“Give me a stock to buy,” my friend demanded.

“I can't give personal advice,” I responded. “Besides, it's not that simple, I don't know your tolerance for risk, your long-term goals…”

He cut me off. “I just need something that's going to make me a lot of money quickly.”

Then I got this email the next day from a reader:

What would the average time be between the buy alert and the sell alert? I don't have months to wait for results.

It's amazing how impatient some investors can be, but I get it.

Most people do not have enough money saved for retirement. And as they get closer to retirement age, panic sets in.

In fact, the number of people who are in good financial shape is stunningly low.

According to a study by GOBankingRates, 42% of Americans have less than $10,000 saved. And almost 42% have zero – nada, zilch, bubkes.

So it's no surprise that people want to make money fast.

And you can certainly make great money trading for the short term. But that should be done with only money you can afford to lose and are comfortable putting at risk.

Most investors who need to make money fast aren't in that category. They likely can't afford a loss.

The easiest way to make money in the markets is the least exciting way. But it works – and has for decades…

Buy Perpetual Dividend Raisers, and hold on to them for years.

Perpetual Dividend Raisers are stocks that raise their dividends every year. And they beat the pants off the broader market.

Dividend Aristocrats are companies that have raised their dividends for 25 years or more.

Over the past five years, Dividend Aristocrats have beaten the S&P 500 by 4%. But the more time that you're invested in these stocks, the greater the outperformance will be.

The Aristocrats returned 4% over the past decade versus 4% from the S&P 500.