This option contains some risk for a one-year return, but shares of fast-growing big companies have lagged far behind shares of their staid counterparts for the past six years.
"Whether it's this year or next year," says Denver certified financial planner Mark R. Brown, "large growth's got to make a move."
 5-year return: 3.8 percent per year
Best 12-month return (risky): Vanguard Growth Index fund
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