HollyFrontier Corp (HFC), Reinsurance Group of America Inc (RGA): These Two Stocks Should Be On The S&P’s Shortlist

Risks to Consider: Possible inclusion in the S&P 500 should not be seen as the sole basis for an investment in these firms, especially considering that an invite may not come for another year or two.

Action to Take –> Look for a quick 2% to 3% pop when any of these companies get the invite to join the S&P 500. Both HollyFrontier Corp (NYSE:HFC) and Reinsurance Group of America Inc (NYSE:RGA) hold great intrinsic appeal, even if Standard & Poor’s never comes knocking.

P.S. — A company worthy of inclusion of the S&P 500 must make for a pretty good stock, right? Sure, but there are good stocks — and then there are what we call “Forever Stocks.” These are world-beating companies that pay a fat dividend, dig a wide moat around their business and buy back massive amounts of stock. They’re stocks solid enough to buy, forget about and hold…  “Forever.” To learn more about these stocks — including some of their names and ticker symbols — click here.

– David Sterman

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