Spiffy-Pops: How to Double Your Original Investment in a Single Day

Have you ever experienced a spiffy-pop?

If you don't know what I'm talking about, chances are you haven't. I'm not talking about big secrets or confusing ideas here. A spiffy-pop is simply what happens when a stock you own sees its share price increase so much in a single day that it exceeds your original buy-in price. The term is so popular around here that The Motley Fool's co-founder and CEO, David Gardner, has baked spiffy-pop into his user name.

Let me show you a handful of stocks in my own portfolio that deliver spiffy-pops fairly often. Along the way, I'll explain how you can set your own investments up to generate lots of spiffy-pops over the years.

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