Author: Tim Melvin, Max Wealth

It’s a way you could make four or five times what the S&P 500 would — with far less stress, too.

This is a real valuation yardstick. It’s much more helpful than the P/E ratio when you’re trying to accurately and appropriately value a company you want to own.

They’ll go a long way to making sure you stay set for life.

In any desert island portfolio, you want companies — like these — that are all but certain to survive and thrive no matter what the economy or markets do while you’re stranded.

I’ve never met anybody who got filthy rich in the stock market overnight and stayed that way for long. But if you’re the patient-aggressive type, it’s definitely possible to get close to 20% a year. At that point, it’s almost inevitable that you’ll hit millionaire status.