The Dow Jones Industrial Average can be a great place to look if you’re a beginner investor looking for some solid blue-chip ideas to put new money to work. Though the Dow Jones index may get quite a bit of flack for being a sub-par representation of the overall U.S. market, I still think the small sample size (30 components) makes it a bite-sized way for market newcomers to discover relatively secure stocks they’d be willing to hang onto for the long haul. This has led to this list of dow stocks to buy.Tho ...