Date updated:10-02-2009
As the pendulum swings back -- and the strategy of buy-and-hold goes from ‘not’ to once again, ‘hot” – we asked the Fast Money traders for their best long term picks.

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PCG
Pg&e Cp - $42.10
- +1.37%
- $41.64
I like the growth potential going forward in solar and the 4% dividend they pay out, Pete Najarian says. And I love their clean energy initiatives they have underway. It just seems they’re pushing in the right direction for the long haul.

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QCOM
Qualcomm Incorpor - $45.10
- +0.02%
- $44.83
For those looking for a slow trade, or one you can hold onto for the long-haul, Adami says to look no further then Qualcomm (QCOM). "If you like Apple, you will love Qualcomm," he said. "They have the marked nailed in wireless mobile devices" as the world's largest maker of phone chips.

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JNJ
Johnson And Johns - $62.31
- +0.60%
- $61.82
This stock shows very stable earnings growth helped in large part by JNJ’s decision to buy Pfizer’s consumer brands business a few years ago. As a result, not only do they have a nice pipeline of new drugs, the company has a diversified business model, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, and Consumer Products. With fair valuations and a stable dividend, JNJ makes a great stock for the long term. - Guy Adami

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JOYG
Joy Global Inc. - $54.03
- -1.51%
- $54.15
In the near-term the company should benefit from the stimulus package, which really hasn’t started to kick in, yet. Then, when iron ore, copper and coal demand really picks up due to global recovery, they should benefit more. - Pete Najarian

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PAC
Grupo Aeroportuar - $27.80
- +2.81%
- $26.75
They own four of the top ten busiest airports in Mexico and every time a passenger departs they collect a fee. Also, they have a superb balance sheet and I expect to see growth in Mexico in the years ahead. All these factors should be bullish for this stock. - Karen Finerman

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F
Ford Motor Co - $8.64
- -1.03%
- $8.63
Not only is government behind the company, at least implicitly, they have emerged as a leaner and meaner company as a result of the downturn, he says. Also sales are up in Latin American and Asia which says to me that they’re a player all over the globe. - Tim Seymour

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XOM
Exxon Mobil Cp - $74.38
- -0.36%
- $74.38
When John D. Rockefeller began this company he set an unbeatable strategy in motion that's still practiced today. And that strategy is year on year to provide returns that beat the competition. On top of that, the globe needs energy and Exxon will provide it. And they're also into bio-fuels which I like. - Joe Terranova

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V
Visa Inc. - $80.00
- -0.22%
- $79.72
Once the housing and the employment situation improves, Visa should take off as well. As we all know, economic downturns tend to be cyclical and we should come out of this one as well. Even though consumers have pulled back on spending, once their house values return to being worth more than what they owe on it -- and their job security is more intact -- they will get back to using credit cards with valuable points programs instead of cash. - Steve Grasso
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