No risk, no reward. That's a fundamental part of investing. However, some stocks are less risky than others and still offer strong growth prospects.

Three Motley Fool contributors think they've found relatively safe growth stocks you can buy and hold. Here's why they picked Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO), and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX).

Prosper Junior Bakiny (Eli Lilly): Many high-growth stocks have a reputation for being somewhat risky and volatile. This is not so for Eli Lilly, a drugmaker that has crushed the market over the past decade. Eli Lilly has produced important clinical progress over the years. Among the most recent advances, Zepbound takes the cake. This obesity medicine was officially granted the green light in November.

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