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Artificial intelligence and Blockchains are the two biggest game-changing technology spheres that--even separately--could be
bigger than the Internet breakout of the 1990s for investors.
Our future-which is already here-is about maximum automation, algorithmic data and extremely efficient streamlining. In focus
today: NVIDIA Corporation (NYSE:NVDA), Alphabet Inc. (NYSE:GOOGL), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMAT), Square, Inc. (NYSE:SQ)
From an artificial intelligence (AI) perspective, it's about everything from self-driving cars to a possible cure for
cancer.
And when it comes to Blockchain, it's about streamlining absolutely every kind of transaction in the world-from money, which
will be crypto currency, to paperwork, which along with middlemen, will probably cease to exist.
It's all in the ether, and it all cuts across multiple industries.
Artificial intelligence is being advanced for self-driving cars by companies like Tesla Motors, Alphabet and Apple. It's also
got endless possibilities in healthcare, from algorithms that can process massive amounts of data for enhanced disease diagnosis, to a possible cure for cancer, according to Zeta Global CEO David Steinberg.
Things like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa voice assistants are almost family, and are set to advance even
further , right along with other smart home innovations.
And while stocks of companies working on AI are surging at the prospects, some working on Blockchain technology are already
deep into this game-even if most investors haven't quite figured out how to get in on it yet.
Blockchain-a record of transactions verified by multiple computers that allows users to make transactions quickly and without
middlemen-is being used by the biggest of the big, including IBM and
Wal-Mart, and the government is working hard to leverage the same technology for everything from digital passports to all
documentation under the sun.
Blockchain technology promises to be the most disruptive market force we've seen since in a century. Almost every existing
industry could be forever changed by it. It means simplicity, transparency and trust-for everything from … well, everything.
It's automation and collaboration on steroids, and it's already transforming every industry from global shipping,
prescription drugs and healthcare to automotive, aviation, manufacturing, banking, finance--and even governments.
Here are 5 stocks that are harnessing or pioneering our high-tech future, and impressing investors along the way.
#1 Nvidia (NYSE:NVDA)
Nvidia is the hottest stock on the market right now, and the top performer across the entire S&P 500. This stock has gone
in only one direction-up.
NVDA designs graphics processing units for the gaming and professional markets, as well as system on a chip units for the
mobile computing and automotive market.
There are a lot of naysayers because this stock is already up to over $190 a share (as of
Wednesday afternoon), but there were skeptics when it was much lower and it just keeps climbing. It's gained over 186 percent
over the past year.
Nvidia's chips are the best out there-at least the fastest. Nvidia's chips are at the top of the list for artificial
intelligence (AI), and they're used in self-driving vehicle projects and Amazon's Echo speaker-among many other things. Nvidia's
chips are central to the gaming industry, and it's expected to report strong gaming segment sales thanks to demand for Nintendo
Switch.
This company's future pipeline is also something to get excited about. In the third quarter, Nvidia is expected to start
shipping its next-gen Volta GPU architecture for artificial intelligence. This could extend Nvidia's lead over others in this hot
subspace.
At the same time, this stock is trading at 50 times earnings anticipated over the next year, and growth is expected to slow.
But everyone's know this for some time, and still-the stock continues to climb.
#2 Global Blockchain Technologies ( BLOC.V ; BLKCF )
If you're tired of missing out on the massive blockchain and cryptocurrency profits that have seen Bitcoin turn a $100-investment into $75 million or Ethereum turn a $100 investment into
$94,000 in just two years-Global Blockchain Technologies may just be the investment for you.
This company is on our top list of creative investing because it's offering something many investors have been waiting for
(while they watch profits pass them by): A basket of holdings within the blockchain space, that can add these hotter-than-hot
crypto-currency and blockchain companies to any brokerage account.
BLOC just announced trading of the first-ever investment company which plans to provide investors access to a basket of
holdings within the blockchain space on the TSX Venture Exchange-so it's a huge step ahead of Wall Street. It means getting in on
this before the next wave of money comes into a blockchain market poised to reach $26 billion by 2025.
Global Blockchain is poised to become the first-ever vertically integrated originator and manager of startup Blockchains and
digital currencies, with plans to diversify exposure and remove a lot of the uncertainty by balancing blue-chip companies with
the best high-growth potential small-caps.
Its business plan incorporates a diverse basket of holdings within the Blockchain space, from $70-billion market cap Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash ($10 billion), Ethereum
($30 billion) and Ripple ($8.8 billion), to Litecoin ($2.7 billion), IOTA ($2.3 billion), NEM ($2.3
billion), Dash ($2.3 billion, NEO ($2 billion) and Ethereum
Classic ($1.4 billion).
However Global Blockchain's business plan incorporates much more, and there's nothing else like it that's public. BLOC plans
to set itself apart as a technology company building solutions as an incubator for startup companies based on the token economy.
This smart asset allocation has the potential to completely change this space for investors.
That's because it's run by some of the most important blockchain and crypto currency pioneers in the world. These are people
who have a huge amount of crypto-currency and blockchain experience on the markets. BLOC Chairman and CEO Steve
Nerayoff was the creator of Ethereum's crowsdale which helped lead to its ICO (initial coin offering).
