Author Bio
Rachel primarily covers healthcare stocks for the Fool. She leverages her background and education in the legal field to inform her detailed research and analysis of the stock market.
Whether you're new to the world of investing or a seasoned aficionado, focusing on investments that can generate and sustain portfolio growth over the long term rather than the short term is the most effective way to promote real wealth building through the stock market.
While personal trading styles and risk tolerance levels vary from investor to investor, a diversified stock basket should always feature companies with steady growth potential that can help to stimulate these kinds of meaningful shareholder returns for years to come. Long-term investor returns can come in the form of dividends or share price increases, and many top stocks offer investors the benefit of both.