified stocks has historically outperformed cash, bonds, and other assets by a wide margin.

So instead of dumping all of your stocks, be more selective with your investments. Today, let's take a look at three stocks that are still no-brainer buys in this choppy market: e-commerce giant MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), consumer staples king Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), and discount retailer Dollar General (NYSE: DG).

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