Stock Advisor Buy List: Ford

At Motley Fool Stock Advisor, we're about finding stocks with huge long-term upside. Our research efforts double-down on a company's growth potential, competitive advantages, and management quality. It's a strategy that's led to an average return of 60% for our stocks and 14% annualized returns since 2002 versus 1% for the S&P 500.

Let's see why Ford (NYSE: F) currently makes our buy list.

Growth potential
The recent history of the U.S. auto industry probably has you convinced of three things:

1. U.S. automakers are hopelessly uncompetitive.
2. They can't make quality cars.
3. Anyone who invests in them, especially after the recent bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler, needs to get their own engine checked.

But we think Ford, the only one of Detroit's Big Three not to go bankrupt, could have investors driving away with profits for years to come. (more)