Top Stocks & ETFs to Buy NOW

11 Apr 2026 · 8 min · 3 chapters

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In short

Stocks and ETFs to buy now, with a focus on “safety,” dollar-cost averaging, and near-term tech/market rebounds.

Guests/backgrounds

The episode features hosts discussing picks; one speaker is “Ernest” and another is “Troy.” No guest bios are provided in the transcript.

Key claims

Microsoft is “down 30%” and viewed as a relatively safe 10-year hold; Visa is “oversold” and processes about 64% of global transactions; Waste Management is “recession-proof” and “conflict-proof.” Bitcoin is down ~48% and could be profitable over 10 years. QQQ is expected to remain a long-run winner.

Notable examples

Microsoft, Apple, Visa; NVIDIA, Google, Micron; XLK (technology ETF), SMH (semis watchlist), EYL U (added), QQQ; Waste Management; Netflix; Bitcoin; mention of BlackRock launching a QQQ competitor called “IQQ.”

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Chapters

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Top Stocks to Buy Now

5:45 to 7:50

Discussion on top stock picks including Microsoft, Apple, and Visa.

“it get to 100 we saw that happen today um so yeah netflix was something i had as well um yeah microsoft is down 30 30 percent that's important to understand that you know a company like Microsoft is down.”

Investment Strategies and Insights

7:50 to 9:35

Insights on investing in ETFs and specific stocks like NVIDIA and Google.

“And I will say this too, April 25th, Westchester County Center.”

Market Trends and Predictions

9:35 to 10:45

Analysis of market trends, including predictions for Microsoft and Bitcoin.

“The timing of when this came out, if this was a top of your prediction, I wouldn't have had an issue with it.”
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0:00This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed Human. Hey, Ernest, what's up? One thing we always say on this show is you've got to be intentional with your money. Because it's not just about how much you make. It's about how you manage what you spend. Exactly. That's why tools like Clonar are interesting. It gives you flexibility when you're making purchases. When you're checking out, you can decide how you want to pay. Whether that's paying right away or spreading payments over time, depending on what works for you. Everything's organized in Klarna app, so you can track your spending in one place. And when you shop through the app, you can find deals and earn cash back with participating partners.

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2:27valid to 413 while supplies last selection varies by location what's your top three stocks to buy right now they haven't changed what are they if somebody had never watched the show before some people this might be their first time watching the show for the first time listeners thank you

2:45Earn Your Leisure:for being here if you want safety i'm gonna give you safety um i would do microsoft

2:54Earn Your Leisure:Apple and I'm going to lean on Visa Microsoft Apple and Visa those that are down deep Microsoft for sure Apple despite the AI misstep and what they could have done to improve Siri they've calibrated well for these moments and economically with Tim being a great operator can't wait to return calibrates well for these moments And I think Visa has been oversold too much given how many, like they process 64 % of all the transactions in the world. Yeah, global. Yep. Yep. So those are three outside of the two tech, two index formula. Does two tech, two index at work? Yes, of course. But those are the three I will lean on heavily over the next year.

3:41I'll just tell you exactly what I did buy in the past month. I bought more NVIDIA. I bought Google especially with this IPO of SpaceX looking like it's going to happen at some point this year I bought more Micron everybody's favorite and I bought XLK I bought the technology ETF and I have one tomorrow that I'm going to put in the EYL U that we've been talking about for a few months now. I put it in my top 10 companies this year. It hit a price point and they had some news I shared with Shadi earlier that I think is going to have a really nice rebound in the back six months of this year. So those would be my three.

4:33And SMH, I'm looking at... Well, for SMH, I wanted to get into it, but it just hasn't pulled back to a point where I'm like, all right, we can add some more here.

