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The stock market is at the ultimate crossroads with threats from all sides — including the Russian invasion of Ukraine… the 2022 tech meltdown… soaring inflation… and potential U.S. Fed interest rate increases on the table…

It’s time to make a game plan to take advantage of a surprising hidden opportunity currently unfolding, regardless of the events above. Including one undeniable business trend The Motley Fool views as “the only certainty in this stock market.”

A trend which has been quietly building for 30 years through good AND bad markets… through the dot-com crash and the financial crisis and the COVID crash and rebound… and, yes, even 2022’s tech meltdown.

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And now this trend points directly toward a potentially life-changing market opportunity we believe could be THE biggest winner of the next several years — with independent experts projecting 17-fold growth by 2028 alone… and far more in the years to come!

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Fair Warning:

Your chance to join us today in hunting that 17X potential upside on a special VIP offer won’t last. So read on for the shocking full story on the “only certainty in the market” that everybody refuses to talk about!

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Dear fellow investor, With multiple major geopolitical events unfolding even as we speak, the market is under threat from seemingly every direction… And with all the complexity out there, it’s time for something that appears markedly absent from the financial media these days. Clear, direct answers. About what to buy… What NOT to buy… And how we can aim to position ourselves for maximum benefit in the months and years ahead. Not only will I be addressing each of the market’s major threats, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine… to soaring inflation… to the tech meltdown… But I’ll also be making the boldest prediction of my career here at The Motley Fool. A prediction I call “The only certainty in this stock market.” Now, I want to note right up front that I’m going to say some pretty divisive things in this urgent memo today. Whenever you have a topic such as inflation, for instance, there are always at least two viewpoints. For everybody who yells “Inflation is here to stay, so do X,” there’s someone else who screams back “Inflation is fleeting, so do Y instead.” Before addressing that, I want to start with something we can all agree on. It’s the thing I view as the only certainty in this stock market, and it’s continued quietly building for the past 30 years… Through good markets AND bad markets… Through the dot-com crash… and the financial crisis… and especially the COVID crash and rebound… I’m talking about technology transformation. The digitization of business. The movement of companies online. That has continued happening, year after year, for the past three decades. Regardless of what’s happening in the market. Including through the tech stock crash that’s plagued 2022 so far on both sides of the border.

Yet I now have research indicating that despite that three-decade runway, we’re actually well under 1% of the way into this tech transformation…

Now, I think anyone who was around in the ‘90s can confirm that we do a LOT more online than we did back then. And if the pandemic showed us anything, it was that there was actually quite a bit more we could do online even than a lot of us thought even back as recently as 2019. Which raises a fair question: “If there’s so much potential still in digitization, why are tech stocks getting destroyed right now?” Now, there’s certainly no doubt that all major market indices are down right now. But it’s also clear that the losses are concentrated in unprofitable tech companies. Companies that are LOSING money. Profitable tech companies are actually doing okay, all things considered. Take Apple, obviously an incredibly profitable company. It’s up 5% in the last three months. IBM, up 6%. Microsoft, down 9%. Verizon, up 4%. Alphabet down 5%. IMAX is actually up 20%.

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It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but largely flat to positive. What do all six of those stocks have in common? They’re profitable. They generate earnings for shareholders, instead of mounting losses. Now compare those to your average tech company not turning a profit. The average stock in that group is down 23% in three months. It gets even more intense in ecommerce, where unprofitable stocks are down 39% on average.

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I’m not the only person to notice this trend, either. Bloomberg recently revealed that “Profitable Companies Are Leaving Money-Losing Stocks in the Dust.” And that they were earning “roughly triple” the returns of unprofitable stocks. When you think about it, it makes sense. Folks get excited about money-losing stocks because — just maybe — they’ll be able to shoot the moon. But eventually — and I think anyone who’s been investing for a long time knows this — money talks. Eventually, you have to turn a profit. Otherwise, how are you going to stay in business? Right now, we’re seeing the stock market getting back to demanding actual business results. Not just hype… or promises of future greatness. Now, obviously, with everything going on in Ukraine, stocks are going to be bouncing all over the place. I’m in no way saying that profitable tech stocks are going to protect you from losses tomorrow or next week. But it’s very clear to me that tech companies which are NOT generating profits are generally worth avoiding as we respond to the tech meltdown in the broader stock market.

