No-brainer stocks are easy to own because they require little analysis to uncover their strengths, which include growth, cash flow, fortress balance sheets, and capital returns. From the buy-and-hold perspective, they fit right into the Warren Buffett school of investing and can deliver value for investors year after year. That’s because they operate in must-have industries similar to dentists, barbers, and morticians; as unexciting as the work can be, their services are needed, well-entrenched, with little ...