Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (BIDU), National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) & More: Three Buy-Now Stocks From the “World’s Greatest Retirement Portfolio”

Rather than extracting oil and natural gas from the earth, National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) is focused on providing the parts necessary for oil and gas companies to get the job done. Trading at just 10 times expected earnings and with the world’s appetite for energy not looking to subside anytime soon, I think this is a good pick at today’s prices.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM)

I’ll be the first to admit that the company isn’t necessarily cheap — a grocery store with a forward P/E of 25 is pretty high. But Whole Foods is much more than just a grocery store. It is leading people back to food grown with consideration for and in harmony with nature.

While some are worried that margins might be shrinking, I see this as a shortsighted take. The move back to organic food isn’t just a fad — its going to be around for decades. And with just one-third of potential U.S. stores built out, there’s a still a lot of room for growth.

Why isn’t Intuitive Surgical on the list?
Investors in Intuitive Surgical, the maker of the daVinci Robotic Surgical System, might be wondering why it didn’t make my list of buys this month, given its 15% decline since late January.

The bottom line is that with the president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calling  into question the daVinci’s usefulness with hysterectomies, I want to wait and see what happens.

The article 3 Buy-Now Stocks From the “World’s Greatest Retirement Portfolio” originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Brian Stoffel.

Fool contributor Brian Stoffel owns shares of Apple, Google, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Amazon.com, Baidu, National Oilwell Varco, Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), Intuitive Surgical, and PriceSmart. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Baidu, Coca-Cola, Google, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, National Oilwell Varco, PriceSmart, and Whole Foods Market. It owns shares of Amazon.com, Apple, Baidu, Google, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, National Oilwell Varco, and Whole Foods Market.

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