3 Stocks That Have Made Investors Money in 18 of the Past 20 Years

Investing in the stock market requires patience. Even the best-performing stocks have down years.

Take e-commerce giant Amazon as the perfect example. Since the end of 2001, shares of Amazon are higher by nearly 32,000%. However, Amazon has ended five of the past 20 years lower, if we include its year-to-date return for 2021 as the 20th year. There's simply no such thing as a stock that goes up every year.

However, there are a handful of publicly traded companies that come awfully close. The following trio of stocks have delivered a positive annual total return -- including dividends paid -- in at least 18 of the past 20 years (i.e., since Dec. 31, 2001).

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