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Here, investment guru Barry Ritholtz explores ten ways to amass market wealth, ranked in order (from his perspective) as hardest/least likely to succeed – to easiest/highest chance to accumulate a fortune. Here are five:

📌 Find undervalued companies: Invest in small, undiscovered companies with potential for growth. Hold onto the stocks until they gain value. Difficulty: 10/10, Likelihood of success: 1/10, Time Required: 5-20 years.

📌 Time the market: Attempt to predict market trends and invest accordingly. Difficulty: 6/10, Likelihood of success: 5/10, Time Required: Whenever the next major reversal occurs.

📌 Index investing: Buy and hold the entire market for the long term. Difficulty: 5/10, Likelihood of success: 10/10, Time Required: 20-50 years.

📌 Dollar cost averaging: Regularly invest a fixed amount over time to accumulate wealth. Difficulty: 3/10, Likelihood of success: 9/10, Time Required: 10-50 years.

📌 Compound forever: Allow investments to compound over a long period without selling. Difficulty: 2/10, Likelihood of success: 10/10, Time Required: Forever.

Getting “rich” is all relative, and your ability to gain “riches” may not be nearly as complicated as you think.