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Is Now the Right Time to Get Into Tech?

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Many of the investors I talk with would like to get into tech stocks, but they’re nervous. They may have owned shares that went south in the past. Maybe they’re worried stocks have climbed to high, too fast.

Or maybe they’re just overwhelmed by all the rapid changes.

Believe me, I get it.

If you’ve hesitated at all to invest in tech stocks, you’re missing out on some of the biggest gains in the market today.

You may want to consider the following:

First of all, you may have seen the news that Apple just became America’s first trillion-dollar company as shares passed $207.04 on August 2. Apple is just one of many powerful technology companies that continue to drive today’s economic growth.

Over the past several years, innovation of new technologies has accelerated at an exponential rate. It seems like only a few years ago, we were dreaming about things like video phone calls, voice-activated appliances and self-driving cars.

All 3 are now science fact.

Not only have these shiny new products and services captivated our imaginations, but they’ve also been a major force powering corporate earnings and the historic bull market run.

Despite the indigestion investors have experienced over Facebook and Netflix, tech companies are leading the pack in 2018. The tech sector has enjoyed another strong earnings season and Q4 looks very promising.

In fact, any weakness we’ve seen recently in this space has created even more compelling opportunities to buy.


Demand That Keeps Growing and Growing

Looking at the tech landscape, there are 3 reasons for stocks to climb. More . . .


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1) Industrial demand for tech-related products and services has never been greater. New technology brings in increased productivity, collaboration and safety. And with the Internet of Things and other applications still in their infancy, you can expect to see even bigger strides in the days to come.

2) Consumers are adding tech toys to more and more areas of their lives. It’s not just cell phones; we have smart watches, virtual reality devices such as Facebook’s Oculus Rift, and smart home devices like the Amazon Echo or Google Home. (In his letter to shareholders last April, Jeff Bezos noted that his company can’t keep Echo devices in stock.)

3) Researchers are continuing to push further into territory previously unimaginable.

For example, companies are developing technology to not only map out the human genome, but to edit it. Someday, they may be able to simply delete diseases right out of our DNA!

Computers and machines are now being built with ability to learn independently, without being programmed. This “machine learning” enables computer programs to change when exposed to new data.

You may already be familiar with IBM’s Watson, the most visible example of machine learning. Watson became famous for vanquishing human contestants on Jeopardy back in 2010. Today, the AI powerhouse analyzes data for professional sports, performs facial recognition and other security tasks, and countless other tasks.

Where this kind of innovation meets ever-increasing consumption, there is potential for incredible growth.


Which Tech Stocks Should You Pay Attention to Right Now?

As you can see, the tech sector is already having a huge impact on almost every segment of society. The number of exciting possibilities will only increase as more companies and industries increase their use of breakthrough technology in the days to come.

A small number of cutting-edge companies are revolutionizing their industries – or blazing entirely new paths. They could very well be the FANG stocks of tomorrow.

Zacks Technology Innovators recommendation service seeks to capitalize on these breakthrough stocks and emerging trends for long-term gains. Today, you’re invited to access the exclusive picks inside the portfolio.

When you look into Technology Innovators, you may also download a Special Report exploring a particularly exciting industry within the tech sector.

One single component lies at the center of the entire tech space. Tech companies literally cannot function without it. That means the demand for these devices is likely to grow at least as fast as the tech sector as a whole.

The Special Report reveals our 4 favorite stocks to profit from the demand of this critical component. All told, it’s a massive $386 billion investment opportunity, and there’s still time to get in on the action before the next big innovations really take off.

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Good Investing,
Brian

Brian Bolan is Zacks' aggressive growth expert and the editor of Zacks Technology Innovators portfolio.