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Few investors today (myself included) were actively involved in the stock markets of the 1960s & 1970s when the Nifty 50 was all the rage (check out Wikipedia for some history). Investors piled into these stocks for years with disregard for the companies' price tags (valuations based on cash flow, sales, earnings, book value). It got to the point where they became labeled 'one decision' stocks'. Companies investors could buy-and hold forever, no matter what. From the 1970s through the 1980s, more than half of these companies went on to underperform broad markets as the interest rate cycle shifted upwards (sound familiar?) and valuations as an emphasis for stock selection regained popularity. Our world's largest tech companies that seem to be able to do no wrong in the eyes of investors. Sure 2022 was rough, but it looks like a blip on a long-term chart comparing this basket of names against the S&P 500 (take a look at the attached).

These 7 companies have changed nearly every aspect of our lives over the last decade. Cloud computing, transportation, mobile phones, energy storage & collection, artificial intelligence, eCommerce, data & privacy, social media, etc. It's difficult to bet against these companies looking ahead but stock returns and company health don't move in lock-step.

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