There are times when no one wants to see history repeat itself, and that’s the case among today’s investors in technology stocks. Some fear that the dot-com bubble burst of 2000 may repeat itself 20 years later. Although some tech stocks may be overvalued, the flourishing Fourth Industrial Revolution displays no signs of running out of steam any time soon. Caution is advised but not panic.
The intelligent investor wants to know everything about a potential investment before sinking funds into it, and many portfolio managers today are finding a willing information partner in the big data available through today’s technology breakthroughs. Uncovering all that is needed to make a thoroughly informed investment decision in today’s age of advanced data science has never been easier, but still requires shrewd effort.