Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR): Stocks That Could Become Tomorrow’s Big S&P Winners

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG)

Finally, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) has climbed 68% over the past year as the asset manager has benefited from the long bull market in stocks. By offering its advisory services to mutual funds and other professional investors as well as helping institutional investors establish customized asset-management frameworks to fulfill the fiduciary duties that foundations, endowments, and pension plans have to their respective constituencies, AMG enjoys the same recurring revenue stream that makes the investment management business so attractive to many investors. With money having poured into its funds recently, the growth story at AMG looks poised to continue well into the future as long as market conditions don’t change too much.

Get a jump on the competition
One reason to look at these companies now is that when they get invited into the S&P 500, you can count on index funds to buy up their shares. But if you beat those funds to the punch, you might get a better entry price — and more importantly could share in their growth for a longer period of time.

The article 4 Stocks That Could Become Tomorrow’s Big S&P Winners originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Dan Caplinger.

Fool contributor Dan Caplinger has no position in any stocks mentioned. You can follow him on Twitter: @DanCaplinger. The Motley Fool recommends Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

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