If You've Got $5,000 to Invest, These 5 Top Stocks Are the Real Deal

One of the lessons that became clear during the recent bear market is that not all stocks are created equal. The widespread concern about the COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to the fastest bear market slump in stock market history. The market peaked on Feb. 18, and the S&P 500 subsequently fell 27% in just 23 days. The index eventually lost more than a third of its value in about five weeks. As with most panic-driven declines, investors ended up throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

In the subsequent recovery, some of the stocks that recovered the quickest were those that were already successfully disrupting their respective industries before the pandemic, and have continued their impressive growth since, proving once again that buying quality stocks and holding them for years, or even decades, is the surest path to long-term wealth.

If you have $5,000 in spare cash (or less) that you don't need for immediate expenses or to augment your emergency fund, these five top stocks could make you a fortune over the coming decade.

Source Fool.com