These 3 "Boring" Stocks Tripled Your Money Over the Last 5 Years

These 3 "Boring" Stocks Tripled Your Money Over the Last 5 Years

One common misconception about investing is that market-thumping returns require big risks, like buying high-growth companies in emerging fields. That might be true if you're looking for a small chance at doubling your money in, say, a few months.

Long-term investing provides a much steadier path toward massive gains, though. Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL), Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), and Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA), for example, are all large, well-established companies. If you'd bought them five years ago, you'd have earned returns of 300% or better compared to the broader market's 75% gain.

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