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Our strategy is to deliver great returns for our subscribers. And we do that by investing in the companies focused on disruptive innovation. And by disruptive innovation we mean the introduction of a technologically enabled product or service that potentially changes the way the world does business. Trend Disruptors gives subscribers broad exposure to innovations. such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and 5G. Also, we delve into robotics, autonomous vehicles, cloud computing, tokenization (blockchain) and much more.

Trend Disruptors aims to capture the substantial benefits of new products and services related to research in autonomous technology, the next generation internet services, and technologies that make financial services more efficient.

Innovative, cutting edge technology is rapidly disrupting the way we conduct our lives and how we connect with the world around us. As a result, we see a new and exciting reality where suddenly, almost every machine has a degree of intelligence, and communicates with every other machine with similar capabilities.

No sector will be left out! These investments can offer high potential rewards, but they also come with a higher degree of risk. Therefore, only invest small amounts of your budget to this more speculative sector..

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Can my EV be cable free ?

November 23, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

Many of us are familiar with electrical current induction when we charge our phones on a wireless charging pad. The technology relies on the phenomena of charging a coil of wire with alternating current, producing a magnetic field. An uncharged coil of wire entering that magnetic field will induce an electric current in the uncharged coil. This was discovered and demonstrated by Nicola Tesla back in 1891. As we know from charging our phones, the 2 coils need to be close together because the natural magnetic field produced by the inducing coil radiates in all directions and its energy diminishes very rapidly over distance – this is exactly why the induction coils needs to be very close together. We lay our phones directly on the charging pad, ensuring that the coil in the pad and the coil in the phone are very close to each other. Induction also demands that the coils be aligned with each other, which is why our phones need to be carefully aligned on the charging pad in order for wireless charging to work. We also note that induction produces heat, and that part of the phenomena is being used effectively in producing induction cook tops, which require magnetic cookware.

So, can the magic of induction be improved and scaled up to a point where the battery of an electric vehicle (EV) can be charged wirelessly? The answer is turning out to be yes. Researchers have been able to modify the natural shape of the magnetic field produced by the primary (inducer) coil and focus that magnetic field directly on the secondary (induction) coil. The key to achieving this is to precisely match the magnetic resonance of the 2 coils, altering resistance, inductance, and distributed capacitance. The result is that the magnetic field is more like a tunnel, focusing its energy on the secondary coil and producing a much stronger coupling of the 2 coils. It also turns out that this design does not require precise alignment of the coils. Given this research, developers of EV chargers may now have a technology that can be ramped up and not require perfect vehicle parking to achieve a workable alignment of the charging coils. This could also be the technology to enable charging vehicles on the move.

The race is now on to bring commercially viable wireless charging to the EV marketplace:

Research is being conducted at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, where they have developed a polyphase electromagnetic coil. They have recently licensed the technology to HEVO in Brooklyn New York, whose CEO claims that their hands-free charger has a surface power density of 1.5 megawatts per square metre, enabling very fast charging speed. HEVO envisions charging while driving on specially modified roads, even while driving at highway speeds. This will require the installation of a device on the underside of the vehicle, about the size of a pizza box, and it can operate with grid-to-battery efficiency of 90 to 96.5 %. The charging level can be up to 300 kW, which could facilitate powering a house through a vehicle-to-grid interface.
WITRICITY has been developing magnetic resonance technology for a few years and have an interoperable standard and supporting infrastructure that could be used by any EV manufacturer. There is now an industry standard for the technology used by WITRICITY (SAE j2954). Their devices work in adverse conditions, like ice and snow, and can transmit through obstacles like asphalt and paving stones, with grid to battery efficiency levels between 90 and 93%. WITRICITY sees great potential for autonomous EV’s providing driverless taxi service, running in dedicated bus and taxi lanes with embedded wireless chargers. These vehicles could be “snacking” on power when travelling in these dedicated lanes or “feasting” while at rest in a taxi queue fitted with embedded chargers. There may be no need to ever charge up the EV battery as a separate operation.
WAVE (Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification) is focused on extreme fast charging for the medium to heavy duty EV market sector, providing embedded chargers producing charging speeds of up to 1 megawatt. They are partnering with TESLA to provide wireless charging technology for the as yet unreleased range of TESLA semi trucks, leading to the construction of wireless charging highways wherever these trucks need to go.

