My list of 100 stocks is intended to help you manage a portfolio for long-term growth. They all could be worthwhile additions to the part of your portfolio devoted to big growth stocks. My investing philosophy is based on a few simple principles, and by following them, I think individual investors can match or slightly outperform index funds, with little chance of poor results over a decade or longer.
Stock prices are almost completely unpredictable in the short run.
Hot stocks may run ahead of the rest of the market for a while but they can also suffer disastrous losses as soon as they disappoint shareholders' expectations. Companies with projected earnings increases and dividends that add up to more than 12 percent are the ones most likely to be market beaters. Companies with moderate 12 percent to 18 percent annual earnings increases are often a better deal than stocks with a faster growth rates. From time to time, though, setbacks in particular industry groups knock the fastest-growers down to bargain levels. When that happens, grab them and hang on.