He's an early leader in the blockchain industry, and there's a high level of confidence in his pioneering investment and
incubator company.
It may be all about getting in early because this is a high-speed market that isn't waiting for the SEC to figure out coin
ETFs. If the SEC approves crypto ETFs, it will likely push digital currencies even higher, with some analysts predicting that as
much as $300 million could pour into a bitcoin ETF in its first week, Bloomberg reports. The biggest profits could come between now and then.
#3 Alphabet (NYSE:GOOGL)
We're about to get Google's Q3 fiscal results, in the last week of October, and all indications are that we're going to see it
outperform again. Shares are poised to cross the $1000 threshold for the third time this year.
With Google's stock up more than 25 percent so far this year, it's been outperforming NASDAQ, which is up 22 percent.
One word of caution amid the resounding optimism, though: Profit margins are declining, and while many analysts are optimistic
that Q3 will be the turnaround quarter, it is possible that Google will come in below the consensus estimate of $8.40 per share.
But keep in mind that Google is in this for the long-haul, and its growth focus is on artificial intelligence and machine
learning-which cuts across all of its business efforts. And it's now planning to expand into healthcare in a much bigger way that
Amazon-which wants to sell others' drugs-can. What Google has in its pipeline is world-changing, and it's definitely in the
driver's seat.
There's enough optimism that Credit Suisse analyst Stephen Ju has assigned a $1,350 price target to Alphabet. That's a 35 percent upside. Google might have been asleep over the summer, but
that was likely just the rest for this stock before the fall onslaught.
Just one of many AI catalysts include Google Assistant, which was named "smartest digital assistant this year", and it looks
poised to become the industry leader for voice-based AI-an industry for which revenue is predicted to reach $15.8 billion by 2021.
#4 Square (NYSE:SQ)
FinTech has taken the banking, payment services, digital currencies, investing and insurance industries by storm. That's why
Fintech funding hit $19
billion in 2015-with massive growth sped up by legacy players and their tech partners sitting on the cutting edge of business
ideas and major first-mover advantage.
In the first half of this year alone, FinTech companies in the U.S. raised $3.5 billion,
according to KPMG.
Investors pounced on this scene in droves. And in the U.S. alone, there are more than a dozen Fintech unicorns with valuations
over $1 billion.
With a market cap of $9.7 billion, the Square mobile payments processor run by Jack Dorsey, is currently trading for around $31.71, with a 52-week high of
$31.85 and a low of $10.88-and it has rewarded its investor this year
with outsized returns.
Square is a definitive front-runner in the FinTech space, and its stock has soared an amazing 177 percent over the past
year.
Square's genesis was all about smartphone plug-ins (hardware) targeting food truck vendors and other small businesses that
needed an easier way to accept credit cards, or face losing major business. They filled a niche that did not exist and was
urgent. Since then, the company has started targeting much larger businesses with an array of services and software-all geared to
merchant convenience, which in turn translates into bigger revenues for all parties. They offer everything from loans to food
delivery and inventory management software.
This summer, Square opened its first physical store in New York to offer
hands-on support for merchants using its technology. It also aims to lure in more merchants with a physical place to more easily
showcase what they offer.
Most people associate square with its credit-card reading hardware, but this represents only 5 percent of its revenues. The
hardware is just a tool to lure in merchants, and sometimes they even give it away. It's the software that brings in the
money.
This is one of those start-ups major tech personalities wish they had invested in earlier. That goes for LinkedIn co-founder
Reid Hoffman, who won big with PayPal, but steered clear of Square because of the 'minefield' that
was the payments space. He missed out on Square, and regrets it, he recently
told CNBC.
#5 Applied Materials (NYSE: AMAT)
Up around 17 percent over the past month, AMAT is one of the top-performing stocks in the tech sector and it's got strong
fundamentals to support this bull run.
Catalysts are mounting, particularly with an inflection-focused innovation strategy driving growth steadily. AMAT is
continually advancing its semiconductor and display technology, and now it's ramped up to 3D NAND, which has boosted its market
share attractively. And it's not just about semiconductors: it's also gunning for new market opportunities with advanced display
tech, like OLED.
It's also winning market share in China, and nice investments from Chinese manufacturers are
pushing this stock higher and higher.
So where does the artificial intelligence come into play? It will provide more opportunities for AMAT's diversified product
line. The amount of computing power and semiconductors/silicon necessary to start meaningfully analyzing all the data being
generated in the world is enormous, and AMAT is well-positioned to steel a big chunk of this demand.
AMAT is one of the best back-door plays into AI.
Other tech companies to watch closely over the coming year:
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NYSE:AMD) is another semiconductor pick, but it's tough to follow despite the fair
amount of optimism. It had a record-breaking run last year, but there's been a correction this year so far. Year-to-date, stock
is up about 10 percent, but it's been underperforming key metrics lately. Bitcoin should be huge for it, however.
- Micron Technology is another semiconductor play whose stock has fared better than AMD lately.
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