If you're looking for real long term growth, then mid-cap stocks have to be on your menu. Here are 5 that are some of the best examples of what the market segment has to offer.

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Mid-cap stocks are often ignored by investors -- at their own detriment. Retirement investors should connect with mid-caps via one or more of these three holdings.

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If you had to pick just one mutual fund for the long term, which one would it be? Here's what we picked.

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Mid-cap growth stock funds may be the sweet spot of investment class that leads other fund types in 2015. These three funds are all seeing rapid growth.

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Sellers are overcoming almost every attempt at a rally.

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If you think analyzing five-year returns is a good way to find a fund right now, think again. These mutual funds show that certain time periods can be deceiving.

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Investors in midcap energy stocks get the dual benefit of stability AND growth. Here are five of the best picks for midcap energy stocks.

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Midcap stocks beat small caps and large caps over long periods, but get too little attention. Here are five stocks to buy to get in on the upside.

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Midcap energy stocks are in the market's sweet spot, which could mean huge returns for investors in these five midcap stocks.

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Midcap growth stocks can reward investors in a big way, without the risks of small-cap stocks. Here are the best mutual funds and best ETFs in the space.

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This week, we look at ways to bundle midcaps, doublers, energy stocks and other equities into diversified ETFs.

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Midcap stocks are a "sweet spot" investment for investors who want growth potential without a ton of risk. Here are three perfectly sized stocks to buy now.

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This week we look at ways to get exposure to capital markets, leisure, mid-cap, large-cap, and steel stocks via ETFs.

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Supercharge your portfolio with funds that target underappreciated but overperforming midcap stocks, and make sure you're plenty exposed to financials.

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Start with an ETF and add individual stocks with at least 13% annualized EPS growth to fill out this important part of your core holdings.

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These small- and midcaps could be propelled higher by positive fundamental and technical characteristics. See this month's buy list.

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There's almost no difference in the performance of the growth and value styles, and investing in both provides no diversification. So what's the point?

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With few sellers, pullbacks should continue to be shallow. Get Sam Collins' take on the markets.

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Think corporate insiders are trading at a cheetah's pace for the fun of it? A correction's a-comin', and until it does, you should stay away from stocks and favor Treasuries instead.

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The near-term market outlook has suddenly taken an ominous turn.

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With sell signals flashing on the midcap and small-cap indices, this may be the right course of action for lower-quality stocks.

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If the market does pull back, these groups could provide the best opportunities.

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Small- and midcaps are unsurprisingly leading the market's march south, but micro- and nanocaps have proven resilient. That's still no reason to go diving into these tiny, risky companies.

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Speculators and traders should protect their hard-earned gains since nothing goes up forever.

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Small-cap stocks are finally taking their logical place as performance leaders amid a roaring bull market, but under-heralded mid-caps keep chugging along, too.

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The edge that small-cap gurus used to enjoy has been deteriorating, so you're better off picking the stocks yourself instead of buying a managed fund.

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While they're largely ignored, mid-cap stocks are the best of two worlds, offering the growth prospects of small-caps but the financial strength and liquidity of large-caps.

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Just like Jan and Peter Brady, mid-cap stocks are often overlooked thanks to their bigger and smaller brethren. Right now's the time to rectify that mistake.

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