Investors should be familiar with the fact that the stock market is arguably the best means of building significant wealth. It won’t happen overnight, and it requires patience and discipline. But the rewards are worth it.
In the past decade, the S&P 500 index generated a total return of 283% (as of March 19). There are many companies, Amazon (AMZN) being a great example, that have performed even better. So you might be interested in learning how to filter the sea of potential opportunities into a much smaller list that warrants further study.
Here are three of the most important questions that investors should ask before buying any stock.
This post originally appeared at The Motley Fool.