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SoFi's Stock Could Follow Record Year With a Sharp Plunge, This New Bear Warns

$SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ shares more than doubled last year in what was their best annual performance since the financial-technology company went public in 2021. But one analyst worries that mom

SoFi's Stock Could Follow Record Year With a Sharp Plunge, This New Bear Warns

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