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The S&P 500 is up 7.6% year-to-date and 22.1% over the past 12 months. These are both attractive returns. However, over the same two periods, I’ve got three essential large-cap stocks that have run laps around the index.
Last November, I wrote a Barchart piece 3 Essential Stocks from the Top 100 That Are Truly Worth Investing In. The three names are Comfort Systems USA (FIX), Spotify Technology (SPOT), and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL).