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

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Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) was able to raise revenue by 40% during the first quarter, but earnings were only up 15%. That’s because spending on research and development increased 83% — mostly in an attempt to get the company’s mobile strategy right. Google did the same thing years ago, and its been a great move.

What’s clear is that businesses are still attracted to Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)’s advertising platform, as the number of online marketing partners increased 26% to 410,000. And unlike Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is selling for cheap: just 13 times expected 2013 earnings.

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV)
Investors need to understand what they are getting into when they invest in this stock. Because the company supplies all the equipment necessary to extract oil and natural gas and because orders for these parts can be relatively lumpy and cyclical, things don’t always appear so smooth over the short term.

That’s what happened this quarter, as the company disappointed with earnings. But over the long run, the company’s backlog remains healthy as it increased 8% sequentially, and the rig technology division should continue to prosper from the world’s aging rig fleets for years to come.

The article 3 Buy Now Stocks From the “World’s Greatest Retirement Portfolio” originally appeared on Fool.com 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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