Getting started in investing can feel overwhelming. There are so many companies and strategies to choose from and so many metrics to consider that you could be forgiven for just buying an S&P 500 index fund and moving on with your life. It's a logical approach, and ensures your returns will essentially match the market.
But if you want to try for better-than-benchmark results, you could focus on companies that are paving the way to the future. It wouldn't even take you that much money to get started: As little as $1,500 would get you one share each of Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) , The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) , MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) , Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC) , and Axon Enterprises (NASDAQ: AXON) . Here's why those companies would make a great foundation for an investment portfolio focused on growth.
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