The Best Companies to Own: 2025 Edition

The Best Companies to Own: 2025 Edition

Margaret Giles, Morningstar The companies that stand out from the competition and can be good choices for long-term investing, based on Morningstar analysis.

Buffet’s litmus test for quality stocks

When Warren Buffett was asked to distil the essence of investing success, he offered the following: “Your goal as an investor should simply be to purchase, at a rational price, a part interest in an easily-understandable business whose earnings are virtually certain to be materially higher five, 10 and 20 years from now. Over time, you will find only a few companies that meet these standards – so when you see one that qualifies, you should buy a…