Growth stocks are often attractive because they have the potential for big gains for patient investors. Investing $5,000 of your hard-earned money isn't a move to be taken lightly, and while there are lots of potential places to invest that sum, I think splitting the amount between two great companies -- Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) and (NASDAQ: MSFT) -- is a great bet. Here's why. 

Image source: Getty Images.

Airbnb's business suffered during the height of the pandemic as traveling plunged, but it has come roaring back. The company's annual revenue hit a record in 2022, rising 40% to $8.4 billion, and Airbnb ended the year with 6.6 million global active listings, which was up more than 900,000 from the start of the year.

Continue reading

Source Fool.com