4:43Earn Your Leisure:If I can give one more since Troy gave a fourth, Waste Management is an absolutely amazing business, recession-proof, conflict-proof, almost black swan-proof. During this time when the market has been down, they have been solid overall. They're currently at 233. All-time high was 248. Been an incredible business. if you go back to 2024 they were at 149 and maybe 3 or 4 years they should be at 310 so if I have to pick one that's conflict proof AI proof and it takes all the risk off the table long term Waste Management is an amazing company I added one more I'm sorry you want to give yours oh my god come on let's do top 10 I just looked at the post I had it was um i also added netflix i did a netflix call at 100 and today it crossed 100 which has been like sometimes there's numbers that you want to see it hit like from a mindset standpoint can it get to 100 we saw that happen today um so yeah netflix was something i had as well um yeah microsoft is down 30 30 percent that's important to understand that you know a company like Microsoft is down.

6:02It's in a recession, yeah. Yeah, for sure. Bitcoin down 48 % from its all-time high. You got NVIDIA down 17%. It's always good to dollar cost average into ETS, invest with Invesco. Over the long run, you're going to always make money off those QQQs. But I definitely think that Microsoft is something that if you've never invested before, it's a relatively safe bet that investing has considerable risk. consult your advisor not to say that it can't go down anymore because it definitely can but um hold it for 10 years i think you're gonna make money i think if you buy bitcoin right now you hold it for 10 years you're gonna make money not to say that bitcoin can't go down anymore but it's down 48 it's almost down 50 um so you gotta look at you gotta look at you know what what's the best

6:52Earn Your Leisure:company that's down the most yep microsoft and if you never want to guess where to invest or what to buy go to ianinvest.com and join the red panda stock club um i'll tell you where to get in where to get out three prices for every stock um matter of fact i have two new stocks that i really love that i'm going to put prices for tonight in kajabi this sunday at 9 p.m central i have the stocks and the prices for the month um so if you never want to guess what to buy or where to get in go to einvest.com. I'm glad you brought up QQQ. Did you guys see that what BlackRock did today? Did you guys see that?

7:31So they announced it. Yeah. Yeah. So obviously QQQ Investgo Technology, ETF, BlackRock today announced that it's going to create its own competitor for QQQ. Smart. Yeah. So they're calling it IQQ. And it's going to be pretty much the same. I'm sure there'll be different asset allocations inside of it to have some different, but they were looking at it like everybody talks about Invesco, Invest One, Invesco, and now BlackRock has announced that they're going to have their own technology ETF. Smart. Yeah. Yes, sir. Larry at it again. And I will say this too, April 25th, Westchester County Center.

8:10We will be speaking at the Health is Wealth Forum. Shout out to the brother Dave. You can get your tickets to that. You can go to I believe the website is countycenter.biz and they got vendors there. It's an all day event. I think Mike is speaking there too. Mike is there. Mike will be there. We will be there. That's hometown. This is a homecoming for us. Show some love. Come up. Pull up on us. We're going to be there for pretty much most of the day. Make sure y 'all there. And if you got the book, bring the book. We'll sign the books. Yeah, but the family going to be in the building, man. So y 'all should be there.

8:56And NVIDIA. NVIDIA. NVIDIA what? Oh, yeah. Invest in NVIDIA? No. No, a walkthrough. Oh, yeah. For the past time. Well, they got the information already. Yeah, yeah. They got it. They got it. They got the information already. That's the second part of the mastermind. J.P. Morgan warns that Tesla could drop another, was it 40 %? 60. 60 %? This is interesting. I want to let you go, and then I got someone on Chef up.

9:34Earn Your Leisure:Two thoughts. The timing of when this came out, if this was a top of your prediction, I wouldn't have had an issue with it. But I think also, too, this kind of thing gets headlines, which also drums up business. if we hit a black swan event or baby black swan do i see a scenario in which tesla could do go to 256 75 possibly and my estimation is less than the eight percent chance of that happening hey earners what's up one thing we always say on this show is you've got to be intentional with your money because it's not just about how much you make It's about how you manage what you spend. Exactly.

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From the publisher

A roundtable discussion where investors share their top stock and ETF picks in the current market climate. The hosts recommend blue-chip stocks like Microsoft, Apple, and Visa for safety, highlight recent buys including Nvidia, Google, Micron, and Netflix, and discuss ETFs like QQQ and XLK. They also touch on BlackRock launching a QQQ competitor (IQQ), note Waste Management as a recession-proof pick, and briefly address JP Morgan's bearish Tesla prediction.

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