Investing requires patience and a long time horizon to generate sizable profits. It’s no secret that the most successful investors are people such as Warren Buffett, who are infinitely patient and hold stocks in their portfolios for decades. Buffett famously said, “The stock market is a device to transfer money from the ‘impatient’ to the ‘patient.'”While patience is certainly a virtue when it comes to investing, it also helps to identify strong companies when they first come to market and take a position e ...