These 2 Meme Stocks Won't Survive the Next Stock Market Crash

The Reddit-fueled short squeezes of GameStop (NYSE: GME) and other heavily shorted stocks earlier this year thrust the idea of "meme stocks" -- equities that get aggressively promoted on social media platforms -- into the broader market's spotlight.

Some of those meme stocks actually have solid underlying businesses that could allow them to resist a market downturn. However, there are plenty of others with businesses that can't possibly support their frothy valuations. Let's take a look at two meme stocks that will likely burn their shareholders the next time the market stumbles.

Shares of Naked Brand Group (NASDAQ: NAKD), a New Zealand-based retailer of intimate apparel and swimwear, surged from about $0.07 last October to an all-time high of $3.40 in late January. Nearly everyone who chased that rally and hung on got burned -- the stock now trades at about $0.77 per share.

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Source Fool.com