Differences between e.preventDefault(), e.stopPropagation(), and return false;  

In my code I want to prevent other event handlers from executing.

I am always struggling to understand which of the following methods is the most appropriate, so in my own work I use all three (which works, without fail).

But which one is best and what are the differences?

My brute force approach:

$('#my-link').on('click', function(e) {
    // some logic.

    // brute force approach

    e.preventDefault();
    e.stopPropagation():

    return false;
});