Top 3 Stocks to BUY in 2022! (HUGE GROWTH) - YouTube

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As 2021 comes to an end, it’s time to do what I always do at the end of every year,
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stuff my face on Christmas, go to sleep that night and not wake up until New Years Eve!
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But you know what would also get me out of bed early?
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A great investment opportunity!
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So in this video I hope I can wake you up from your holiday slumber with 3 stocks that
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could explode in value in 2022, and beyond if you're looking to hold them long term.
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These are all killer choices whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced investor.
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And some on this list, especially number 3, might be companies that have been staring you in the face without you having any idea you could invest in them!
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So let's get started with
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Number 1, Etsy
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To say Etsy boomed during the pandemic would be an understatement, going from a share price
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of roughly $31 at the very start of the pandemic, to now being up over 750%!
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Now obviously this is thanks to the rising sales in e-commerce stores, but Etsy still
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offers something that giants like Amazon can’t touch, and that’s the personal touch that
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products delivered through Etsy offer.
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That doesn’t mean their rivals haven’t tried.
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In 2015 Amazon launched its own marketplace called Handmade.
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And while this may sound like the beginning of the end for Etsy, since Amazon launched
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Handmade, Etsy’s sales have quadrupled!
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And that isn’t a badge that many companies can wear.
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Etsy has done about 12 billion in annualized merchandise volume, and that is just the tip
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of the iceberg.
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Etsy estimates its online market for its main merchandise categories to be $100 billion
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in size.
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And if you wish to include offline sales as well, we’re looking at $1.7 trillion.
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Etsy is booming with potential and they’re not backing down anytime soon.
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For every new budding IP that is making millions of dollars with its own merchandise like TV
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Shows or Movies, Etsy is there to deliver hundreds if not thousands of storefronts ready
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to profit off of that same intellectual property.
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Making the target market of Etsy forever changing and innovating depending on what’s popular.
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Number 2: Teladoc Health
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“I don't know about you but I REALLY love going to the doctors!”
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Said no one, no one has ever said that. Okay maybe a few kids who get lollipops or stickers at the end of their
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visit, but the general consensus is that going to a Doctor’s appointment is just a necessary
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evil that no one enjoys, but everyone does it because it’s what’s best for you!
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But it’s so inconvenient to take off work, find a babysitter, make sure you bring all
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the appropriate paper work, sit in a waiting room…you get the idea.
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But if there is one thing good that last year’s armageddon brought us, it’s the rise of
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telahealth visits.
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Think of Teladoc Health like the Amazon for the medical industry.
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Do you really think Amazon would be as big as it is today if people liked getting up
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and going shopping more than they like to relax on their couch?
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Of course not, Teladoc brings the convenience of doctor’s visits to you.
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Currently, more than have of the Fortune 500, over 100 U.S. health insurance plans, and
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many health systems across the U.S. trust Teladoc for remote healthcare services.
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In 2021 alone, Teladoc Health estimates that 18 million virtual appointments took place
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on its platform.
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Now sure, we can’t replace all doctor’s appointments with virtual ones, at least not
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until your iPhone can start performing surgeries for you, but just things like getting a doctor’s
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opinion on a medical issue can usually be done virtually.
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Teladoc offers mental health visits as well.
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Which are visits where a majority can be done remotely.
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Teladoc also recently acquired Livongo, which is a company that offers equipment to measure
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things like blood pressure and blood glucose, and they have coaches to help patients reach
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their own health goals.
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Teladoc’s revenue for the first 3 quarters of 2021 is up by 108% compared to last year,
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and trailing 12 month revenue is less than 1% of it’s estimated total addressable market,
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which is $261 billion.
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So all in all, Teladoc is an amazing company, and in my opinion, selling for a pretty attractive
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price.
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Number 3: Affirm
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Store credit cards have been a thing for decades.
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Retail establishments want you to get their store card not because they want to make the
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big banks money, but because having the ability to buy now and pay later, or even better,
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buy now and pay over the course of several months, means you are much more likely to
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spend more money!
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$1,000 TV?
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Nope, that’s a TV that costs $31.25 per month…for 3 years.
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It’s a marketing tactic that works!
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And Affirm has taken that idea to a whole new level.
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Affirm has recently partnered with Amazon and Shopify, their service allows you to simply
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stretch a purchase out over multiple months like a store credit card would, except with
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Affirm there is no lengthy approval process, making their potential for customer growth
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HUGE!
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Affirm serves around 8.7 million customers at the moment, so having the opportunity to
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make money on nearly half of all online sales thanks to their amazon partnership presents
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a stellar opportunity for Affirm.
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Currently Affirm states that the e-commerce market alone is a $600 billion opportunity,
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which is set to 1.5x by 2023.
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Seeing as how Affirm is sitting around 1 billion in revenue for the last 12 months, there is
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clearly a lot of room to grow in their future.
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Thank you so much for watching this video, we really hope you enjoyed it and we hope you learned something.
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And let's be honest, you were going to tell us anyway.
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And please, write in the comments companies that you think are going to explode in 2022, I'd love to read them!
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And as always, stay Foolish.