Stocks to buy

If you’re looking for the best IPOs of 2020, you’ll want to get more familiar with special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs as they’re more commonly known. But before I get into my top 10 list, I thought I’d cover a little IPO history. Recently, I saw some interesting statistics on Stock Analysis.com. It said

Solar stocks are heating up, because it has become abundantly clear on Wall Street that solar is the backbone of tomorrow’s clean energy powered world. To play this emerging solar megatrend, investors should consider charging up their portfolio with SolarEdge (NASDAQ:SEDG) stock. Source: Shutterstock In a nutshell, SolarEdge is a leading solar company that provides

Bank stocks popped big this week on the back of favorable Covid-19 vaccine news from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE). The general idea is that widespread distribution of a highly effective vaccine will spark a rapid economic recovery in 2021, and by extension, breathe life back into depressed bank stocks. Over the past five days, the SPDR S&P

Macroeconomic conditions typically affect industries in different ways. But whenever an economic decline occurs, shares of businesses operating in cyclical sectors get adversely affected. This year’s pandemic has pushed many economies around the world close to a recession. But in November, hopes of a coronavirus vaccine drove greater positive investor sentiment. Today we will take

When looking at the best entertainment stocks to buy, investors are realizing that upcoming holiday season is unlikely to be the same as the previous years. Another wave of coronavirus infections would imply that consumers are more cautious. However, in the last two months, U.S. consumer confidence has improved and this will translate into higher

As a leading developer of renewable energy, NextEra Energy (NASDAQ:NEE) is poised to get a tremendous boost from Joe Biden’s apparent victory in the 2020 presidential election. As a result, I believe that more conservative investors looking for exposure to the solar sector should buy NEE stock. Source: madamF / Shutterstock.com In the 2020 campaign,

Digital-medicine company Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) has been one of the most high-profile healthcare companies of 2020. As a result, both buyers and sellers have furiously traded Teladoc stock, pushing the daily volumes to new highs this year. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com In late October, Teladoc officially finalized its merger with applied health signals specialist Livongo

There’s simply so much to like about Tencent (OTCMKTS:TCEHY). And to some extent, the market gets that. But there’s still a longer-term opportunity for TCEHY stock. Source: StreetVJ / Shutterstock.com After all, it’s not as if investors aren’t paying attention to Tencent. Following yesterday’s third-quarter earnings report, Tencent currently has a market capitalization of about

Edge-computing services provider Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) was a darling of the tech sector for a while in 2020. No company can be a market favorite forever, though, and eventually gravity took hold of FSLY stock. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com Is that terrible news for prospective investors of FSLY stock? Not at all. In fact, I’ve given

Pharmaceutical stocks are in focus though fiscal year 2020. As companies rush to deliver a vaccine against the novel coronavirus pandemic, there are attractive investment opportunities. Europe is already witnessing a second wave of coronavirus infections. In addition, a record number of cases were reported in several states in the United States. Attention has therefore

As a hypergrowth investor, I spend a large portion of my time analyzing emerging small-cap stocks that could turn into the “next big thing.” I’m constantly searching for big 10X winners and the next Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). Source: Shutterstock Indeed, I’ve found more than a few 10X winners. Like Advanced Micro

As with virtually every sector, the novel coronavirus has had a crippling impact on education stocks. The academic year was cut short due to the pandemic, and classes shifted online. Online education has been a disruptive force in the industry for quite some time but is now more apparent than ever. Hence, smart investors have

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) stock surged by nearly 10% after Election Day 2020, as Democrats failed to materialize a blue wave. That jibes with investor concerns heading into the election, which were fueled by worries a Democrat-controlled government would install sweeping reform across the Big Tech landscape. Bad news for Facebook stock, right? Source: Cryptographer / Shutterstock.com

The novel coronavirus pandemic has translated into a global gloom for the fiscal year 2020. With a global economic contraction, the energy sector has witnessed challenging times. Energy stocks are therefore having a difficult year even as the broad markets trend higher. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The International Monetary

Although e-commerce solutions provider Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) reported blowout third-quarter numbers in late October, which blew past expectations, Shopify stock still dropped after the print because the magnitude of the Q3 earnings beat was smaller than what the company reported in Q2. Source: Paul McKinnon / Shutterstock.com Specifically, Shopify topped Q2 earnings estimates by over a

In a world turned upside down by the novel coronavirus, there’s a premium for stability. In part, this explains why the gold price is near the $2,000 level at time of writing. For those that prefer the convenience of tradable securities while offering exposure to precious metals, gold stocks may be an appropriate vehicle right

As airport traffic continues to recover, airline stocks are popping back up again on investors’ radars. On that list should be Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), one of the higher quality companies in the industry. That said, Delta airlines stock is not a quick trade for bulls — it’s a long-term hold as the industry forges

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) stock is slowly getting on the nerves of the patient . While the shares of several tech companies are climbing at breakneck speeds, Nokia stock is meandering along at a sluggish pace. After a brief period trading over $5.00, the shares are now changing hands for around $3.50. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Granted,

It’s been a great year to be involved with gold. For example, the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD), is higher by 24.5%. However, it’s an even better time to embrace gold stocks. The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) proves as much with year-to-date gain of almost 32%. Those data points underscore the double-edged sword that

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) stock took off like a rocket ship in early November after the programmatic advertising leader reported huge revenue and profit beats in its third-quarter earnings report. Source: shutterstock.com Specifically, The Trade Desk topped revenue estimates by an impressive 20%, while almost tripling consensus earnings estimates. TTD stock soared about 30% to