This Low-Risk Stock Is a Long-Term Winner

Investing is great means of building wealth, but looking for the very highest gains possible can be a risky way to do it. If you have a large, diversified portfolio, one big winner can make up for several disappointing laggards. But if you're just getting started -- or if seeing a big pullback in your portfolio would cost you sleep at night -- there are stocks that mix low risk with high performance over time. One of them is Visa (NYSE: V).

Visa is a stable, dependable industry leader that has thumped the broader market over the past five years, gaining almost double the S&P 500's returns -- it's nearly tripled while the venerable index has doubled over that time period. Let's see why Visa is a low-risk, long-term winner to add to your portfolio.

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