That brings me to the situation in Ukraine right now…

I’m no military expert, but I think it’s clear to everyone that the situation in Ukraine remains incredibly fluid. Not only because of the fighting on the ground, but also because of the ongoing (and tightening) sanctions from the U.S., Canada, UK, and the European Union. I know there are folks out there eyeing Russian stocks and perhaps the rouble itself and saying, “Hey, these look pretty cheap… maybe it’s time to invest?” Look, I wouldn’t touch them — there’s just too much uncertainty. The bottom could drop out of the Russian economy as financial liquidity dries up. Let’s just take a quick look at how the rouble has traded vs the dollar. After Russia invaded Georgia, you could have said “Hey, the rouble is trading at a huge discount,” and then you would have lost a bunch more money. Same after Russia seized Crimea in 2014. This market could still have a LONG way to go down.

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And the same goes for defense contractors. A lot of people are tempted to start bidding up weapons companies because of conflict. But frankly, we don’t know how long this fight will last or what its outcome would be. My general take is pretty simple. Is some uncertainty necessary to have a stock market in the first place? Of course. When the uncertainty is this extensive? Instead of trying to be too clever by half, just stay away. I prefer to invest in certainties rather than hopes. For me, it’s always about stepping back from the headlines and trying to see where the market is going — not next week or the next couple of months, but over the next several years. And there’s only one trend that has been consistent now for three straight decades: the increasing shift of businesses toward digitization that I mentioned earlier. Again, I’m looking for certainties. That’s just how I invest. It’s like Buffett said. “Rule No. 1: Don’t lose [money]. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1.”

And more important for our members, what about the domestic economy in the U.S. and Canada?

On both sides of the border, inflation is at a multi-decade highs with no signs of letting up. Gas, car, and houses prices have all been skyrocketing, so how do investors prevent their savings from being flat-out decimated by inflation? Now, my research from last spring indicated incoming inflation almost a year ago, so I made a very public prediction that members should consider getting into real estate. And real estate has certainly been a powerful driver for the past several months. That’s in part because — now that the rest of the market has woken up to the fact that inflation appears to be here to stay — it’s kind of the obvious trade. Same with banks, right? And that’s why you see U.S. real estate and financials outperforming the broader stock market over the past year — up 21% and 19%, respectively. Of course, gas prices are way up, so it’s no surprise that energy stocks have spiked… but would you have expected they’re up an incredibly impressive 49% over the last year? Now, here’s my concern… At this point, I believe several U.S. Fed interest rate hikes intended to combat inflation are already priced-in — same with higher gas prices — so I’m not sure how much more upside can be found in companies that would normally benefit. Again, it comes down to investing in certainties versus hopes. You might hope that gas prices will spike another 10% and drive energy stocks a little higher… Or that the U.S. Fed might do five rate hikes in 2022 instead of four, giving bank stocks another quarter point of juice… Or you can invest in underlying business certainties that aren’t subject to all of this extra macro ambiguity.

That’s where the continued “certainty” of technological transformation comes in

What’s the best way to beat 7.5% inflation over the long run? In my view, it’s not to try and eke out 5% or 10% returns here and there. It’s finding MUCH BIGGER potential returns. And I believe that exploiting this certainty of tech transformation — one that has already remade the world economy once — could deliver something far bigger than anything we’ve ever seen before. This is a trend that’s been consistently expanding for the past 30 years, and it’s the TRUE underlying story of the stock market over the past three decades. There’s a reason that in a time when seemingly nobody can agree on anything, consulting firms… the press… pretty much everyone seems united in calling it “unstoppable” and “inevitable.” Every now and then you get served a really easy pitch. I, for one, am all for taking a swing at it. Especially with this much potential upside on the table. But it does raise an interesting question… “If all of this is so ‘certain,’ how can there still be so much growth potential left?” And more to the point, “Why isn’t it priced-in already?” It’s a fair question, and one we need to address. The short answer is this… Turn on CNBC or read The Wall Street Journal. What are they talking about? News of the day. What’s going on tomorrow. Next week. Occasionally next quarter, if we’re lucky. They’re short-termers! What I’m talking about is something that has been decades in the making, and that I’m certain will be playing out for years to come. I mean, let’s just pause and talk about tech transformation over the past 30 years. What big technical innovations have we seen in business over the past three decades? Where to begin, right? There are so many. The internet. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones. Video streaming. Ecommerce. Music streaming. YouTube. Virtual reality. More recently? Crypto… NFTs… 5G — not to mention all that 5G has made possible with even more streaming and driverless cars and just all kinds of futuristic opportunities. Every single one of those trends that I mentioned just now…

From augmented reality… to AI… to 5G… and, yes… even to cryptos and NFTs — is actually just a single part of a fundamental overarching shift going on in the market today!

