Best Trades Now: Chemicals, Conglomerates & More

To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the experts for their best investment advice now.

Beating the Bear

“BB&T is one of the best run in my view, and one of the healthiest in the financials… It’s a brutal environment out there, but again, you have to take a long-term view.”

- John Buckingham, Al Frank Asset Management

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The Street’s Chemical Romance

"I thought Dow (Chemical) paid a pretty full price for Rohm & Haas , so the Rohm & Haas shareholders you could argue are getting the better of this deal, but in return Dow is getting an excellent asset that was selling at a discount that the market was not recognizing, so it did improve their growth and it reduced their cyclicality, so overall it’s a good deal for both companies…Given the selloff in the Dow stock following the deal, this may not be a bad time to step up to the plate.

Dmitry Silversteyn, Longbow Research Analyst

Bullish on General Electric

"We like their industrials, and how strong they are, and we think that's going to continue into the future.  They're at multi-year lows, look at forward PE, and that's why we like GE at this point."

Kim Caughey, Fort Pitt Capital Group

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