3 Stocks to Buy and Hold: The Long-Term Play for Your Portfolio

The article recommends three healthcare stocks for long-term buy-and-hold portfolios: Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories, and UnitedHealth Group. All three are praised for their stable dividends, strong cash flows, economic moats, and ability to weather economic downturns. Johnson & Johnson and Abbott are Dividend Kings with 64 and 54 consecutive years of dividend increases respectively, while UnitedHealth Group benefits from its dual-engine model combining insurance and healthcare delivery.