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It's a familiar refrain from strategists and fund managers, especially these days: Think long-term.
Jensen Investment Management chairman Robert Millen and David Katz, chief investment officer of Matrix Asset Advisors, think that's the only way to go.
"Look at the stock market on a 12- to 18-month time horizon," Katz advised. "Turn down the volume on the day-to-day volatility and scares."
"Investors will make most of their money in a bear market," Millen said. "It's just hard to see it right now."
Millen Picks
Millen recommends Danaher [DHR
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"These companies have common characteristics," he said. "They have durable competitive advantages; they have returns consistently above their capital costs, and they're each very well positioned to the infrastructure build-out in the developing world."
Katz Picks
Katz likes the prospects for technology's stars.
"Technology is taking quite a beating of late," he said. "We think things like Dell [DELL
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Katz is also fond of "old economy" businesses.
"We think General Electric [GE
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Disclosures
GE is the parent company of CNBC.com.
Millen and his family own Danaher and Praxair, and Katz, his family and his firm own Dell, Cisco, Microsoft, Novellus, and GE.
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