All investors hope to multiply their money tenfold, a hundredfold, or more. But if it were easy to pick a stock that was going to turn a modest investment into a pile of loot, everybody would be rich.
Still, there's a lot you can learn from looking at top-performing stocks that have done just that for their investors. Three stocks that would have turned a $10,000 investment into $60,000 -- or even more -- in just 10 years include Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN), Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS), and XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO). Here's how they did it...and what that can tell you about where to put your money today.
Top M&A-focused companies can experience explosive growth through acquisitions. Image source: Getty Images.