Matteo Colombo/DigitalVision via Getty Images Co-authored by Treading Softly When it comes to raising children, every child is unique and special, yet they can fall into two categories. One that you need to keep under constant supervision, essentially babysitting or monitoring on a regular basis. The other is a child you can trust to follow the rules and expectations that you've laid out even when you're not around.
While every child is precious, knowing which of your children you need to watch more closely and which children you can give greater freedom to can vastly change how stressful parenting is for you. When it comes to the market, having holdings in your portfolio that you need to oversee less means that you can have more holdings and enjoy your portfolio better. Every quarter, companies provide you with a ton of insight into what they're doing and what they're expected to do for the rest of the year.
This gives you a chance to spot-check and monitor your portfolio easily, especially for less dramatic companies. The more drama a company has around it, the more you need to stay on top of what's happening. This takes time and energy, and you only have so much energy every day.
If you have a portfolio full of drama stocks, you're going to have a lot less energy to do what you enjoy. Today, I want to take a look at two companies that I think are excellent buys after their most recent quarterly earnings and that have provided a clear pathway to what they expect to do the r.