And it’s all pointing to a single overarching opportunity that is now unfolding. One that independent experts believe could deliver 17-fold gains by as soon as 2028 — on the way to far larger potential gains in the years to come. Not to mention an estimated US$8 trillion total market opportunity. And just to give you a sense of scale, let’s take a moment and compare that US$8 trillion number to some of the other “smaller” trends I just mentioned. Because, in fairness, all those digital transformation up to now have indeed generated some pretty incredible wealth. Third-party estimates believe that:

The internet is worth US$2.1 trillion

Cryptocurrency is worth US$1.8 trillion

U.S. ecommerce is worth US$871 billion

The smartphone market is worth: US$378 billion

Digital streaming is worth US$59 billion

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Each of those individual trends was massive on its own. And they helped drive some pretty incredible gains for U.S. stocks like Netflix — up 2,298% over the past decade.

Amazon — up 1,579%

AMD — up 1,416%

Nvidia — up 6,056%

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But what we’re looking at next could be quite a bit bigger. Those five huge trends I mentioned — the internet, crypto, US ecommerce, smartphones, digital streaming? They’re worth about US$5.2 trillion combined. Remember, the megatrend I’m talking about is estimated to grow to US$8 trillion.

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So if we saw 1,579%2,298%… even 6,056% gains for stocks in these much smaller markets… Just think about how much potential upside we could be looking at with a market that independent experts think could be worth more than all those markets combined?

Simply put, it’s taking the digital shift off screens and bringing it to the world all around us.

This is what a lot of people have started calling the Metaverse

Your first thought may be that you’ve heard a lot about the Metaverse and, so far, it’s been a whole lot of talk without a whole lot of results. And that’s going to be the headline. “People are not living in some kind of 100% online meta universe today… so nothing has really happened!” That’s the sort of thing you’re going to hear from CNBC and The Wall Street Journal. And it’s because they don’t really understand what’s happening. The Sci-Fi “We’re going to become avatars living fully online” stuff was always nonsense, in my opinion. Media hype trying to get clicks. Here’s what I think is actually going to happen: The same digital transformation we’ve seen happening over the last 30 years will continue… and continue to accelerate.

“The Metaverse will become the next generation platform to replace the mobile internet.”

-Morgan Stanley

Businesses are going to take more and more of their operations online.

“The Metaverse is here, and it’s not only transforming how we see the world, but how we participate in it — from the factory floor to the meeting room.”

-Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO

Of course, beyond their core business operations, companies will also focus on ways to quickly monetize. Think about it — what’s the biggest problem with, say, buying clothes online right now? You can’t try them on! Which is precisely why Amazon is working on creating ways for users to try on clothes and other products virtually before they buy them. And Shopify recently acquired a company called Primer, an augmented reality app developer that’s going to help them create an immersive digital shopping experience in the Metaverse. Plus, Shopify is also expanding its offerings in NFTs and allows payment via multiple cryptocurrencies, which are both expected to be a huge part of the burgeoning new-wave eCommerce system inside the Metaverse. Contrary to what the financial media would have you believe, the Metaverse isn’t merely some big, abstract Sci-Fi concept. It’s just the “next chapter of the internet.” No need to take my word for it… That’s actually what Mark Zuckerberg himself said, right after he changed the name of Facebook to “Meta” and pledged to invest US$10 billion of company capital into building out their Metaverse initiatives.

“I believe the Metaverse is the next chapter for the internet.”

-Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder & CEO of Facebook

Listen, right now ecommerce represents just 13.2% of total retail sales in the United States. The Metaverse can help that share grow. Will it ever reach 100%? I don’t know — probably not. But even 50% penetration is worth an incremental US$2.4 trillion annually.

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And that’s assuming retail sales NEVER increase from here, which they obviously will over time. That’s before considering video games… video streaming… real estate (yes, digital land plots are now going for up to nearly US$500,000)… or a thousand other applications! Given all this… To be honest, I think the US$8 trillion number from outside experts for the total value of the Metaverse could be conservative. And I’m not the only one. This is obviously big, but just how “big” are we actually talking about? I’ve thrown around some pretty incredible numbers and quotes here, so let’s just dig into what this opportunity really looks like in real dollars and cents. To be frank, while I was doing research on the Metaverse for this presentation, some of the numbers I came across were surprising, to say the least. Emergen Research, one of the most prominent research firms when it comes to “next big thing” trends, predicts the Metaverse will grow from roughly US$48 billion in annual revenues to a US$829 billion market… Not by 2050… or by 2040… or even by 2030. They say it’ll happen by 2028!

