For many investors, the past 15 months have been challenging. At one point or another, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite fell into a bear market. While the Dow and S&P 500 have bounced notably, the Nasdaq Composite, along with the Nasdaq 100 — an index consisting of the 100 largest nonfinancial stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange — remain more than 20% below their record-closing highs.
Although big declines in the broad-market indexes can test the resolve of investors, they’re also, historically, an excellent time to put your money to work. Over time, every stock market crash, correction, and bear market has eventually been fully recouped by a bull market.
In the meantime, patient investors have an opportunity to pick up high-quality stocks at a discount. A perfect example being the following three Nasdaq 100 stocks.
This post originally appeared at The Motley Fool.