3 Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next 50 Years
The stock market rewards investors who buy and hold stocks for the long run -- allowing compound interest to work in their favor. If you had invested $1,000 in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) 50 years ago, you would have $39,000 today, or in other words, 39 times whatever amount you initially invested. Of course, one of the challenges in achieving such incredible returns is resisting the temptation to sell.
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