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Tech: Looking Back on 2020 IPOs Jan 22, 2021

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We love our S-1 shows, but last year we did so many that we didn't have much of a chance to check in on the companies once they went public!

Today we get folks up to speed on Palantir, Snowflake, Shift4 Payments and Asana.

Stocks: PLTR, SNOW, ASAN, FOUR

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Energy: 2021 Dividend Stocks Jan 21, 2021

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Motley Fool Contributor Matt DiLallo returns to the show to review our 2020 dividend stock picks and share some dividend stocks to consider in 2021

Stocks Mentioned: BIP, BIPC, EPD, NEE, BEP, BEPC, CWEN, CWEN.A, LAND

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Wildcard: Money with Jacob Goldstein of NPR’s Planet Money Jan 20, 2021

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What is money? Where does it come from? And how did it end up the way it is today? NPR’s Jacob Goldstein joins Jason Hall and Nick Sciple this week to discuss his work on the Planet Money podcast and his new book Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing. Topics include: how Planet Money selects and develops podcast topics, where money comes from, bitcoin, the future of money, and more!

Securities Mentioned: Bitcoin

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CG: Our 2021 Consumer Goods “Shopping” Basket Jan 19, 2021

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Join The Motley Fool’s Asit Sharma and Host Emily Flippen as they put their top five consumer goods companies for 2021 and beyond in their “shopping basket” and personal portfolios.

Stocks: Sleep Number (SNBR), Grocery Outlet (GO), Beyond Meat (BYND), Peloton (PTON), Dollar General (DG)

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Financials: An Early Look at Bank Earnings and 2 Big Fintech Stories to Watch Jan 18, 2021

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In this episode of Industry Focus: Financials, Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, and host Jason Moser take a look at fourth quarter earnings from Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and Citigroup(NYSE: C). They also dive into Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) announcement that it plans to launch a fintech startup, as well as the scrapped merger plans between Visa (NYSE: V) and Plaid. Finally, hear why Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is on Matt's radar this week, while Jason has his eye on a certain streaming giant.

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Tech: A ffirm Bull Thesis Jan 15, 2021

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Another week, another big IPO. This time it's former Paypal founder Max Levchin's latest act, Affirm. We talk through this layaway 2.0 company and how it plans to disrupt the existing consumer financial model.

Stocks: AFRM

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Energy: Underappreciated Auto Stocks Jan 14, 2021

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Motley Fool Contributor John Rosevear joins the show to break down 2 under-appreciated automotive stocks right now: Magna International and General Motors.

Stocks Mentioned: MGA, GM

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Wildcard: 3 Top Healthcare Stocks for 2021 Jan 13, 2021

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Healthcare will not be forgotten! We round out last week's top stocks for 2021 theme with a wildcard day dedicated to healthcare.Tune-in for breakdowns of two profitable high-growth healthcare companies and a Fool favorite that looks like it has a lot more green field ahead of it.

Stocks: SMLR, PGNY, TDOC

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CG: Posh b’Gosh Jan 12, 2021

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Poshmark (NASDAQ: POSH) has filed its S-1 and is looking to go public on January 13th. But how does this social-media driven resale marketplace compare to others? Join Asit Sharma and Emily Flippen as they break down Poshmark’s business and discuss if this new IPO is worth a second look.

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