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If you've ever looked at a stock chart and thought, "if only I'd bought it 10 years ago!", well, you're not alone. I've kicked myself any number of times for having passed up on the opportunity to buy Apple/Microsoft/eBay when I was just graduating from college and learning the ways of the financial world.But your chances for hitting the buy-and-hold jackpot haven't all been used up. We've scoured the companies of today to find the blue chips of the future.
- The Next IBM: Georges Yared says you can find it in Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). But he goes even further and states that Apple will come out the bigger of the two. He writes, "I'm sure Apple will overtake IBM in value over the next two years ... Apple has the advantage over IBM with the powerful retail distribution stores ... [and] wins the margin game as well." Read more...
- The Next Google: You won't have to look far. Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), says many of our writers, is a force in and of itself and if you want to make money on the company destined to be the next Google? Invest in Google.
The Next McDonald's: Yared points out that Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has a long way to run, and believes "Starbucks will hit the magical $100 billion market capitalization long before McDonald's does." The key, he says, is the fact that the company is just entering the breakfast sandwich market and still already has almost half of McDonald's market capitalization -- despite a 27-year head start. Read more...- The Next Nike: Lots of people made big bucks investing in Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) when it was just a little shoe company in the sticks. Well, there's another little shoe company from a different rugged hometown (Niwot, Colorado?) that seems to be lighting up the charts. Everyone seems to be advising us to get in now before Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) does become the next Nike... and it's too late. Read more...
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-25-2007 @ 6:19PM
Beverly Cook said...
I am in an investment club. We currently own, Apple,Starbucks and Crocks. I sure hope you are right.
Thank you,
beverly Cook
5-26-2007 @ 6:46AM
Dimitar Vesselinov said...
I think that Facebook could become the next Google:
http://www.facebook.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
5-26-2007 @ 12:20PM
R. Garton said...
yea its like GE which cant seem to get out of its own way. How many years do you have to wait to make some money with there stock. Worst choice I ever made
5-28-2007 @ 12:00PM
richard ber said...
enjoyed your comments on the future of starbucks. The company is in a growth phase and has a lot of new energy within to move forward with product for expansion. Its a cultural phenon with tremendous global appeal that will generate into worthy corporate profits.
5-26-2007 @ 4:24PM
Mike N said...
Funny how America's top stocks are just novelty for fun. Things that we enjoy, but can live without. Like an Apple I-Pod, Starbucks coffee, footwear Crocs, and a greasy meal at McDonalds.
5-27-2007 @ 8:02AM
Jerry said...
There must be 10,000 sites for advice on the "best stock picks" and how to find them . The best advice is what the #1 stock picker", Warren Buffet says. Buy a good company (easy to find), and forget the daily quotes and buy more if it declines. Most best investments are your home despite recent bust. Imagine what would happen if one could get a daily quote on their house? One more point; Wall Street is the ONLY giant shopping mall that when there is a sale , nobody comes! Use the "sales" to buy back your stock cheap. That's it, simple, simple, simple!
5-27-2007 @ 6:54PM
MIchael said...
I'm sorry, but I find Starbucks too rich for my blood, both as a stock (P/E of 36, anyone?) and a product. How much longer are people going to buy $3 cups of coffee when a gallon of gas costs just as much? It's the old "guns or butter" adage, only this time it's "coffee or gas".
5-29-2007 @ 5:16PM
Lisa said...
The numbers for all of these stocks may look good, but they all fail my final test: the gut check. These stocks just don't appeal to me, so they aren't on my "to-buy" list. On the other hand, lots of great stocks aren't on my list, either. I'm a firm believer in buying what you like because then you aren't as tempted to sell, incurring what can become excessive trading costs and commissions.