Right off the bat, you have a highly respected firm predicting 17X growth in the Metaverse by as soon as 2028

That works out to a compound annual growth rate of right around 43% until the year 2028. Now compare that to the mere 7% investors expect the market to go up per year over the long term, and you can see the kind of powerful potential returns that are already being predicted here. I think we could both live with “just” 17X return in just seven years, right? But here’s the thing… those are only the short-term predictions. The long-term predictions are even more surreal. In fact, last November Morgan Stanley released a report saying they believe the Metaverse will ultimately become an US$8 trillion addressable market. That’s the number I’ve been talking about — US$8 trillion. Again, that was just last November. Okay, now get this. Last month — a mere three months later — Morgan Stanley released a new estimate on the projected market size of the Metaverse. They still predicted an US$8 trillion market opportunity, but now that’s the company’s Metaverse prediction for China ALONE. Again, that change basically happened over the course of one holiday season, and it shows just how rapidly this story is already moving. Now, you may read “US$8 trillion market in a single country” and understand that sounds like a big number, but we deal with a lot of big numbers here at The Motley Fool… And without proper context they can kind of end up running together and not really meaning anything. So when I tell you that the 2021 Chinese GDP as a whole was roughly US$18 trillion last year, you can see how incredibly massive the experts are projecting this to be. At US$8 trillion, the Metaverse would make up nearly HALF of the entirety of China’s GDP as of last year! And despite that US$8 trillion prediction referring to China alone, it would still represent 167X sector growth from where Emergen says the global Metaverse market is currently at! Remember, this isn’t some fly-by-night company swooping in to make a bold prediction and never having to live up to it. It’s Morgan Stanley — they’re as credible as they come. That said, the most mindboggling prediction comes from a brilliant man many Fools may have never even heard of before today, despite the fact that he runs one of the biggest companies in the world. His name’s Jensen Huang and he’s the co-founder & CEO of Nvidia, which has quietly dominated the smart chip market, en route to becoming the 7th largest public company in the world today. Over the last decade — as I mentioned earlier — Nvidia has returned more than 6,000%, so it’s been an extremely successful run. Incidentally, Nvidia’s also been a long-time recommendation of our flagship U.S. Motley Fool Stock Advisor service, so Fools who bought in when U.S. Stock Advisor recommended it are already well aware of what I’m talking about. So I think it’s fair to stand up and take notice when Huang says the Metaverse:

“Is a 3D extension of the internet that is going to be much, much bigger than the 3D physical world that we enjoy today.”

And he continues:

“The economy of the virtual world will be much, much bigger than the economy of the physical world. You’re going to have more cars built and designed in virtual worlds, you’ll have more buildings, more roads, more houses — more hats, more bags, more jackets.”

-Jensen Huang, Nvidia co-founder & CEO

If you’re paying attention, the profound implications of that should already be dawning on you. Huang is effectively saying the virtual economy of the Metaverse will eventually surpass the physical economy in the real world. Let’s unpack a bit more… Remember, the current size of the Metaverse is around US$48 billion annually. The global GDP in 2021 was US$94 trillion. Which means that, if Jensen Huang’s prediction holds true, we’re looking at the potential for 1,958X returns from the Metaverse at large. Which is… Wild. Now, as I’ve mentioned before, I prefer to invest in certainties rather than hopes and dreams. Huang’s prediction may come true. It may not. Regardless, I don’t feel the need to bet on a US$94 trillion market… Because to be honest, the case is already more than compelling enough even at an estimated US$8 trillion, less than 10% of what Huang is indicating the Metaverse could achieve.

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But let me take a step back and quick recap here:

In the past 30 years, which have certainly been tumultuous, only one thing has really been consistent — the shift online. Every major trend has featured some flavor of this online shift.

We now see that technological innovation entering a new phase of more rapid development and profitability.

Culminating in a Metaverse opportunity that a conservative forecast from Morgan Stanley says could be worth US$8 trillion or more…

Which is bigger than the current value of the internet, the entire cryptocurrency market, all U.S. ecommerce sales, digital streaming, and the entire smartphone market combined.

Markets which, I should note, churned out winners that delivered 1,579%, 2,298%, even 6,056% gains over the past decade.

Which brings us to the “big question” of today’s urgent memo.

“If you view this as a continuation of basically a certainty in the market, why isn’t it already priced-in?”

