10 Stocks That Avoid the September Slump

(TheStreet) -- This year's cruel summer in stocks may get worse if history serves as a guide. The S&P 500 has recorded an average decline of 0.4% in September over the past 40 years, the worst month for the benchmark index, according to Capital IQ. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tends to fall 1.1% dating back to its beginning in 1896, says Dow Jones Indexes. That compares to an average gain of about 0.7% for all other months combined. Yet, several stocks in the S&P 500, such as Google (NASDAQ:

) and Netflix (NASDAQ:

), tend to outperform.

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