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Whenever I speak to investors, they all want to know the same thing, "Louis, what stocks do you like right now?"

Now, while the market has been tough for many stocks and sectors over the past two years, such a state does not last forever. In fact, as the pendulum shifts in the other direction, we may be staring at one of the best buying opportunities in decades. The impressive moves higher off the depressing March lows provide momentum for further gains and a floor against further losses.

That makes conditions ripe for serious buying. The short covering rally is ending, and the market is transitioning to fundamentals. That bodes well for the stocks that I like to buy.

Here are five stocks I recommend as buys now:

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