Better Late Than Never: 3 Stocks to Buy Now That Are Up More Than 20% This Year

This has been the year of the stock picker. Look no further than the big three indexes for proof: The Nasdaq Composite is up 20%, the S 500 is up 9%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up nearly 1%.

More to the point, some individual stocks are up -- or down -- far more. Nvidia, for example, is up a staggering 116% year to date.

With so much variance in the market, making smart investment decisions is more crucial than ever. So, let's have a look at some stocks up more than 20% that have caught the eye of three Motley Fool contributors: Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU), and Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST).