Packing your portfolio with risky hyper-growth stocks might make you feel like a genius during a bull market, but when there's a downturn, your smile just might get turned upside down. As exciting as seeing rapidly rising share prices might be, your portfolio needs to be well-diversified, and that means you need a few companies that are stable in the face of turmoil, not to mention being capable of delivering some growth all the time.

So if you're looking to make a $5,000 investment as part of a larger portfolio -- and keep it largely intact and steadily growing over time -- splitting your money between these two businesses below could do the trick. Let's dive in.

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