No Matter What Happens, Don't Panic-Sell These 3 Growth Stocks

In most investment portfolios, a small number of winning stocks usually account for an outsize share of the overall returns. To get the most out of those winners, investors must resist the urge to sell too early when a stock is up a lot, and instead, let their winners run. 

It can be tempting to take profits while they're certain, and equally tempting to double down on your decliners during times of market volatility in the hopes that they'll rebound. History has shown, however, that those tactics regularly result in subpar returns and high opportunity costs. Today, let's look at three momentum stocks that have produced big gains for shareholders over the past year and consider why investors would do well to continue to hold on to their shares even as they celebrate those paper gains.

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