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|December 19, 2025
In typical Gen Z fashion, Kara le Roux decided to shake things up and brought two international stocks into the mix this year.
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Customers wait in line to use ATMs outside a Capitec Bank branch. The bank now has more than 25 million customers.
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Netflix ($96.60)
Netflix has been out of reach for the typical small-stakes or retail investor for years. But it has finally broken down the barrier to entry, while positioning itself for a content coup d'état, which is why this stock is one of my 2026 picks.
The move that matters is the company’s recent 10-for-1 stock split, effective 17 November 2025. By taking a four-figure share and slicing it down to about $110, Netflix extended an invitation to the Robin Hood and fractional-share crowd.
This affordability is a mechanism to boost its liquidity and broaden ownership among the digital natives who are already its core consumers.
This story is from the December 19, 2025 edition of Daily Maverick.
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