Healthcare stocks should have healthy returns

Healthcare stocks should have healthy returns

Despite these risks, the overall outlook for healthcare stocks appears to be very good over the long term. Aging demographic trends across the world combined with advances in technology should open up tremendous opportunities for healthcare stocks -- and provide healthy returns for patient investors.

Keith Speights owns shares of Intuitive Surgical, Teladoc Health, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Intuitive Surgical and Teladoc Health. The Motley Fool recommends UnitedHealth Group and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.