So yes, your EV can be cable free, as there are vehicles on the way to provide it, such as the Genesis GV60 out of South Korea, and there should be choices for retrofitting current EV’s for wireless charging capability. The technology is here and availability is just around the corner.

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WEB 3.0 – Can it Succeed ?

September 15, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

The internet has always been used as a tool for education, research, and the distribution of information, spawning the term “information highway” in its early days. Over the years it has evolved into a tool that can be manipulated and censored, giving rise to serious concerns about personal privacy, data ownership, monetization, and freedom. A few internet based companies have powerful ways to control what happens on the internet. We now have companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon that wield tremendous power over the free exchange of ideas on the internet. The power to manipulate the internet through the banning of certain users, certain web sites, and reshaping internet search results is a power that is being tapped into by national governments and international advertisers. Most users see examples everyday of targeted advertising, and realize that their actions on the internet are being constantly analyzed and used in ways they may not appreciate. The most valuable resource for the big tech companies is User Data – it is the key to generating those huge profits, and the data owners (users) are certainly not sharing in those huge profits.

So what can be done to alter the course of internet freedom, manipulation, and data usage? Blockchain technology may provide an answer. What is being called WEB 3.0 is being developed to provide distributed processing and storage across thousands of computers around the world, all contributing to a new foundation for internet social media platforms and search facilities. The Blockchain foundation is widely distributed by design, which eliminates the choke points in the current WEB 2.0 foundation. These choke points facilitate widespread control and manipulation by a small number of large tech corporations, who will continue to be influenced, ordered, and incentivized. What is required is large scale adoption of new social media platforms and web search facilities on the Blockchain WEB 3.0 foundation, and that may not be easy given the number of users and advertisers committed to platforms and services in the control of large corporations like Facebook, Google, and Amazon. What may turn the tide is if a significant number of users demand to take back control of their data and start to earn a share in the profits that advertising can generate.

The promise of WEB 3.0 includes the concept of data portability, where a user can quit one platform and port all their data over to WEB 3.0 infrastructure, where there is the choice to opt in or out of data sharing. Opting in could generate advertising profits when user data and posts generate significant web traffic. The currencies used on WEB 3.0 would all be crypto tokens, and profits could be made via blockchain mining and opting to market your data to advertisers. Web 3.0 can integrate artificial intelligence (AI) in ways not seen before. For instance, instead of a Web 2.0 Search Engine merely generating a list of web sites, a query on Web 3.0 will invoke a “computational knowledge engine” to provide you with all the information you want on the queried subject. This will be like having SIRI, ALEXA, or BIXBY on steroids, where the system can decipher meanings and emotions, based on the user’s choice of words or other input.

Blockchain technology ensures that all data is secure and cannot be altered, as it is stored in multiple global locations, free from the grip of governments and the direct control of the tech giants. This would be much more in line with Net Neutrality and the free flow of information that the internet should provide. Just like today, not everyone will agree with what is being said on the internet, so it becomes the responsibility of each internet user to search out those sources of information that are trustworthy, factual, and reliable. Journalism used to provide that kind of trust and reliability, but with the internet giving everyone an easily accessible voice, it has come down to each individual to separate the good stuff from the rubbish.

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Do I Need All These CODERS?

August 30, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

It was the best of times – programmers all learned how to write efficient computer programs in ASSEMBLER, or an interpretive language like BASIC, PASCAL, or FORTRAN. They used a fairly low level language that, when compiled, computers could execute quickly and flawlessly over and over. Bill Gates helped to write a whole operating system (DOS) using low level computer code, and some of that code is still being called up by WINDOWS to execute common routines. Over time, the number of finished and perfected computer routines increased, and it became easier to package a set of specific routines to form the heart of a business application, such as Payroll or Accounts Receivable. It also became easier to package business applications into an integrated system at the enterprise level.

