Here's How the Stock Market Could Turn $150,000 Into $500,000

The stock market is one of the best ways to generate wealth. When you invest your money in a stock, you become a part-owner of the company. You have executives and managers doing all the hard work for you while you sit back and watch your wealth accumulate.

In fact, investing in the stock market can help you turn an annual $5,000 investment into a cool half-million in just 30 years. Here's how.

Picking a good company with a stock available at a fair price (or better) takes a lot of time and research. If digging into quarterly reports, learning about individual companies, and valuing stocks isn't up your alley, there's a much simpler solution. You can buy an index fund.

Source Fool.com