Got $5,000? These 2 Stocks Are Trading Near Their 52-Week Lows and Are Cheap Buys Right Now

Did you know that achieving a 10% return over a period of 25 years would turn a $5,000 investment into more than $54,000? And that's just if you average the S 500's long-run return of 10%. If you invest in market-beating stocks that average greater returns, then your investment could be worth even more than that. At 15%, that investment would grow to nearly $165,000. If you knock it out of the park and average 20%, then that $5,000 investment would be worth close to $477,000.

Those would be incredible returns -- and they wouldn't be easy to achieve. One way you can increase the odds of netting a big return is by investing in stocks that have low valuations today, and that investors may be discounting too heavily. Two stocks that look like they fit those criteria right now are Alibaba Group Holdings (NYSE: BABA) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX).

Here's why investing $5,000 into one or both of these stocks could be a great move for long-term investors.

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