Best Stock for 2025: PayPal Stock vs. Affirm Stock
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) are excellent businesses, but only one can be the better investment in this comparison.
*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 13, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 15, 2024.
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