And the answer to that is simple. Because the market is distracted… and by some pretty major news, I might add. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Inflation at a 40-year high. Gas prices soaring. The U.S. Fed about to fundamentally shift U.S. monetary policy by raising rates. A two-year global pandemic. The 2022 tech meltdown. There are A LOT of headlines right now. And that adds up to a lot of noise in the stock market. And once everyone realized that, at least in the immediate future, the more outlandish claims about the Metaverse had no basis in reality, well, it became less exciting than all this other stuff. It didn’t grab headlines. But here’s the thing you need to understand about me — I don’t invest to be excited. I invest to make money. I don’t believe in gambling in the market. I’m happy to invest in certainties whenever and wherever I can find them. It’s the same reason I pitched an inflation trade ten months ago. Not because I thought it was particularly exciting or likely to snag headlines, but because I figured it was where the smart money should go. I highlighted U.S. value stocks in January because I could see the pain coming for tech stocks. Value stocks aren’t exciting. But Despegar, up 21% in about six weeks, has certainly walloped the broader market. And what I’m seeing now is a time-sensitive opportunity to take maximum advantage of a story that has been unfolding for 30 years… While everyone else is distracted with other headlines. I view the digital transformation of businesses as the only certainty in the stock market. And if it has only a tiny percentage of the potential upside being reported by the likes of Morgan Stanley, then it stands to be nothing less than a transformative opportunity for our portfolios. So we’re now presented with a brief, unique occasion to take advantage of it while the stocks at the center of this transformation — a handful of incredibly well-placed tech stocks — have been left behind by the broader stock market. That means we have a narrow window to maximize our potential. But only if we act quickly. So how do we invest in the Metaverse? Well, not by buying more unprofitable tech companies, I’d say! We’ve seen what that leads to. Right now, I’m after stocks that are turning a profit. Pure and simple. And that’s exactly how we’re going to invest in the biggest Metaverse ideas. Which leads me to a big announcement I’m pleased to be making right now… I’m incredibly excited to be able to announce that — for the first time ever — The Motley Fool has created an investing solution 100% focused around the Metaverse and the next step in the digitization of society. (That “only certainty in this market” that I’ve been referring to today.)

It’s my privilege to introduce you to our newest Motley Fool service…

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The second you join as a charter member of Virtual Revolution, you’ll get:

Our first 10 U.S. Virtual Revolution stocks, already awaiting you on our private, members-only website as we speak.

Each of which is accompanied by a comprehensive investment write-up, including why our team believes that company is particularly well-positioned to dominate the next stage of the digital era.

Plus, every company will be fully backed by real Motley Fool LLC investment capital.

Now, before I proceed any further, there’s one thing I need to address. We’ve also seen how hard technology stocks have been hit over the past few months, particularly with inflation running rampant. And you may be wondering, “Michael, are you nervous at all about the timing here?” In fact, I believe the timing actually works perfectly in our favour. Now, it’s true that the tech sector in general is down, and some tech stocks have obviously been absolutely splattered. But — for one — that gives us a very, very attractive entry point. After all, so many of these stocks have been artificially held down by factors like inflation and when the U.S. Fed is going to raise rates (or not!)… the pandemic… other geopolitical factors… what have you. And — secondly — our analyst team has been incredibly intentional about the type of companies they’re recommending inside Virtual Revolution.

In fact, EVERY SINGLE ONE of the initial 10 U.S. stocks in our Virtual Revolution portfolio is currently profitable!

That may be surprising, so let me repeat… Despite being almost entirely concentrated in the technology sector, all 10 stocks that you’ll see when you join Virtual Revolution as a charter member today are 100% profitable. No fly-by-night companies here. We’re targeting proven businesses that have a history of delivering results. Those are the kinds of companies we believe can deliver the big wins regardless of where the market is headed tomorrow or next quarter. Our team isn’t just making decisions in a vacuum; they’re taking into account these macro factors that we’ve discussed… And after personally reviewing their initial 10 Virtual Revolution recommendations, I believe they’ve done a fantastic job of balancing the upside of being able to capitalize on that 17X runway Emergen Research has projected for the Metaverse by 2028… While still picking fantastic underlying businesses and financials in the process. Here’s just a small taste of what I’m referring to:

The All-Around All Star: If there’s a core holding that ties into all six (!) investment themes in Virtual Revolution, it’s this global powerhouse, led by a true visionary. This large cap compounder has been growing at a rate that puts companies a fraction of its size to shame — revenue has expanded at a blistering compounded annual growth rate of 40% over the last five years.

Better yet, its virtualization technology business is simply devouring market share — sales in this division have doubled over the last twelve months, and metaverse demand is only revving its engine higher. Do you like a little safety when thinking through investment risk? This business could pay off its debt load, which sits in the double-digit billions, and still have US$13.5 billion left in its checking account.

The King of Digital Consulting: One of the biggest challenges this dynamic small-cap company faces is simply hiring enough people to keep up with demand — not the worst problem to have! The recent market downturn has only increased multibagger opportunities for this technology specialist, which boasts bona fide expertise in intelligent automation, “extended reality,” “phygital” transformation, corporate expressions of the metaverse, and other cutting-edge areas of business process improvement.

Revenue soared by 53% year over year in its most recent quarter, a sign of validation from a roster of blue-chip clients with which it’s developed deep and long-term relationships. With an annual net profit margin of roughly 12%, consistently strong cash flow generation, and unstinting demand for its services, this Virtual Revolution catalyst presents one of our favorite medium risk, but potentially high reward scenarios.

