Chapter 8
Investing for Long-Term Growth
In This Chapter
Balancing growth and value
Figuring out how to choose growth stocks
Looking at small caps and other speculative investments
What’s the number-one reason people invest in stocks? To grow their wealth (also referred to as capital appreciation). Yes, some people invest for income (in the form of dividends), but that’s a different matter (I discuss investing for income in Chapter 9). Investors seeking growth would rather see the money that could have been distributed as dividends be reinvested in the company so that (hopefully) a greater gain is achieved when the stock’s price rises or appreciates. People interested in growing their wealth see stocks as one of the convenient ways to do it. Growth stocks tend to be riskier than other categories of stocks, but they offer excellent long-term prospects for making the big bucks. If you don’t believe me, just ask Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and other successful, long-term investors.
Although someone like Buffett is not considered a growth investor, his long-term, value-oriented approach has been a successful growth strategy. If you’re the type of investor who has enough time to let ...
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