Here’s my simplistic two cents

1-Find great companies (Motley Fool starter stocks are a good place to start)
2-Buy these companies
3-Keep buying them
4-Exit strategy=retirement when you need to pay for your boat and RV.

Publications like Barron’s exist because everyone is looking for the next great investment. Somehow, month after month they keep coming out with the next great investment. This is not to say that there isn’t educational value in what they say.