...I really don't understand why Apple and Google are two of the most commonly held securities considering the always changing landscape of technological culture and applications.
When I was with the local economic development agency, I was asked to give a speech about Y2K immediately after the New Year, how it had been hyped up, fizzled out, and the forecast for the economy, given the dependence on tech stocks. My closing line in the speech was, "After all, how long can we expect people to pay $500 a share for something named 'Yahoo'?" Not to give myself any sort of pat on the back, but it closed today at $16.50.
