Detail Tech Stocks for the Next 10 Years   Oleh:  Copeland, Michael V. Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: Fortune vol. 160 no. 11 (Dec. 2009), page 61. Topik: Technology Trends; Stocks; Market; Personal Computer Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: FF16.42 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Technology trends can be easy to spot -- iPod earbuds become ubiquitous, people casually use the term "Google" as a verb -- but technology investing is hard. For every Apple and Google, there are plenty of tech companies that fail to turn their innovations into top-performing stocks. So how to pick the winners? The key is to find the companies best positioned to execute on massive shifts in the way consumers and businesses use technology. In the 1990s the rise of the personal computer translated into huge gains for companies like Intel (INTC, Fortune 500) and Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500), which had smartly positioned their processors and software, respectively, as essential components of virtually every PC sold. Dell (DELL, Fortune 500), which found a more efficient way to manufacture and distribute machines, saw its stock soar: A $1,000 investment in PC maker Dell in 1990, held until the end of 1999, was worth some $890,000. By 2000, PCs had ceased to be a torrid growth story; the next hot technologies revolved around the Internet and the digitization of music, photos, and videos. Shares of Western Digital (WDC, Fortune 500), which makes hard drives to store data, soared 887% in the past decade. And no company exploited the pervasiveness of the Internet quite like Google (GOOG, Fortune 500), whose shares have climbed sevenfold since its IPO in 2004. Many tech names are trading at or near their 52-week highs, so if you're considering investing in the sector, you'll need to be careful about when you buy, even if you're a long-term investor. And betting on technology shifts isn't for the faint-hearted: Many of the companies pushing new ideas are startups whose stock performance can be volatile or whose innovations can be replicated by bigger, established tech giants. But if you're willing to take a risk on a company that may (or may not) turn out to be the next Dell, Google, or Apple, take a closer look at the following tech trends for the next 10 years - and nine companies that stand to benefit hugely. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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