My Top Picks for Long-Term Buy & Hold (updated) Since the previous version of this list in mid 2012, I dropped two names (AGN, CLB) and added two (ABBV, MDLZ). Below are a few sample posts for each name. (Some sample posts are old but still a good read.) [pre] Biotech/Healthcare ABT #msg-75216470 #msg-62037218 #msg-50473238 ABBV #msg-80347438 #msg-80545670 #msg-82505575 MNTA #msg-82284707 #msg-81767077 #msg-70212854 PFE #msg-82548993 #msg-78031598 #msg-81127453 PKI #msg-80928807 #msg-78211878 #msg-66945279 Natural Resources CLF #msg-78795127 #msg-80894013 #msg-82088941 HES #msg-78327155 #msg-78327528 #msg-75235512 PCL #msg-73427089 #msg-79236812 #msg-43004163 RDS-A/B #msg-82241687 #msg-81095059 #msg-76110453 VALE #msg-78795127 #msg-77035338 #msg-73341305 Agriculture and Food DE #msg-79014125 #msg-78435398 #msg-61382266 HNZ #msg-72326802 #msg-60572753 #msg-51552987 MDLZ #msg-80352710 #msg-80158764 #msg-81443247 MON #msg-79237993 #msg-60259277 #msg-41324910 Technology IBM #msg-67607838 #msg-80633719 #msg-79005759 MMM #msg-60356285 #msg-81071714 #msg-71865338 [/pre]Feedback welcome.