There's little question that the surest path to long-term wealth generation is investing in the best companies and holding them for years, if not decades. That said (and as many found out over the past year or so), investing isn't for the faint-hearted. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has been in a bear market for nearly 18 months now, and the tech-centric index is still down 23%. 

Yet history is clear: Every bear market has been followed by a bull market. Experienced investors know that if they keep their heads and continue to invest in top-notch companies through the downturn, profits await when the market inevitably recovers. Calling the bottom is notoriously difficult, so the best time to buy is now.

In fact, analysts are remarkably bullish about the prospects of one beaten-down growth stock. And if Wall Street is right, this stock is set to soar 164% over the next several years.

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Source Fool.com