The Virtual World Virtuoso: The intellectual property base of this organization is so formidable, our team had to remove one of our leading small-cap candidates from the Virtual Revolution portfolio in part because this business is beginning to compete in the same space. Large enough to vanquish fledgling competitors, but small enough to potentially pull off a 2X in 5 years — or possibly even a 10-bagger in 10 to 15 years — this highly profitable software company operates in a sweet spot in the digital transformation space.

Its technology is considered a gold standard in the creation of virtual environments, and it’s enjoying a surge in new use cases in gaming and metaverse environments. After generating a record year of revenue and free cash flow, management is forecasting another blockbuster year of top-line growth, profits, and cash generation for this dominant virtual technology pioneer.

Again, those are just three of the 10 U.S. stocks you’ll find inside the Virtual Revolution real-money portfolio we just launched. Speaking of which…

What about the mechanics of The Motley Fool LLC’s brand-new US$250,000 Virtual Revolution real-money portfolio?

If you’ve been a Motley Fool member for some time now, you already know that in the past we’ve had some solutions where members would get zero stocks on Day 1. And then we’d have other solutions where they’d get upwards of 40 stocks right up front on Day 1, which Fools have told us can be pretty overwhelming for members who are trying to follow along in their own portfolio. What we’ve found is that starting off with 10 stocks on Day 1 can make it manageable for members to follow along with the portfolio, without having to wait weeks or months to truly “get started.” And within the next couple weeks, we’ll be releasing a second “tranche” of 10 stocks, with the intention of building out a 35-40 stock portfolio within the first year of Virtual Revolution. Those 35-40 stocks will ultimately be backed by US$250,000 of Motley Fool LLC investment capital, further showing just how much conviction this team has in the Virtual Revolution. Of course, we won’t just be tossing out stock picks and then leaving members high and dry when it comes to coverage. Virtual Revolution will be led by lead advisor Asit Sharma. Asit Sharma has been a Fool for 11 years, progressing from writer and editor at Fool.com to senior analyst and lead advisor on the investing team. Earlier in his career, Asit worked as a Certified Management Accountant in the manufacturing industry, where he was responsible for finance and treasury functions, gaining valuable experience in building balance sheets and running profit and loss centers, and forming key investing insights into investing from the inside out. Asit has also held the Certified Public Accountant credential for 20 years, and is an experienced auditor and business strategy consultant. As an analyst at the Motley Fool, Asit focuses on identifying trends in global innovation, while assisting with research into the growth companies most suited to add to U.S. Everlasting portfolios and the U.S. Stock Advisor universe. Asit believes his skill set lends itself uniquely to Virtual Revolution, as he’s applying his decades of experience in accounting and finance to identify companies with solid balance sheets, rising profit margins, and firm cash flow foundations, while using his technology and innovation knowledge to winnow out investment candidates that present more hype than substance. The Virtual Revolution service hunts for companies that may throw off enormous future returns, within risk-adjusted scenarios that make sense in a new world of rising interest rates, inflation, climate change, and geopolitical turmoil. Fortune does indeed favor the brave, but Asit and the Virtual Revolution team are striving to build a portfolio that takes smart risks in order to reap significant rewards over the next five years.” I’ve worked with Asit for years now, and I can’t imagine a better person to lead us into the arena of investing in the Metaverse, the virtual world, and beyond. In addition to the real-money Virtual Revolution portfolio and all of the stock picks within, all charter members will receive:

Additional monthly content from Asit and the rest of our analyst team.

Quarterly guidance for every allocation round.

Regular stock rankings, so members consistently know where our team stands on each position in the portfolio.

Plus, in April, Asit will be hosting a live chat to introduce new members to the portfolio’s composition. And here’s something else that’s pretty cool…

As a unique feature of Virtual Revolution, Asit will be hosting a series of in-depth lectures on technology trends… investment skills… and even topics such as wellness in an increasingly digitized world.

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– Included with charter membership to Virtual Revolution

Asit Sharma’s Year-Long Educational “Virtual World” Lecture Series

Here’s the proposed schedule as Asit sees is right now:

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Understanding the One Prediction Underlying the Virtual Revolution

An in-depth discussion of Moore’s “Law,” how central it is to every investable sector, and the race to extend it to 2030 and beyond. Including potential companies we’re watching to win this race!

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How Inflation and Interest Rates Will Dramatically Affect the Technology Investing Landscape

Understanding a shift already underway in how the market prices high-growth companies, and strategies Virtual Revolution is using to build investment returns in an environment of rising volatility.

