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December 25, 2007 By Tobin Smith, Editor, ChangeWave Investing |
Tobin Smith
Tobin Smith is the founder and editor of ChangeWave Investing. He also serves as executive editor of ChangeWave MicroCap Investor, and contributes his weekly market outlook and editorial rants to ChangeWave's WaveWire e-letter, which is read by more than 250,000 investors each week.
Those of you who follow our ChangeWave Alliance research know that our surveys this year have repeatedly shown astonishing—indeed, off the charts —growth in Apple Mac and iPhone sales, which have proved to be exactly the case in Apple's quarterly results.
In our latest Alliance surveys, Apple's computer sales continue to show strong consumer momentum. Not only is Apple maintaining the highest satisfaction levels among all manufacturers, but consumer purchases for the next 90 days look exceptionally robust, which makes our first top tech contender so sweet!
Top-Tech Stock Stock #1: Reach Out and Touch Someone
You've got to hand it to Apple—the iPhone is another huge hit. They sold about 1.4 million of them in the first three months. And they're confidently targeting 10 million units, here and abroad for FY2008.
What a windfall for Apple investors!
And I have another way for you to profit from the iPhone phenomenon, as well. Let me quickly explain….
I imagine you've seen the iPhone ads—the ones where a finger lovingly dances across the touch-screen. Those very tactile ads frame a revolutionary advance in how we will communicate with many of our computing devices.
Just a touch of your finger activates the screen. Want to make a call? Just touch the name or number. Want to tap out an email? There's no clumsy keyboard – just letters on the screen that respond to your touch (with a self-correct feature if you make an error).
And to think all it takes is a finger….
All it takes is a finger with the remarkable new touch-screens. And all tech-savvy consumers – especially the tech-crazy under-30 crowd – are going ga-ga over this technology.
No wonder all the other phone-makers are tripping over each other in their mad rush to duplicate what Apple has done. It's either that or watch market share drain away.
Top Tech Stock #2: The King of the "Crackberry"
Is your mobile phone "just a phone" – or are you like me, using your smartphone as an essential way to stay connected to all your business dealings, 24/7?
For many office environments, smartphones are just as essential as a personal computer – maybe even more so. The "push" e-mail delivery system keeps workers connected to their offices in real time. In fact, the whole process is so addictive that the device truly deserves its nickname of "Crackberry."
With an estimated 9 million smartphone users in the United States alone and sales expected to grow at a 30% annual rate for the next five years, this is a market where companies such as Google (GOOG) and Facebook have to stake their claims. And so far, our proprietary Alliance research has been indisputable: The king of smartphones for business now and for the foreseeable future is this market leader!
Top Tech Stock #3: The 800-Pound Gorilla in the Room
At ChangeWave Investing, we make big money in emerging technology companies… we profit in great turnaround stories… and we anchor our portfolio in the stocks of "must own" companies that dominate their markets.
Apple, as I said earlier, is one such stock. Our ChangeWave Alliance data has registered 16 bullish findings for the company in the past 24 months – paying off handsomely for ChangeWave Investing subscribers!
Now I want to introduce you to an industry giant that is the undisputed 800-pound gorilla of the networking world—that's a given. But management also realized that the company would have to adapt and develop new lines of business if it wanted to maintain healthy growth rates.
And that's just what happened.
Today, routers and switches account for 20% and 36% of total revenues, respectively. The remaining 44% is predominately generated by a variety of advanced technologies.
This 800-pound gorilla is clearly on a roll—and other data from the Alliance shows this trend continuing for many months to come! And my ChangeWave subscribers aren't about to let him get away!
Make 2008 The Year to Remember!
As the days grow shorter and the end of the year draws near, it's always a good time to look back and reflect on the events of the year. It's also a time when we look forward to the coming year, and that means examining what sectors of the market will be strongest for the New Year, and which have already run their course. This is exactly why it is so imperative to have the ChangeWave Alliance on your side, searching for the next tech innovation American consumers simply can't live without!
Long-live the consumer!
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