How to Buy Technology Stocks (Paperback)

by Michael Gianturco (Author) "AS A FIRST STEP, subtract your age from 100..." (more)
Key Phrases: technology stock prices, minicomputer networks, semiconductor stocks, United States, Great Western, New York (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Forbes columnist Gianturco offers advice on investing in this growing market.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Michael Gianturco's technology stock picks in Forbes have averaged a gain of 27.6 percent per year for the last four years (1992-1995). His investment management firm, The Princeton Portfolios, has twice been cited by the Wall Street Journal and Barron's for the highest gains achieved by any monitored portfolio. Now, with this nuts-and-bolts investment guide, Gianturco shares his expertise and shows you step-by-step how to pick the Microsofts, Compaqs, and Amgens of tomorrow.

You'll learn:
-The best single day of the year to buy technology stocks
-The exact number of technology stocks you should have in your portfolio -Why "Value investing" doesn't apply to technology stocks, and what factors you should look for instead
-The eight common mistakes to aviod like poison
-What to look for in each Technology
-from the Internet to biotech
-including specifics on promising companies and emerging technologies
-A simple, step-by-step strategy for discovering winning technology stocks using your computer
-and much more.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown; 1st pbk. ed edition (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316309974
• ISBN-13: 978-0316309974
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,276,525 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, worth getting, but not a mechanical formula, April 4, 1999

By A Customer

The book doesn't give too much in the way of simple formulae, but does give a lot of insight that the reader can use to help develop an investment strategy re technology. Some of it is a little dated, but I would recommend reading the whole book, not just a couple of chapters.

The following (long-ish) quote from chapter 8 I regard as very profound and chapters 8 & 9 worth re-reading and ponderingh awhile: "I would avoid placing bets on any side in the compatibility wars. We have entered a period in computer technology ....... when monopolies and even profitable pricing are becoming more and more difficult to sustain....... The outcome, which is compatibility, is a foregone conclusion. favor the stocks of those companies - and they are not necessarily computer or networking companies - who recognise at the strategic level that the intersection of data and communictaions networks simultaneously creates a broad new market and a wholly new product. And that this product, which is a supernet, is coming into the world like an avalanche".

I regard this as a profound insight, and is precisely what is happening on the internet at this moment. Understanding chapters 8 & 9, and reviewing the markets in its light should help considerably in understanding the current craziness of the 'net and possibly in identifying the next winners.

The book isn't full of correct predictions and winners, but the basic insghts are still valid.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising chapter, May 7, 1998

By A Customer

In the handful of new books on the subject of tech stocks, this one came out first. People quote it, argue with it, imitate it, paraphrase it and even try to attack it (see below). The author was evidently inside Compaq during their startup. He has a way of putting the reader right down on the ground in Texas on a sweltering summer night, drinking a beer with the engineers, poring over IBM's blueprints and schematics on the eve of the great clone wars. He understands at first hand why Compaq became the fastest growing company in history while their 150 competitors went right out of business. It's an important technology investing lesson. I also enjoyed a surprising chapter called Smart players, Dull winners. It says bright people have an especially hard time beating the stock market, and has some ideas about what they can do about it. The book is a primary source.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for those who are looking into the future, October 22, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Boothwyn, Pa -- USA) - See all my reviews

the author tells you great insights into finding technology companies with a potential of laying the foundation of great networks. As far a electronic networks, they will continue to gain expandability with existence of internet. Good penetration into the market by hi-tech companies is extremelty crucial for viability and strong revenues. Future communication will be very different,and messages will have to be protected by security. Author also mentions to detect a company with protected and secured network in order to maintain high profitability. Good insights into the tech field. I am glad I bought the book. It increased my awareness of the technology and communication industry.