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What, Exactly, Is the Metaverse?

Explaining an ambiguous term in detail, separating hype from real-world utility, and outlining key technologies that we look for when making investments in this space.

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Investment Strategy Tear-Down: An In-Depth Look at the Virtual Revolution Investment Process

Go behind the scenes with Asit, U.S. Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross, and Virtual Revolution investment analyst Clay Bruning as they walk members through the VR investment process and discuss the key criteria used to pick stocks in the real-money portfolio.

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10 Innovation Areas Every Investor Should Know (Part 1)

Gaming Engines, Deep Learning, The Machine Vision Renaissance, Robotic Process Automation, Physics-based Drug Discovery

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10 Innovation Areas Every Investor Should Know (Part 2)

Quantum Computing, The Digital Twins Explosion, AI/ML Platform Business Models, Virtual Applications in the EV Market, The Surprising Underdogs of Advanced Chip Manufacturing

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Wellness, Investing, and You

An hour of holistic discussion centering on wellness, mental health, investing mindset, and yes, investing ideas around this theme.

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7 Mistakes That Even Seasoned Investors Make

In this session, Asit and team will break down seven things even experienced investors often get wrong when evaluating companies. The hour will provide valuable insights for both investing novices and experienced capital allocators.

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Consciousness, Reality, and Being

Explore the question of what it means to be conscious, and fascinating related inquiries: Does the internet exhibit consciousness? Through our tethering to mobile devices, are we already becoming machine-like? Within this session, we’ll also highlight companies to watch that are striving to ask and answer these questions within their business models.

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10 Watchlist Stocks for 2023

Join the Virtual Revolution team as they provide a bonus for members and reveal the 10 top U.S. stocks that have moved onto their radar screens for the coming year.

11.

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

A session exploring the pitfalls of the exponential advances in AI, why the Virtual Revolution team chooses not to invest in some otherwise promising companies, and how we as a society (and investors) can balance the promise and peril of machine-based intelligence.

12.

Virtualization, Engineering, and Computation in Biotech: A New Frontier of Opportunities

Join Asit and other analysts as they explain current trends attracting enormous amounts of capital in the biotechnology sector. Members attending this class will get a clear overview of how the virtual revolution is permanently changing medical research and development.

It’s all part of giving Fools who join as charter members the most comprehensive possible view of the Metaverse and increasing digitization of society…

While making Virtual Revolution The Motley Fool’s one-stop shop for everything related to the Metaverse and the virtual world.

Plus, when you join us through this special offer, you’ll be able to get a complimentary upgrade to VIP status, which includes five incredibly timely VIP reports created specifically for the charter member launch of Virtual Revolution… meaning they’re absolutely brand-new to The Motley Fool.

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VIP Access to 5 Brand-New Motley Fool Reports for the Dawn of Metaverse & the Virtual World!

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“Cutting Room Floor: 3 Pure Play Metaverse Stocks That Didn’t Make It” report:

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VIP Exclusive

You’ve likely seen the names of all three of these pure play U.S. companies whenever you open up an article on the Metaverse. And while we’re keeping a close eye on them, they haven’t proven to us they’re quite ready to make the cut for inclusion into our formal recommendations. (Coming soon!)


“3 Well-Known Behemoths Heavily Invested in the Metaverse” report:

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VIP Exclusive

You may be surprised by how “all in” on the Metaverse three of the largest companies in the world (not named Facebook… whoops, I mean Meta!) are.

Company #1 is a major athletics brand that filed a patent in 2019 paving the way for its entry into NFTs and its very own virtual world on Roblox.

Company #2 is a well-known tech titan that envisions an “enterprise Metaverse” far more practical (and perhaps meaningful) than the environment Meta seeks to build.

And Company #3 is a leading supplier to the semiconductor industry, who will see sustained demand for their specialized EUV lithography machines as virtualization pushes demand for computing power ever higher. (Coming soon!)


“5 Stocks for a Rising Interest Rate Environment” report:

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VIP Exclusive

5 Stocks for a Rising Interest Rate Environment: Inflation is at a 40-year high with no sign of letting up anytime soon. But with this basket of inflation-friendly stocks with a proven track record, we believe they can succeed even if interest rates climb even further, allowing you to sleep safe and sound at night. (Coming soon!)


“Good Optics: 3 Machine Vision Stocks for the Future”” report:

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VIP Exclusive

Think about “machine vision” as the visual corollary to voice recognition. These three companies have the potential to deliver some exciting returns over the next few years as the concept of machine vision becomes an increasingly larger part of the virtual economy we’ve been talking about. (Coming soon!)


