It’s an open secret. After five years of wrestling witha a stingy stock market, a lot of investors feel torn. But I would hate to see you miss out on the superb opportunities for long-term growth that are waiting to be plucked in today’s market. I’m talking about a small, select group of blue chip stocks so cheap that you’ll want to hold them for years and years.

The stock market doesn’t seem to think so. On Tuesday, when crude breached $50 a barrel for the first time, stocks rallied. The major market indexes climbed some more Wednesday, despite continued near-record oil prices.