Tom Gardner and Team: Mega-Caps in the Making

In this Stock Advisor Roundtable bonus episode, Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner and Stock Advisor analysts Emily Flippen and Asit Sharma tackle ten big questions.  (1:09) What's something that excites you about the current market?  (3:19) The U.S. stock market has averaged 10% annual returns over the last century. Will the next century's average return be higher or lower? (7:14) What's a sub-$100 billion company that could be one of the 10 largest companies in the world in a decade if a lot of things go right? (10:29) How much risk is too much risk? (13:51) What's something you have to frequently remind yourself of when it comes to investing? (18:10) On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being high conviction that this stock will beat the market over the next 5 years, where are you on the following stocks and why? (stocks that begin with A that are widely-held SA Recs AND that have an AI component) Amazon Apple Alphabet Appian (25:59) Overrated and underrated investing attribute or metric? (30:51) One of the top 10 companies in the S&P today doesn't exist in a decade. Which one is it, and how did it disappear? (34:18) What is the most interesting way that one of your highest conviction companies could turn out to be a complete failure? (37:59) What's your biggest unanswered question about investing and the markets? Have a question for Tom? Email us at [email protected] Host: Brian Stoffel  Guests: Tom Gardner. Emily Flippen, Asit Sharma  Producer: Mac Greer  Engineer: Rick Engdahl For the transcript of this episode, click here.