After the president announced his tariff plan and the stock market plunged, many experts believe the probability of a recession in the United States has increased sharply. However, in this video, longtime Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel and Tyler Crowe each discuss a stock they’d buy right now, even with a recession likely to occur.
*Stock prices used were the morning prices of April 9, 2025. The video was published on April 11, 2025.
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Should you invest $1,000 in Walmart right now?
Before you buy stock in Walmart, consider this:
The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Walmart wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.
Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $495,226!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $679,900!*
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Matt Frankel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Tyler Crowe has positions in Bbb Foods. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bbb Foods and Walmart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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