Every portfolio needs a healthy dose of growth.
Stock prices follow earnings .
In fact, over a long stretch of time, rising corporate profits are the only force that can keep share prices moving higher. As a result, growth investing, or seeking out companies with above-average earnings growth, should be a key part of your strategy. It's also the simplest approach to the stock market. But over the past five years, they have become harder and harder to find. But you have to draw the line somewhere.