While 2022 was a tough year for investors across a wide variety of sectors, history has shown that those who remain in the market through its ups and downs can reap the rewards of the best days it delivers. The thing is, investors can't predict when those days will be. Rather than jumping in and out of the market to try to capture the best or worst market moments, building your strategy on the basis of consistent investments in wonderful companies can help you generate and build upon portfolio returns through the years. 

If you have $2,000 to invest in the stock market right now -- money that you don't need for bills or other near-term expenses -- here are two top stocks to consider that could go parabolic in the years ahead. 

Despite being launched nearly two decades ago, Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) has remained a mystery to many until recently. The company cut its teeth on lucrative contracts for highly secretive government agencies, and counts the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Pentagon, the U.K. Ministry of Defense, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation among its clients.

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