The stocks offer a good mix of value, growth, and dividend income. A $5,000 investment can be a good amount of money to invest in a stock. It's large enough that if you pick a winner, your returns could be significant, and that can help justify spending a lot of time researching the ideal stock to invest in. You can also generate a fair bit of dividend income from that type of investment. If you find a stock that yields 5%, that would mean you're collecting $250 per year in dividends. But you can aim for ev ...