The great thing about the stock market is that share prices are always changing, making different shares good value on different days.
If you maintain a watchlist then you can monitor when any of your favourites reach an attractive price for you to buy.
I believe the best way to account for share market fluctuations is to regularly invest – perhaps once a month.
But, for the fun of this article I'm going to imagine I received $10,000 and I had to invest today. This is how I'd invest it:
Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) – $2,500
The annuity provider has received a handy bonus from the government in the budget, requiring superannuation trustees to offer lifetime income products. This should add another pillar to support Challenger's long-term growth over the next two decades as the number of retirees increases by 75%.
I believe it's one of the best ways to play the ageing demographic theme of Australia.
Paragon Care Ltd (ASX: PGC) – $3,000
Another way to play the ageing tailwind is with Paragon. It's a small cap healthcare business that generates a majority of its revenue from public hospitals by supplying healthcare equipment, devices and beds.
The number of patients across Australia's hospitals should steadily increase over time, creating organic growth for Paragon and hopefully stronger economies of scale. Its low valuation makes it my favourite choice in this article.
Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) – $1,000
The growing Asian middle class and a preference for healthier eating could drive Costa higher for a number of years. The food company grows tomatoes, berries, citrus fruit, mushrooms and avocadoes. The company is on track to grow underlying profit by 25% in this year alone. However, it is trading expensively, which is why I'd only buy a small amount.
Magellan Global Trust (ASX: MGG) – $2,000
We simply cannot find the quality of businesses on the ASX that are available overseas. Magellan Global Trust is able to invest in the best of them like Alphabet (Google), Facebook, Apple, Visa and MasterCard.
I think it's important for at least some of every investor's portfolio to be exposed to some of the world's best tech stocks.
National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) – $1,500
The market seems to be a lot more bearish about the prospects of the pet industry stocks these days, but I think National Veterinary Care looks like a good option. It is still generating decent organic growth and most importantly it continues to expand through acquisition. There is a lot of annualised revenue that has been added over the past 12 months that won't be reflected in the annual accounts until FY19.
Foolish takeaway
I like the diversity of my above five choices and hopefully all of them beat the market over the next decade. I'm certainly hoping they turn out to be winners, that's why they're all in my portfolio.
