Hot stocks to watch in the U.S.

Over the last year, U.S. equity markets have had a good run. The total return for the S&P 500 is up 10.4% over last summer, notes financial-planning.com. And there are several sub-sectors that have seen one-year gains of nearly 50%. These include biotechnology and medical care.

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