Market experts say Australian shares will rebound in 2021, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines

As that old saying goes, “hindsight is 20/20”, and it certainly applies to the share market every year.

Let’s assume you a had a time machine, and travelled back to January 1 (last year) to buy shares as part of a retrospective “get rich quick” scheme.

Certain stocks might have earned you a truckload of money if you sold them just before last night’s New Years’ Eve fireworks.

These “missed opportunities” include Marley Spoon (+980pc), Temple & Webster (+307pc), Afterpay (+303pc) and Kogan (+150pc). All of them benefited from the pandemic-driven shift to online shopping.

Given how much they rose, it’s unlikely those gains will be replicated this year.