Since this decade began, all three major stock indexes have alternated between bull and bear markets, with the growth stock-driven Nasdaq Composite oscillating the wildest. After losing 33% of its value during the 2022 bear market, the innovation-fueled index has surged higher by 35% on a year-to-date basis through the closing bell on Nov. 16.
Despite this rally, the Nasdaq Composite remains 12% below its record-closing high from two years prior. While short-term traders are likely to view this two-year stretch as a lost period for growth stocks, it represents a moment of opportunity for long-term investors to pounce on high-quality companies at a discount. After all, every downturn in the major stock indexes, including the Nasdaq Composite, has eventually been cleared away by a bull market rally.
What follows are four unparalleled growth stocks you’ll regret not buying in the wake of the Nasdaq bear market dip.
This post originally appeared at The Motley Fool.