Google Inc (GOOG), Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (BIDU): 3 Buy-Now Stocks from the “World’s Greatest Retirement Portfolio”

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The other big concern is the possibility of a slowdown in the Chinese economy. Though this would put a dent in Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)’s revenue, it still doesn’t justify the company’s low price. Baidu has a much bigger market to capture with small- and medium-sized businesses in China than Google does globally, but trades for only 20 times earnings. Google has more tame growth prospects, and yet it trades at a 30% premium to Baidu. That just doesn’t add up.

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV)

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) supplies all the nuts and bolts needed by the oil and gas industry to extract energy from the earth. Though the earnings report from the first quarter disappointed Wall Street, the company’s backlog shows that there is growing demand to upgrade the world’s aging oil rig fleet.

That, combined with the company’s ubiquity in the industry and the fact that any up-tick in energy prices will be good for NOV shareholders, means that the company’s best days are probably ahead of it. Trading at just 12 times earnings, and offering a fair 1.5% dividend yield, this is a very safe pick for any investor’s retirement portfolio.

The article 3 Buy-Now Stocks from the “World’s Greatest Retirement Portfolio” originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Brian Stoffel.

Fool contributor Brian Stoffel owns shares of Apple, Google, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Amazon.com, Baidu, National Oilwell Varco, Whole Foods Market, Intuitive Surgical, and PriceSmart. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Baidu, Coca-Cola, Google, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, National Oilwell Varco, PriceSmart, and Whole Foods Market. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com, Apple, Baidu, Google, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, National Oilwell Varco, and Whole Foods Market.

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