By all accounts, 2023 was a prosperous year for investors. The S&P 500 posted a gain of 24.33% for the year. But that performance followed a tumultuous 2022, in which the market lost 19.44%. If you balance out the two years, you’d have about broken even. Will 2024 see a continuation of the gains of 2023, or will uncertainty return us to the bear market experienced in 2022?
Whatever 2024 holds, the combination of a big loss in 2022 followed by an even more impressive upturn in 2023 confirms maintaining focus on the long-term. That’s why despite lingering uncertainties about the financial markets, interest rates, the economy, and geopolitical concerns, we’re going to focus on the best long-term investments for 2024.
There are dozens of potential investments for you to hold in your portfolio. But it’s more important to select a small number likely to produce the best returns.
This post originally appeared at TIME.