Anyone can become rich if they know the right steps to take.

But if you possess a certain set of characteristics, you may be more likely to become wealthy, according to Sarah Stanley Fallaw, director of research for the Affluent Market Institute. She co-authored The Next Millionaire Next Door: Enduring Strategies for Building Wealth, in which she surveyed more than 600 millionaires in America.

Staying focused with a long-term view is crucial to building wealth, researcher found. Credit:Shutterstock

To identify characteristics most predictive of net worth, Stanley Fallaw conducted two studies that included a group of individuals with a net worth ranging from $US100,000 ($139,680) to $US1 million and a group of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

She found that six behaviours, which she called “wealth factors”, are related to net worth potential, regardless of age or income: