Author: James Brumley, Investor Place

These Dow Jones stocks are better positioned than other blue chips to help carry the index up and over a huge psychological line in the sand.

It may be a trade with a time limit on it, but for the time being, its expiration date is further down the road than most investors can see.

Its sell-off has more to do with fear-based profit-taking than an assessment of the future.

Add these proven companies to your list of stocks to buy for the long, long haul.

Add these proven companies to your list of stocks to buy for the long, long haul. They were all built to last.