5 Top Stocks to Buy in April

The stock market sell-off is intensifying, with the S 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) down 4.8% in the first three months of the year compared to an over 10% tumble in the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). Even quality growth stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and (NASDAQ: NFLX) are falling. Meanwhile, Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET), Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), and Nike (NYSE: NKE) provide passive income regardless of the stock market's performance.

Motley Fool contributors were asked to offer some details on why all five of these industry-leading companies are built to last and are worth buying and holding even if the stock market goes through a prolonged downturn. Here's what they had to say.

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