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Technology Stocks : Semi-Equips - Buy when BLOOD is running in the streets! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (3658)	12/3/1997 9:28:00 AM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10921

Brian, KO isn't one of the low price, high yielders at this time, so I wouldn't buy it under the Beating the Dow system. It has about a century or so of consistent growth; a global brand name; and confidence from the Street that it will continue to grow. AMAT is a cyclical; has a track record of inconsistent growth and unpredictable earnings; isn't recognized by the global population except for some investors and people in the chipmaking business; and a track record with the Street for large unpredictable swings in stock price. Which is the better investment? If you put your money in KO without doing research, you'll be better off within 3-5 years even if you paid too much at the start. If you bought AMAT at its cyclical high, it can sometimes take 3 years just to get back to even again. i.e. - one must do one's homework when buying in this sector. Ian.