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It is a tough time to be investing in growth stocks but there may be ways investors can take advantage of lower prices and be well positioned when the market and interest rates return to normality.

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Three companies rank as amazing 'hyperscalers' which will revolutionise industries as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning change the way business is done. They deserve a place in most portfolios.

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A structural theme that will drive future earnings growth is the ‘emerging consumer’. The rising wealth in emerging economies will drive sub-sectors such as luxury goods, cosmetics, travel, global brands and alcohol.

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Favourable economics and greater security foster the sharing of remote IT resources, and it has revolutionised how companies meet their computing requirements. The cloud's share will only get bigger.

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Just because a company is identified as high quality and part of a target universe does not make it a buy. The market has already bid up some good companies, so the search for value must turn elsewhere.

The shift to the cloud

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18 September 2015
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Small and medium sized businesses are experiencing a shift from on-premises IT resources to cloud computing. It has quickly affected investment decisions as IT vendors and buyers adapt to this new way of doing things.

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