Where to from here after this year’s big rally?
While stock prices of some of the world’s best companies are up a lot this year, they are only just getting back to where they were at the beginning of last year. Don’t be tempted to sell your big tech stocks just yet—this article explains why the recent rally is just the beginning of an extraordinary journey for these companies and their investors.
Tech not dead: 5 big investment opportunities in tech today
Our latest whitepaper revealed how new waves of innovation, particularly in AI, are fueling a new phase of growth in tech. Despite the recent stock price drawdowns, the future for tech is bright, particularly in AI, and we highlight companies with huge growth opportunities and cheap valuations.
How the hyperscalers – Microsoft, Amazon & Alphabet – will profit from the AI boom
Learn how they are democratizing AI with their ML models, creating a virtuous cycle that drives and dominates the surging demand for compute and storage. Find out about the opportunity that lies ahead for today’s leading hyperscalers and why owning these businesses is a sure way to win from the AI revolution.
The new ‘Cola wars’: Why Microsoft really launched its search war against Google
Microsoft’s recent launch of AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge web browser could be about much more than just web search. This move could be a way of forcing Google owner Alphabet to help accelerate the proliferation of AI, which would potentially benefit Microsoft which can sell more of the cloud computing and enterprise software that power AI.
The case for investment optimism: 4 tech advancements that will underpin long-term returns (and the 3 stocks you need to profit from them)
With so much bad news abound, it can be difficult to see any light amidst the economic darkness. But in engineering labs all around the world, extraordinary advancements in technology are being made. In the not-too-distant future, the economic cycle will turn, and the market’s myopia will fade. And when it does, the new market opportunities unlocked by today’s technological advancements will come into focus.
Why short-termism is both a travesty and an opportunity
Graham Hand, editor at Firstlinks interviews Chris and discuss investor’s short-term outlook. On any given day, whether the stockmarket rises or falls is a coin toss, but stay invested for 10 years and the odds are excellent. It’s at times of market selloffs that opportunities present for long-term investors.
Market correction: Don’t panic. Act like a business owner.
Thinking of selling in this correction? Don’t. Act like a business owner instead. The pressure in today’s market environment is immense, and it can be tempting for investors to throw in the towel and sell even the best companies when their measure of success is short-term share price movements. Don’t commit this big and costly mistake.
How Alphabet is using AI to power its future business success
Investors overlook and take for granted that silently sitting beneath the surface of Alphabet is perhaps the most cutting-edge AI apparatus the world has ever seen. Artificial Intelligence is enhancing all areas of Alphabet’s business, from those with valuable monetization models including Search, YouTube and Cloud, to emerging opportunities like autonomous driving (Waymo).
Whitepaper: Why epoch-defining AI is today’s most important investment theme (and the safest way to profit)
(As mentioned in the AFR) Montaka believes AI will drive much, much more demand for compute and storage – both in the cloud and at the edge – than many are expecting today. Furthermore, the long-term winners are already known today with a high degree of certainty and we believe the current stock prices of these businesses are failing to adequately reflect what Montaka’s sees on the horizon.
