9 Stocks for a Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic has had such a drastic impact on lives and the economy that it will no doubt reverberate in our culture and affect our thinking for years. Investors trying to assess the damage of shutting down businesses and keeping consumers confined to their homes are largely looking ahead to the next few weeks when the economy is expected to reopen, but what about the long term?
Long after COVID-19 ceases to be a daily threat, the pandemic will be impacting the behavior of consumers, businesses, and politicians. Certain trends that were already underway will accelerate, and new ones will emerge. Here are five areas I think will have lasting effects from the pandemic, along with some resulting growth stock opportunities right now.
The most obvious impact of the stay-at-home order is that the long-term trend of e-commerce has picked up even more steam. Consumers that haven't done much shopping on the web in the past -- yes, there are some in the world -- have gotten more comfortable ordering online during the sequester, and experienced shoppers have discovered new sites to visit and new things to buy that they formerly picked up in physical stores.
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