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David Katz, Matrix Asset Advisors CIO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss investing in strong fundamentals with reasonable multiples, the 12-month time horizon bull case for PayPal, and more.

Finding the best stocks to buy can be tricky. In the stock market, this year has been a beacon for those with a glass-half-full perspective.

Shares of Medtronic and CVS Health offer above-average dividend yields after falling significantly in recent weeks. One of CVS Health's integrated healthcare businesses recently experienced a setback, but its overall future still looks bright.

Med tech has been on the skids for no fault of its own. It's not the industry's fault that price action was driven to a frothy bubble by COVID-inspired trading outlooks or that the market has normalized.

Here are some of the tickers on my radar for Wednesday, Aug. 23, taken directly from my reporter's notebook.

There's a reasonable argument to be made that investors should load up on blue-chip stocks regularly. After all, large and well-established firms with long track records of success are likely to continue to be successful.

Many attribute the recent stock surge to AI stock popularity. At the same time, it's crucial to note that numerous companies are working silently beneath the radar.

After five consecutive months of gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, the market might be due for a pullback. One way to protect portfolio gains is to hide in defensive stocks as we enter a seasonally weak period.

Advancement in AI has helped give tech stocks their best-performing first half of the year since 1983. Big-tech executives continue to remain bullish over the ongoing demand for AI. Wall Street analysts are now touting tech stocks in different market segments.

Chevron has plenty of fuel to continue increasing its dividend. Coca-Cola has grown its payout for more than 60 straight years.