5 Stocks That Could Make You Rich
Since 1926, about half of all the gains in the U.S. stock market were driven by just 86 stocks. That's what a group from the Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business discovered while researching stock market returns.
This statistic is truly staggering. It suggests you can get rich by picking individual stocks over index funds -- that is, as long as you're finding and buying these rare gems.
Stock picking is more of an art than a science, so there's no magic formula. That said, winning companies often share common qualities, giving stock pickers something objective to look for. Here are two factors I like to see when buying a stock: high employee approval ratings (in this case, from the website Glassdoor, with its anonymous employee reviews) and a history of market-beating stock performance.
Source Fool.com