“3 Tech-Heavy Bank Stocks for a Wild Market” report:

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VIP Exclusive

We’re combining the relative safety of U.S. banks (perfect for a high-interest environment) with a tech angle. A blend of a fast-growing Motley Fool banking darling… a monster bank that trades almost more like a tech stock… and a little-known, tech-heavy regional bank in the mid-Atlantic region for some safety. (Coming soon!)

I think these five hot-off-the-presses reports are not only a great complement to a Virtual Revolution service… but also a perfect game plan for some of the macro factors we’re dealing with in the market right now.

Which brings me to just one final, all-important question today…

How much is charter membership to Virtual Revolution going to cost?

Before I answer that, let me briefly recap everything members will be getting access to when they join today:

Our Virtual Revolution portfolio, which will ultimately be backed by a US$250,0000 of Motley Fool LLC investment capital, and which we’ll be building out to 35 to 40 stocks over the course of the year ahead.

Each and every stock will be accompanied by a comprehensive research write-up.

The first 10 of those U.S. stocks are already waiting for you on our secure members-only website, as we speak… and the next 10 will be released within the next couple weeks.

Regular portfolio updates… sector coverage… stock confidence rankings…

Asit Sharma’s unique “lecture” series, which will span a minimum of 12 events, and cover a wide range of topics on the Metaverse and our ongoing move to the virtual world in general. It’s truly unlike anything we’ve ever done at The Motley Fool!

Of course, your five VIP reports…

We’ve set the list price for all of that at $1,999. While you’ll also be protected by our Ironclad 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee! More on that in a moment. For now, I must also be upfront and let you know that at this time there will be no cash refunds on purchases of Virtual Revolution. As has happened in the past, a short-term trader can join today, see all 10 of our initial stock recommendations, buy them and push up the entry price for long-term investors, then cancel and pay nothing. It’s not fair to us, and it’s certainly not fair to YOU.

And while it may feel like that makes for a hasty decision, keep in mind that anybody who joins through this charter member VIP invitation is covered by The Motley Fool’s exclusive Ironclad 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee!

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Our Ironclad 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee

Here’s how it works… For the month ahead, you can go ahead and “test drive” Virtual Revolution as we build out the portfolio from its initial 10 U.S. positions, as well as enjoy all the stock write-ups… VIP extras… and continuing guidance… And if by Day 30 of your membership you’re not firmly convinced the product is right for you? Simply contact our helpful and friendly Member Support team, who will transfer your credit to any of our other Motley Fool Canada portfolio services. It’s as simple as that… No hard feelings. No cable company runaround. No more than a couple minutes of your time, and we’ll have you right in the Motley Fool Canada service you think is a perfect fit for you.

With all that said, I leave the decision to you.

Will you join us in the hunt for virtual world stocks capitalizing on a Metaverse market projected to grow by a downright silly 17X as soon as 2028… and that Morgan Stanley estimates will grow to US$8 trillion in China alone (167X its current size!)? There aren’t many sure things in the market. But remember, the one “certainty” we’ve identified beyond a shadow of a doubt over the past 30 years is that digitization has continued to expand at a rapid rate… and it’s showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. Our first 10 stocks already awaiting you inside our Virtual Revolution portfolio were not only picked to capitalize on this “certainty,” but every single one of them is profitable as well. That decision was made with great care and attention to the market climate we find ourselves in today. But I must issue one final word of warning… And this one is another one of life’s few “certainties.” This offer simply can’t last. So let me remind you that, right now, you can:
  1.  Join Virtual Revolution today…
  2.  “Test drive” membership for the next 30 days, including getting access to our second tranche of 10 stocks within the next couple weeks…
  3.  And hey, if you don’t love it for whatever reason?
  4.  Well, you’ll already have received access to at least the first 20 stocks in our brand-new Virtual Revolution portfolio…
  5. And by Day 30 you can simply contact our dedicated Member Support team and invoke your Ironclad 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee in order to immediately transfer your membership credit to any one of our other Motley Fool Canada services of YOUR choice.
Honestly, it’s a pretty big win-win in my book. That said, the clock is ticking… and you have a big decision ahead of you.

I hope to see you on the other side.

To potential 17X returns by 2028 alone, MD signature Michael Douglass Analyst The Motley Fool  

Returns as of 3/1/2022 unless otherwise stated. JJohn Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Fool contributor Michael Douglass owns Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, and Shopify. The Motley Fool owns and recommends Shopify. The Motley Fool recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Netflix, and Nvidia.

Virtual Revolution includes U.S. stocks. All billing is in CAD. You will be billed according to your choice below and then $1,999 for each year thereafter.

This product is non-refundable.

Having trouble ordering or have any questions for us? Just send them to [email protected], and we’ll get back to you ASAP!

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