Picking the right stocks can really pay dividends, and if you happened to have picked some of the top performing ones five years ago, then you may well have found yourself in profit by as much as 4,501%.
Although investing consistently over the long term and making the most of your stocks and shares ISA is important, investors who made informed decisions on their stocks may find they have done well on some of their picks five years ago.
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The stocks that have grown the most since 2018
| Stock | Five-year growth |
|---|---|
| Enphase Energy | 4,501% |
| Tesla | 1,069% |
| ChemoMetec A/S | 1,039% |
| Advanced Micro Devices | 875% |
| Sea | 668% |
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