If you're investing in the stock market, it's a good idea to make it worth your while and go with a decent-size investment. An amount of $5,000 would be large enough to spread among a few solid stocks and earn a good return without allocating too much money to any one investment.

Two stocks that have been beating the bear market this year and that could be good options to consider now are Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX). Here's why they could continue to outperform and why it's not too late to invest in them.

What makes Bristol Myers an attractive investment is that the healthcare business is robust and hugely profitable. It's the type of stock that you can buy and hold forever.

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Source Fool.com