2025 is getting closer, and investors need to start thinking about how they want their portfolios positioned headed into the new year. Fund managers often make big changes before the new year, which can ignite a "Santa Claus rally." This effect pushes stock prices up in December, so individual investors must start considering their moves now.Two stocks that I will likely increase my position in before the new year are Alphabet (GOOG -1.95%) (GOOGL -1.76%) and PayPal (PYPL 0.05%). Both of these stocks could ...