Investing in growth companies can be a great way to build your wealth, but many that qualify for that description now may not continue to over the long term. Businesses that in their early years adopt rapid-growth tactics may find their arc fizzles out if management can't craft a long-term strategy to maintain it.
This factor is one thing that separates good companies from great ones. A good company may display short-term growth rates that outpace its peers -- until its initial buzz dissipates and it starts to stagnate. Great companies, on the other hand, can sustain their growth over the long term. Investors will do well to hold on to shares of those companies for decades.
Here are two growth stocks that I intend to hold forever.
Source Fool.com