That question is up for debate. Value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in four out of five decades since the 1930s. The only decade where growth outperformed value was during the 1990s tech stock surge. (Ferri, 2013) However, in the past year, the best performing stocks have been health-care and technology companies, which tend to be growth stocks. These sectors constitute over 50 percent of the Russell 1000 growth index. In these sectors, top performing stocks are creating their own destiny in creating new markets that are less dependent on the economy. (Lauricella,
That question is up for debate. Value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in four out of five decades since the 1930s. The only decade where growth outperformed value was during the 1990s tech stock surge. (Ferri, 2013) However, in the past year, the best performing stocks have been health-care and technology companies, which tend to be growth stocks. These sectors constitute over 50 percent of the Russell 1000 growth index. In these sectors, top performing stocks are creating their own destiny in creating new markets that are less dependent on the economy. (Lauricella,