For investors with ability & capacity to invest for the long term: 8 mid-cap stocks with an upside potential of more than 18%

As an investor, you cannot do without mid-caps in your portfolio. Though they come under pressure with every correction, the fact remains that, in the past decade, they have given the best returns. Even in the longest of bull runs, your returns would not have been too high if you did not own mid-caps. On the flip side, owning them means that, at times, your anxiety quotient may go through the roof. Just look at mid-cap performance over the past year. A large majority has underperformed, upping the anxiety quotient of all those who buy and trade in them. But then, who said that mid-caps are for one year? If you think that way, mid-cap is not the segment for you.