Now that so many efficient computer routines have been written and proven over time, is there an ongoing need to have a staff of coders to write or re-write such routines? The answer seems to be no, as there are now platforms available that facilitate the development of complete business applications with little or no knowledge of computer code. Such development platforms are called either “no code” or “low code”, and both are generally referred to as LOW CODE APPLICATION PLATFORMs (LCAPs). While no coding expertise is required there is still detailed business and data flow knowledge required. It’s easy to envision increases in productivity, as LCAP applications can be up and running in a short time, but the larger savings may be in reducing the high cost of skilled coders. In the early days of computing and right up to the last few years, knowledgeable and experienced coders were in very high demand, and it has become increasingly costly to retain all the skill, knowledge, and experience that a coding staff possesses.

The LACPs allow corporations to develop enterprise level applications for every facet of their business. Many industries can benefit from LACPs application development, such as manufacturing, telecom, retail, education, insurance, and media. Applications can include product development, sales and marketing, risk management, engineering, and quality management, to name just a few. It is common for LCAPs to employ visual elements to assist “citizen” (non-coders) app developers in choosing the best templates and elements to design and optimize work and data flows.

We have seen early and successful adoption of other LCAP development tools, such as website development platforms where users simply select templates and elements for their website and construct their entire site with no coding required. With these platforms there is no need to know a markup language like HTML or any other programming language like C++, Java, Python, PHP, or PERL.

The market for LCAPs has great potential for growth, as more and more companies begin to realize that LCACP solutions can generate large savings in staffing as well as significant gains in the time required to develop and implement new applications. There will always be a need for skilled coders, even as the market for LCAPs increases. Gartner estimates that by 2023 over 50% of medium to large enterprises will have adopted an LCAP as one of their strategic application platforms. And Forbes called LCAP the most disruptive trend of 2021. ” So you can see why this is set to be one of the biggest revolutions in computing. It allows companies to put the power of coding into the hands its employees, without having to have a large team of high-skilled, high-priced coders.

What kind of growth are we talking about? In 2018, the low-code developmental platform market was valued at around $7.23 billion. Last year it was $13.2 billion. But according to Markets and Markets analysis, it’s projected to grow by an incredible 246% by 2025; that’s in just four years!

Now you can see why this is set to be one of the biggest revolutions in computing. It allows companies to put the power of coding into the hands its employees, without having to have a large team of high-skilled, high-priced coders.

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Can CRISPR curb COVID ?

July 20, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

We have written before about the use and great potential of CRISPR, the gene editing tool that can be used to alter genes in beneficial ways. The technology can enable the editing of DNA sequences in human genes, aiming to improve the human condition, such as eliminating difficult diseases like cystic fibrosis and cancer.

CRISPR stands for “Clusters of Regularly Interspaced Short Palendromic Repeats” and acts like a pair of scissors to efficiently and accurately edit a gene sequence. The technology has been with us since 2017 and has sparked debate about the ethics of altering DNA, as there is ongoing resistance to genetically modified foods (GMO’s) believing that DNA modification is unnatural and therefore unhealthy. When it comes to disease eradication and control, CRISPR has the potential to deliver major victories, and may succeed in winning the ethics debates.

One of the latest CRISPR developments is the blocking of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells. This has been accomplished by Australian researchers in a lab setting and they may soon be starting animal trials. The researchers have published a detailed article in the journal “Nature Communications”

The Australian team has used the CRISPR-Cas13b enzyme, binding it to the relevant RNA sequences on the novel coronavirus, which degrades the genome it needs to replicate inside human cells. The team had designed their CRISPR tool to recognize SARS-C0v-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19 disease. They say that once the virus is recognized, the CRISPR enzyme is activated and chops up the virus. The team targeted several parts of the virus, some that are stable and some that are highly changeable. This technique also succeeded in stopping viral replication in samples of variants of concern. This development holds the promise of an effective treatment for Covid-19, as well as curbing the spread of the virus and its mutations.

As we work our way through the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists discover more and more ways to fight the disease and prevent it. Effective treatments are still relatively scarce, but effective vaccines are a current reality and are not scarce in many countries. Our trust in science and technology is being challenged and eroded by misinformation every day, however, the promise and reality of human lives being saved and diseases being eradicated may serve to restore trust. CRISPR technology may have what it takes to deliver solid benefits and contribute to the betterment of the human condition worldwide.

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NFT – What’s in it for me ?

