At any given time, I have about 40 to 45 stocks in my portfolio, but not all of them are companies I'd be comfortable owning all by themselves. However, in this video, Tyler Crowe joins me to discuss a couple of stocks that we'd be confident in holding if we were only allowed to own a single stock.
*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Jan 22, 2026. The video was published on Jan 23, 2026.
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Matt Frankel, CFP has positions in Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Markel Group, and Realty Income. Tyler Crowe has positions in Berkshire Hathaway, Markel Group, and Realty Income. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Markel Group, and Realty Income. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
