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Could Buying PayPal Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

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PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL ) is the original fintech stock.

It processed $1.68 trillion in payment volume last year .

The business went stale, and the stock is down almost 80% from its high in 2021 .

PayPal 's new CEO Alex Chriss hopes to teach an old company some new tricks that will revive the brand and stock.

PayPal wasn't one of the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now and PayPal wasn’t one of them.

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