Should you bet on these 3 fast growers in 2015?

REA Group Limited (ASX:REA), Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) and Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX:ALL) are forecast to have solid earnings growth in 2015.

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Is there a way to get the same returns as big name fund managers? Yes, definitely.

The investment research company Morningstar this week released the names of the top performing Australian Super funds and share fund managers.

Among the super funds, the best gains ranged from 9% – 10.5% year-to-date in November. That is a little more than the long-term average 9.2% gross return of Australian shares. The top spot went to the Legg Mason Growth Super.

Among share fund managers, the three top performers for annual gains were:

  1. Allan Gray (14.4%)
  2. Millinium Capital Managers (12%)
  3. Hyperion Asset Management (9.5%)

However, Foolish investors can find quality stocks that can return the same and even more if they take the time to search them out.

Here are three stocks that are expected to grow earnings over 15% annually over the next couple of years. Here's to profitable stock picking!

—  Oil Search Limited (ASX: OSH) is at the start of a big revenue expansion thanks to the beginning of LNG exports from its joint-owned PNG LNG project. Production output is projected to quadruple over the next two years. Oil prices have fallen severely since June, yet the PNG LNG production is 95% contracted already, so that should keep revenues stable.

—  Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), the electronic gaming machine producer, has had some strong hits for its themed slot machines such as "The Walking Dead" this past year. Also, through recent acquisitions it is moving into online social gaming, which is free, but players can purchase items and special game features, which creates an income stream. It has some of the most popular games on Facebook. It is the market leader for gaming machines in Australia and the Asia region.

—  REA Group Limited (ASX: REA), the perennial fast grower and operator of realestate.com.au commands the top spot in property search websites. It is currently expanding into the US market through a joint venture takeover with News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS)) of the number three US property website company Move Inc. Though it is the biggest real estate advertising and listing market in the world, it is still highly fragmented. REA Group has a good opportunity to snare market share and continue its high growth.

Motley Fool contributor Darryl Daté-Shappard does not own shares in any company mentioned. 

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