August Is Actually A Great Month If You Own These 8 Stocks
August is feared as $one$ of the worst months for the S&P 500 — and for good reason. But investorsstill find ways to make big money.Eight stocks inthe S&P 500, mostly tech and communications services firms likeNvidia,IBD Long-Term Leader$Microsoft$ and$Twitter$, are complete standouts in the S&P 500 in August, says an Investor's Business Daily analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence andMarketSmith.All these stocks not only topped the S&P 500 in August in each of the past five years.
New York When the market is plunging like it did last Friday and on Monday, it's tempting to throw in the towel and sell. Big drops can be scary.But dumping stocks on days when the Dow is getting whacked is usually the wrong thing to do. Stocks roared back Tuesday and were up again Wednesday.If you're investing for the long haul, the best thing you can do is ride out this wave of volatility."Stay invested," said Seema Shah, chief strategist at Principal Global Investors. Shah told CNN Business t