Airbnb (ABNB) — an aggressive idea for 2021 — waited years to go public, and I think the timing was perfect, asserts growth stock expert Hilary Kramer, editor of GameChangers.

The pandemic set growth back a year, giving post-IPO shareholders a chance to capture more of the company's robust expansion.

As far as I can tell, lockdowns didn't change travelers' habits or preferences one bit. If anything, people seem to be gravitating away from hotels faster than ever toward low-contact short-term home rentals . . . and that's not even factoring in the potential for a post-lockdown vacation boom.

Management took huge steps to contain out-of-control costs going into the company's Wall Street launch, resulting in healthy $500 million in "adjusted" EBITDA  for the debut quarter. Is that the same as old-fashioned profit? No way.

But in what's currently a blue-hot IPO market, it proves that ABNB can make money as long as people keep listing houses. Residential real estate indicators tell me we're on pretty firm footing here.

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Hilary Kramer: MoneyShow's Top Stock Picker from 2020

Congratulations to Hilary Kramer, whose Top Stock pick from 2020 rose 209%, making it the best performing stock in last year's report. Here, the growth stock expert offers an update on Chewy (CHWY), her favorite investment idea from last year.

Ironically enough, I loved Chewy (CHWY) before the pandemic was even a rumor and now that it's been characterized as a "COVID stock" I love it even more.

People were already buying pet food online and having it shipped to their doors because these bags and cans get heavy and nobody wants to run out. And unlike Amazon (AMZN), which has been dithering for years about getting serious about pet products, there's huge word of mouth here.

The lockdowns only accelerated the growth curve by a few months, nudging the company closer to ultimate sustainable profitability. People burned by the dot-com frenzy laughed at this company. They're not laughing now. My subscribers were here under $30. They're cheering.

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