Most investors know the potential benefits of leaving their winning stocks alone. While stocks can only fall to zero, there's no hard ceiling on how high a stock can climb. The growth in a long-term winner can often dwarf losses elsewhere in a portfolio.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett put it well in 2023 in a letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders: "The weeds wither away in significance as the flowers bloom. Over time, it takes just a few winners to work wonders" for your returns.

It therefore makes sense to look at the universe of highly successful stocks as fertile ground for your next stock buy. Among those rallying investments with plenty of room to run, (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) belong near the top of your watch list.

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