June 11, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT’s) have been generating a lot of press lately, as there have been some very large buying and selling numbers bandied about, and some very well known names being associated with these digital assets. So what are they and how do they work?

To understand NFT’s you must start with knowing what non-fungible means. It is a term used widely in trade agreements to describe an asset that is unique, for instance, ancient Grecian Urns are all unique and will always have their own individual value. They cannot be bought and sold at a standard market price for ancient Grecian Urns, whereas a bushel of #1 USA Corn is not unique, it is “fungible” in that every bushel is bought and sold at the same prevailing market price for that grain. Assets managed on a Crypto Currency Blockchain are fungible, for instance, Bitcoins are all the same price at any point in time – not a one of them is unique.

The next thing to know is that NFT’s are digital TOKENS that confer ownership and authenticity of an asset. NFT’s use blockchain technologies, just like crypto currencies, to create, buy, sell, and trade digital properties. Blockchain is based on distributed databases that have many copies, and they have proven to be very secure and easily managed with sophisticated computers. NFT ownership is as reliable as BITCOIN ownership – it is the same technology managing both assets. There is no dispute or doubt about who owns the asset, and no doubt that the asset is the real thing, as it cannot be placed on the chain without being verified multiple times. Once placed on the chain it cannot be manipulated or stolen, as the data is not located on a central database, it is located on many widely distributed databases, making it virtually impossible to manipulate or steal.

Also like crypto currencies, NFT’s are managed through dedicated exchanges, where they manage all aspects of NFT’s, such as creation, buying, & selling. This is another market exchange where you will need to set up an account to get in on the action. The most common crypto currency platform used for NFT’s is Ethereum, but there are other digital currencies in play for NFT’s. Common types of items contained in NFT’s are works of original art, proprietary videos, tweets, GIFs, and sport trading cards. The list of NFT assets is growing rapidly, and has recently included houses and other valuable properties.

As an investment, an NFT is similar to buying a real work of art – the value is not in the holding, but in the re-selling of the asset, at a profit of course. Another way for investors to profit from the NFT craze is to invest in those companies providing the enabling software and infrastructure. There have been many Blockchain projects started, and each one takes us a little further down the road to making digital assets totally mainstream. We are at the point now where governments, who are all desperate to increase revenues, are considering developing their own digital currency and even outlawing the private providers of these assets, such as digital exchanges. When this happens governments will finally have first hand knowledge of all digital currency transactions, and be ready and able to tax them all. Once governments have a taste of that revenue stream, would it be much longer before they will want to tap into, or take over, the very lucrative NFT market?

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Hands Free ? – no, not really

May 7, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

There are many uses for biometric security measures, using scanners that recognize a person’s fingerprints, thumbprints, and iris, for example. Hand-held wands and full body scanners are quite commonplace in airports, and other locations where security is important for detecting and mitigating risk. Most of us accept the need for this technology, even though it may seem somewhat invasive. We live in a world where threats are more common, and most people are willing to give up an ounce of privacy to gain a pound of security. Biometric scanning technology has advanced a great deal in recent years, but can scanning technology do more than detect risk or provide secure access to a facility? Amazon thinks it can.

In 2019 Amazon developed a patented scanning technology that takes biometrics in another direction, where your palm serves as your credit card. The original scan of your palm, saved on a secure Amazon cloud server, becomes your verification for purchases on your Amazon credit account. The scan apparently includes many details of your palm, such as lines, creases, veins, bones and other structural features beneath the skin. The Amazon palm scan is proprietary and patented, so deep dive technical details are not available. Amazon is now testing the system in a Whole Foods store in Seattle, after successful use in several Amazon Go stores last year. This new payment system is named AMAZON ONE.

The union representing many Amazon workers claims that this technology is another way for Amazon to eliminate jobs, so job security is part of the discussion, but so is system security. Experts in cyber security point out some of the risks inherent with this system. First is the security of the cloud server, as a hack of the server could expose your palm scan, and lead to that scan being stolen and used nefariously. Other credit verification systems use “replaceable” items, so that if the item is ever compromised it can be replaced. For example, if your credit card is compromised, the card provider will cancel the compromised card and issue a new card with all new numbers, and most providers will guarantee no loss to you if the card is lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised. That’s a very solid system, but what can be done about a compromised palm print? Probably not much, seeing as we all want to keep our palms right where they are – no one is going to easily issue a new one for you. We all know about book and movie plots where thumbs, fingers, and eyes are “removed” from their owner in order to gain access to a facility secured with biometric scanners. The plots might get a little more bizarre now that palm scans are in the mix.

