Walmart is stable and growing, and it’s the dividend king.
MercadoLibre has great opportunities as its regions continue to transform online.
Taiwan Semiconductor has a diverse customer base.
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Any amount is enough to start investing, as most brokers offer fractional shares these days. If you have $50 today and can put away $50 every month, your nest egg can become quite comfortable over time.
But clearly, if you have $50,000 to invest today, the market is your oyster. If you have that much to invest, you can build a full, diversified portfolio that can lead to millionaire status if you hold for many years and keep adding to your funds.
I recommend a mix of great low-risk growth stocks, value stocks, and safe stocks. Walmart(NYSE: WMT), MercadoLibre(NASDAQ: MELI)and Taiwan Semiconductor(NYSE: TSM) are excellent stocks that can be a valuable part of a wealth-building portfolio.
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Walmart is the largest company in the world by sales and has done an amazing job over the past few years of protecting its leadership and generating sales under pressure. It is a solid, reliable company with excellent future prospects.
Although Walmart dominates because of its size and stability, it is always changing to keep up with the times. Recently, it has focused its efforts on e-commerce and these efforts are bearing fruit. E-commerce has become a significant driver of growth, and Walmart has the advantage of being the world’s largest retailer, with more than 10,000 stores worldwide and nearly 5,000 stores in the United States alone.
In fact, 90% of Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart store, making it easier for many people to pick up orders faster than to order to their homes from pure e-commerce. trading companies, e.g. Amazon.
Walmart isn’t a growth stock, but if you have $50,000 to invest, it’s important to put a large portion of it — depending on your risk tolerance — into safe stocks that can protect your portfolio in the face of volatility. Walmart is on target. It’s also the dividend king, as it has increased its dividend over the past 52 years, making it one of the most reliable dividend stocks you can find.
MercadoLibre is designed for the growth part of your portfolio, but it already has a strong and stable presence in Latin America, although it is still growing rapidly. This makes it less risky than many young growth stocks
It is the dominant e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, serving 18 countries, and it has remained at the top, fending off competition from Sea Limited and Amazon. E-commerce is still underserved in this region, and MercadoLibre has increased its value proposition to attract more users to try it out. This results in many new active users; they grew by 26% to 76.8 million during the year. in the third quarter. Additionally, users tend to increase their purchase frequency and number of items per purchase, meaning this untapped opportunity can increase over time as these users use the platform more.
MercadoLibre also has a large and growing fintech business that complements e-commerce. trading business with various financial services such as digital payments and credit products. It seeks to disrupt established banking systems with high barriers to entry and low savings rates. Monthly active users were up 29% year-over-year in the third quarter, and assets under management were up 89%. This is another huge long-term opportunity for MercadoLibre that can add a lot of growth energy to a well-protected portfolio.
Taiwan Semiconductor, also known as TSMC, is another fantastic company that is already huge but continues to grow rapidly. It is a leader in its space, but still has incredible long-term potential.
The company is a chipmaker that works with the chipmakers you know and love Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devicesand Broadcomamong many others. These customers design their own chips and TSMC manufactures them.
Artificial intelligence (AI) clearly has strong tailwinds today, with high-performance computing accounting for 57% of its revenue. But one feature I like is that it’s not all AI; it makes chips used in smartphones, autonomous vehicles and other devices, which means artificial intelligence is not the only industry.
The company recently opened its first location in the US, where it plans to expand over the years. As a result, it is less subject to tariffs, which is another great feature.
TSMC is a great company that offers growth opportunities but also security for your portfolio.
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Jennifer Saibil has held positions at MercadoLibre, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Walmart. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon, MercadoLibre, Nvidia, Sea Limited, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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