Here's Why Buying Coronavirus Stocks Can Be Risky
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Here's Why Buying Coronavirus Stocks Can Be Risky

Many of the hottest stocks on the markets right now are those of companies developing potential vaccines or treatments for COVID-19, or businesses that are well-suited to the transformed economic conditions of the coronavirus pandemic. While new COVID-19 cases may continue to pop up for many years, investors shouldn't assume the pandemic is a long-term situation and ought to avoid investing based on that assumption.

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