With less than three weeks left in the year, the S&P 500 is thriving, up nearly 17%. Will it be able to manage a fourth year of double-digit gains in 2026? There's no way to know. What investors should be focused on instead is making sure their portfolios are well diversified with growth stocks to benefit from strong gains and solid value stocks to fortify their positions if there's market volatility .
With that in mind, Alphabet ( GOOG +1.02% ) , Nu Holdings ( NU +0.06% ) , and Taiwan Semiconductor ( TSM +2.31% ) are three stocks that offer strong growth opportunities in 2026 and beyond.
1. Alphabet: Multiple businesses, including AI
Alphabet is a lot more than the Google search engine today. It has a varied list of products and services that are driving g

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