If you're looking to buy stocks, you don't need to have tens of thousands of dollars available to invest. Nowadays, with brokerages offering low or no-commission trading, even putting $500 toward a stock can be a great way to start building up your portfolio. And over time, you can add to your position.

A couple of excellent options for growth-oriented investors to consider now are Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Both businesses have the potential to beat the market in the long run, and here's why.

Investing $500 into healthcare company Axsome Therapeutics has the potential to go a long way for investors. At a market capitalization of less than $2 billion and some promising products, this biotech has plenty of room to get much bigger.

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