Technology will be the one sector of the economy you can count on for high growth in 2017.
That may sound hard to believe, because tech slightly lagged the broader stock market through the first 11.5 months of 2016. But that was largely because life sciences fizzled.
But tech stocks are going to resume their leadership position in 2017.
Therefore, if you're one of the millions of Americans trying to put together enough money for a stress-free retirement, technology is where your focus should be.
In this wide-randing interview with Money Morning Executive Editor William Patalon III, I lay out my "case" for tech's resurgence, talk about the surprising benefits incoming U.S. President Donald Trump will have on American innovators, and outline a strategy for maximizing high-tech profits in 2017.
VR Becomes a Profit Reality
William Patalon III: Before we talk about specific technologies, talk with me for a moment about your overall view for high tech in 2017. Is it an upbeat view? A modest view? How does that compare with the consensus? What are the keys to your prediction? What has to happen for your "call" to become reality?
Michael A. Robinson: As a group, technology is going to have a great year. Fact is, tech is the one sector of the economy you can count on for high growth. The incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said it is targeting domestic growth of 4%, which is 66% higher than what we've had in the last eight years. Whether it's cloud computing, Big Data, or the Internet of Everything (IoE), tech fields can grow much faster than the overall economy, which is why you can trounce market returns - if you pick the right leaders.
WPIII: Michael, it probably makes sense to start with a technology that's getting lots of attention - virtual reality, or VR. And let's broaden that to also taken in augmented reality (AR).
I remember walking through a Wal-Mart with my 9-year-old son, Joey, earlier this year and seeing a big display for VR. Given that retailer's target market - more of a mainstream, bargain-seeking crowd than one of "early adopters" - I believe that shows how virtual reality was poised to become a "mainstream" technology in 2016 and 2017. Explain how big this could be... and why. How will we "see" VR and AR?
MAR: Funny you ask that, Bill. Just last night I was watching the action movie Kingsman: The Secret Service. There's a scene in which two characters at a boardroom table don special glasses and hold a "virtual meeting" with directors who aren't actually there. We're on the cusp of seeing that happen regularly throughout the global supply chain, touching everything from manufacturing to logistics to corporate seminars and meetings. As you observed, these two related technologies - VR and AR - will achieve a "critical mass" in the New Year as consumers use virtual reality for games, movies, and…
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About the Author
Michael A. Robinson is a 36-year Silicon Valley veteran and one of the top tech and biotech financial analysts working today. That's because, as a consultant, senior adviser, and board member for Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Michael enjoys privileged access to pioneering CEOs, scientists, and high-profile players. And he brings this entire world of Silicon Valley "insiders" right to you...
- He was one of five people involved in early meetings for the $160 billion "cloud" computing phenomenon.
- He was there as Lee Iacocca and Roger Smith, the CEOs of Chrysler and GM, led the robotics revolution that saved the U.S. automotive industry.
- As cyber-security was becoming a focus of national security, Michael was with Dave DeWalt, the CEO of McAfee, right before Intel acquired his company for $7.8 billion.
This all means the entire world is constantly seeking Michael's insight.
In addition to being a regular guest and panelist on CNBC and Fox Business, he is also a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and reporter. His first book Overdrawn: The Bailout of American Savings warned people about the coming financial collapse - years before the word "bailout" became a household word.
Silicon Valley defense publications vie for his analysis. He's worked for Defense Media Network and Signal Magazine, as well as The New York Times, American Enterprise, and The Wall Street Journal.
And even with decades of experience, Michael believes there has never been a moment in time quite like this.
Right now, medical breakthroughs that once took years to develop are moving at a record speed. And that means we are going to see highly lucrative biotech investment opportunities come in fast and furious.
To help you navigate the historic opportunity in biotech, Michael launched the Bio-Tech Profit Alliance.
His other publications include: Strategic Tech Investor, The Nova-X Report, Bio-Technology Profit Alliance and Nexus-9 Network.
Hi Guys! Always love the articles. My point I will start with. (A.I.) I can already recognize the future of this technology as it progresses and matures. It's actually quite frightening in some ways. I mean controlling a technology that will absorb human behaviour. Digitally copy our actions through movement. Right down to words in a silent form of whisper. We cannot deny as we stand in a present moment. That technology is already controlling our interests as we really don't understand where it's going.
But I do! It's not hard to figure out. Simplified. The computer was created by Digitally copying our brain. Now! The Internet was created to control our interests and direct most people of the world to trust a technology just because it was new and different to mankind. Now! Overtime as it was noticed by those who saw it. Figured! We now can store each person's digital map to there interests, desires, feelings on a day to day bases or just attention. From a void most carry.
Look at Facebook. They record and store everything about you through posts. Even messages. Direct you through overwhelming the cognitive aspect of the brain. Trapping in a digital world on order for you to speak without facing anyone for that matter.
Facebook has contracts with the C.I.A. So does Apple, Google etc.
Now! (A.I.) Truly unleashed will do this on a speed faster then a E.T. passing through our sky's.
This is why I bring up a technology with a balance and a control switch in order to control it's digital ability to record through numeric patterns. An Algorithum that defends against its ability to confidently grow and feel in it's digital form. This will happen.
The possibility is endless once joined with other technologies and chips that empower it. New Zealands Digital baby is already the face and a creation not fully understood. Meaning! There gonna continue to feed the monster without taming it first.
A investors outlook should be positive in a future controlled by its own creators. That's why you guys are right and I hope people listen.
My curiosity will always lie in a reason and lack of understanding why a true Mega company has not been formed uniting these companies you speak of. G.E., Nvidia, Boeing, Microsoft even Ekso bionics. I might be a little over the top with the thought of a Mega company. Yet! A tech Mega company uniting every mind within. Would be easier to regulate and control the power individually being created by these Corporations.
Hopefully! One day I have some real money to invest but I'll continue to absorb it all until my time is right.
Have a Great Weekend!