The United States has been making a V-shaped recovery since the last quarter of 2020, with rising GDP and consumer spending and declining unemployment. The country’s recovery rate is just behind China, as US GDP increased at an annualized rate of 1.6% in the first quarter of 2021 (ended March). In comparison, the European region witnessed a double-dip recession in the first three months of 2020, as the Euro Zone GDP shrunk by 0.6% over this period.

Facedrive doesn’t call itself a company. It calls itself a “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem that offers socially responsible services to local communities. It’s a great way to connect with local communities and it puts the planet first which is a great USP in today’s world.

In an advertisement on The Financial Post, Facedrive CEO Sayan Navaratnam said, “What if we built this organization more into an ESG platform, with multiple pillars, where a user can come into the one ecosystem, understand the value and be part of something they truly believe in?”

The last year has seen central banks across the world cut down interest rates to record lows since the 2008 financial crisis. Almost all governments have launched stimulus programs and have refused to up rates. The US Fed has said that it expects inflation to rise to 2.4% and it’s a matter of time before Canada follows suit. As inflation continues to climb in Canada, here are five stocks that are worth investing into:

The global marijuana market is growing at a fast pace and investors want to be a part of this growth story. A report by Grand View Research Inc. says that the global legal marijuana market size is expected to reach $84.0 billion by 2028, and is expected to expand at a CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 14.3% from 2021 to 2028. The report says, “Increased legalization of marijuana for medical and adult-use and the growing adoption of these products for the treatment of chronic diseases are the key factors driving the market for legal marijuana.”

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) develops software solutions for federal government agencies and commercial businesses. Its proprietary Palantir Gotham software is highly coveted in defense and intelligence agencies, owing to its pattern identification from datasets and reports. Palantir Foundry, on the other hand, is a big hit among businesses as it creates a central operating system for data storage, integration, and analysis.

Water is one of the most vital components of life. It is thus natural that some investors seek to include water stocks in their portfolios. In general, water stocks have simple business models and are resilient to recessions thanks to the essential nature of their business.

Bell Canada, a subsidiary of BCE, Inc. (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE)) is the second largest telecommunications company in Canada. With dual listing in Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), BCE is the second largest telecommunications company in Canada, with over 9 million combined prepaid and postpaid subscribers as of December 31, 2020. BCE shares listed in the NYSE have gained 23.3% over the past year, and 6.1% year-to-date. Following the release of the company’s impressive earnings report which surpassed analyst expectations, BCE has gained 3.9% over the past month.

While COVID-19 has taken center stage for the past year, there remains a huge need for advance testing, treatment options and cures for other diseases. That points toward personalized medicine and next-generation genomic sequencing (NGS) solutions.

There are many players in the sequencing market, each of which offers a different twist and exposure for investors.

2021 has been earmarked as the year for global recovery from one of the worst recessions in modern history. With complete lockdown during the initial months of the pandemic followed by the prolonged period of social distancing reducing activity, most countries, including Canada, are currently dealing with the repercussions of the economic slump.

The gaming industry has been booming for the last few months. During the Covid-19 pandemic, situation when all other industries were struggling to survive in the market, the gaming industry was surging. An article in Nasdaq.com said, “According to NPD Group, total consumer spending on video gaming in the United States continues to soar as it registered a 26% year-over-year rise to $18.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020.”