Our three top U.S. picks for 2025

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For our 2025 top buys, we’ve chosen three stocks, one from each of our WSSF Portfolios—Conservative, Aggressive and Income. These three companies are leaders in their individual markets. That puts them in a strong position to profit from secular trends such as the ongoing shift to electronic payment systems, the rapid spread of new artificial intelligence programs, and the rising need for faster communication networks. We expect these trends to deliver strong returns for investors, not only in 2025 but for many years to come. VISA INC. $336 is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2025. The company (New York symbol V; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $672.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 18.9; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.visa.com) operates the world’s largest electronic payments network. It processes credit, debit, prepaid and commercial transactions in over 200 countries. Visa gets most of its revenue from the fees it charges the card issuers and merchants using its network. That means the…