Q1 Stars That Should Continue to Shine

Three-month returns ranging from 35% to 108% appear to be just the beginning

   

The Ride Doesn’t Stop Here

The first quarter of 2011 was a bumpy one for investors. After a strong start to the year, political strife in Libya and the Middle East made the world markets jittery and caused oil prices to spike. And the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan was the straw that really broke the market’s back, sending the major indices plummeting. However, since the March 16 correction low, stocks made a steady march higher.

When all was said and done, the Dow ended the first quarter up 5.56%, the S&P 500 rose 4.24%, and the Nasdaq notched a 3.33% gain. Not too shabby, but if you’re a growth investor, we certainly hope you had some bigger gains in individual stocks to write home about. Our InvestorPlace experts certainly did. In fact, their top stockpicks for the quarter brought in three-month returns ranging from 35% to 108% — a far cry from the low-single-digit gains put in by the major indices. What’s even better about these stock picks, though, is that their run does not appear to be over. In fact, we’re quite confident that their Q2 performance will be just as memorable.

Here are our top stock picks from Q1:

 

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