Volatility is a funny word. When we hear it we don't think of our portfolio dropping by, say, 40%. Yet if you can withstand swings like this then there are some great investment opportunities available to you. I believe these are the best shares to buy for growth in today's market.
Although $4,000 sounds like a lot when you are starting out, it is about the limit that I would dedicate to higher-risk activities like investing in growth shares. I would invest $4,000 evenly among the 5 shares below.
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The roaring fintechs
Australia has a fantastic fintech economy. In fact, Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) and Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) are 2 world-class fintechs. Within this sector, I think the following 2 companies are the best shares to buy.
Sezzle Inc (ASX: SZL) is a great share with a fantastic sales track record. In addition, this buy now pay later company has a great strategy to target millenials and Gen Z, customers. It is also a native of the USA, the world's largest potential buy now pay later retail market at US$5 trillion. I would place $1,000 into Sezzle.
Pushpay Holdings Ltd (ASX: PPH) runs donor management systems for faith-based, non-profit and education organisations. They are already across Australia, Canada and the USA. As with Sezzle, if you are going to build donor management systems for faith-based communities, then the US is the market to be in. I would invest $1,000 in Pushpay.
Best shares to buy in tech
If you are investing purely for growth then these 2 shares are ones I would look at very seriously.
Electro Optic Systems Hldg Ltd (ASX: EOS) is a technology company based in the defence and space industries. It is quite an amazing company and I had no idea that we had anything like this. Its primary focus is in sensor technology. It's developing the technology to help with over 500,000 pieces of space debris travelling at around 30,000 km per hour. The company also develops weapons systems.
Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) is the PCB design software manufacturer that is domiciled in the USA. It is a proven market player and has been able to grow sales, on average, around 16% every single year for the past 10 years. I believe that it is still growing into the market space and the share price is likely to continue to see decent growth.
