It's generally good to have a mix of stocks in your portfolio, for diversification. You can diversify across industries, for example, and also by company size. Many people like to hold small-cap stocks, which can be defined as those with market capitalizations between around $300 million and $2 billion, because they're smaller and more nimble than their bigger counterparts.
It's a mistake, though, to assume that large-caps (with market values between around $10 billion to $200 billion) and mega-caps (valued at more than $200 billion) can't grow briskly. Plenty of them are still growing at respectable rates, and many pay meaningful and growing dividends, too.
Here are 15 of the world's largest companies that you might want to consider for berths in your portfolio.
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