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by Brian M. Nelson (Author)
Welcome to the 2021 edition of Valuentum's "Most Exciting Stocks!" Investing is difficult but it doesn't have to be. It seems like most of what the financial media does these days is just make a lot of noise, seemingly to only confuse investors. Savers simply have a firehose of information at their fingertips from last quarter's GDP to the forward earnings multiple on S&P 500 stocks and beyond, but it's hard to know what's material and what's not. Financial advisors don't have it any easier. They have lots of resources and thousands of stocks--large and small, domestic and foreign--to choose from to build custom client portfolios to meet best interest standards, but oftentimes, there's little systematic way to compare stocks across one robust methodological framework. Where to begin? In the "Most Exciting Stocks," we include analysis on some of the strongest and most exciting stocks on the market through the lens of our systematic stock-selection framework. We hope doing so will help investors cut through a lot of the noise out there to make more informed research decisions that will lead to better investment outcomes. Which Stocks Are Highlighted? Stocks that make the cut for this publication are generally best-in-class within their respective sectors when it comes to their economic return and financial risk characteristics, or they may fit the profile of an up-and-comer that's locked into long-term secular growth trends tied to disruptive innovation. In this book, we include many companies that are simply taking their industries by storm. Here are just a few examples. Carvana (CVNA) is changing how consumers buy used cars, Roku (ROKU) is leading the streaming charge against linear TV, Teradyne's (TER) industrial robotics technology may change how workplaces operate, Beyond Meat (BYND) is striving to alter the substance of the meat products industry, Virgin Galactic (SPCE) wants to make spaceflight accessible for private individuals, while Uber (UBER) is changing how we think about getting from point A to point B through ridesharing. Penn National (PENN) is aggressively expanding into sports betting with its investment in Barstool Sports, CRISPR Therapeutics' (CRSP) revolutionary gene-editing technology may offer a path to curative solutions for the worst diseases, Wayfair (W) is disrupting how we buy home goods, ETSY (ETSY) is carving out a niche online marketplace in craft items, while Zoom Video (ZM) has come of age during the outbreak of COVID-19. Others have been around for a while. Monster Beverage (MNST) continues to innovate within the energy drink market, while Boston Beer (SAM) has found new life with its Truly brand. All of the aforementioned companies are analyzed in this publication and many more. There are more than 100 exciting companies in this book. Whether you're looking to build a diversified portfolio of the highest-quality stocks on the market, or simply seeking to augment your existing portfolio with a few solid (or exciting) ideas, the 2021 edition of the "Most Exciting Stocks" publication is an essential resource for any investor.
