By Leo Sun
Publication Date: 2026-02-19 20:50:00
Broadcom and IBM are all reliable long-term plays.
It might seem like a risky time to start investing in stocks. The S&P 500 is hovering near its record highs, and a broad range of unpredictable macro and geopolitical headwinds could derail that rally.
But if you plan to hold your stocks for at least a few years, you should tune out that noise and focus on high-quality plays that will keep growing regardless of those near-term challenges. Let’s take a look at two of those resilient stocks — Broadcom (AVGO +0.19%) and IBM (IBM 1.98%) — and why they could turn a $10,000 investment into a lot more money.
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Broadcom
Broadcom produces a wide range of wireless chips, networking switches, optical equipment, and custom AI accelerator chips. It also expanded its infrastructure software business through several significant acquisitions — including the cloud giant VMware — over the past few years.
Most of Broadcom’s recent growth was driven by its soaring sales…
