If I Could Only Buy and Hold a Single Stock, This Would Be It

As of this writing, I have over 40 different investments in my brokerage account, including individual stocks and ETFs. While some of the ETFs could certainly work as a stand-alone investment strategy, such as the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, it can be tougher to find an individual stock I'd like to own all by itself.In fact, if I could only buy and hold one stock, my answer would be an easy one. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) is not only a diversified collection of investments all in one stock, but it's arguably in a better position than any other company to thrive, even in a bad economy.When you buy a share of Berkshire Hathaway, you aren't just buying one business. Berkshire owns a collection of more than 60 subsidiary businesses, including household names such as GEICO, Duracell, Dairy Queen, and Fruit of the Loom, as well as a large energy business, a major railroad, and much more.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool