Fund managers have been very vocal recently on why 'technological change' or 'disruptive technology' will be a powerful theme to back in portfolios for many years to come.
Whether they are supporting companies involved in driverless cars or solar energy, they all agree the way technology is evolving will drastically change the way we live in the coming decade, as well as how the stockmarket is shaped. Neptune CIO and chief economist James Dowey even went so far as to say: "The pace of technological change is accelerating and is completely eviscerating certain parts of the stockmarket." Could wary investors miss out as tech revolution set to destroy 'entire sectors'? However, it has already been noted certain sectors, especially financials, are struggl...
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