There are two main drivers for the Amazon One system – convenience, and the perceived need for contact-less purchase verification during a pandemic. The palm reader works by hovering your hand over the reader without touching anything, which meets the need for “no contact”. On the convenience side, this technology allows the customer to make a purchase, on credit, without carrying a credit card, or a wallet or purse to carry it in. We expect the “technology for the sake of convenience” debate to scale up a bit more, now with Amazon One to illustrate a point.

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What’s the DL on VM ?

February 18, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

With so much computing hardware in use around the globe, it is only prudent to use all that hardware in the most efficient way possible, after all, the gear is not free and it all requires space and maintenance, also not free. One way to increase hardware efficiency is to use Virtual Machine (VM) technology, and in a nutshell VM is a way to run a virtual computer within an actual computer.

Virtual Machine(s) are typically files, often called images, that run separately from everything else on the computer. The VM’s can have their own operating system, can be used for beta testing new applications, can be used to inspect and test infected code, and any other operation that benefits from being on its own. VM’s can be “sandboxed” in the host computer, meaning that they cannot interact in any way with any other part of the computer, so there is no code / instruction that can escape to, or tamper with, the host hardware.

It is possible to run several VM’s inside the same computer as long as the hardware is robust enough. For servers, VM’s can run multiple operating systems side-by-side typically using “hypervisor” software to manage them. Desktop computers would typically use the host operating system to run the VM operating system in a program window. Each VM provides its own “virtual” hardware, such as CPU, memory, hard drives, network interfaces etc, and the virtual devices are mapped to the real hardware when it is safe and/or advantageous to do so.

VM’s can provide a safe environment for testing and development, trying things out that could be dangerous on an actual, non-sandboxed computer. A good way to perceive development on a VM is “what happens in the sandbox can be kept in the sandbox”. But there are more uses for VM that have significant benefits in the production environments of many businesses. Not everything in a VM has to be confined to the VM if pathways to business operations are developed and implemented carefully.

An example of using VM technology to achieve higher efficiency in computer operations is to dedicate VM’s to specific business operations, such as EMAIL, WEBSITE, and ACCOUNTING. If each of these business functions normally has a dedicated server, there may be unused capacity in each server dedicated to each function. Using VM technology, each of these business functions can be given it’s own protected space in the available servers, and by dynamically adjusting that space, computing resources can be more efficiently utilized. A certain amount of “intelligence” is built into the VM and host environments to ensure the most efficient deployment of all computing resources.

With VM technology, companies may be able to significantly reduce costs, by having fewer servers and/or desktop machines to get all the work done.

There are several companies making great progress in VM technology, and this market space is poised to experience large growth within the next 12 months. We just sent our TREND DISRUPTORS Premium subscribers a new recommendation in the VM space and have about 20 stocks we are monitoring closely for inclusion to our portfolio.

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Lights ON – Covid OFF ?

February 1, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

It’s a new year and the world’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is having it’s ups and downs, with new variants emerging, and new vaccines being tested. The efforts of the global bio-tech industry, and other industries, to combat COVID 19 continue to be enormous. Years ago there were early warnings about the potential for a deadly global virus infection. The warnings were mostly ignored, but now that this pandemic has been with us for a more than a year, with second and third waves taxing health care systems, governments and populations are taking it very seriously, trying to do more than ever to “prevent, prepare, and mitigate”.

There may be a light at the end of this dark tunnel, and perhaps there is a special light that will contribute to keeping us all safer as we negotiate the dark tunnel, and beyond. Researchers have known for some time that certain kinds of light can sanitize surfaces, liquids, and the air, but can these sanitizing light rays be used safely, and are they effective when it comes to the new coronavirus and its variants – all those that cause the COVID-19 disease? It has been known for many years that sanitizing light waves are present in the Ultra Violet (UV) light spectrum, but most UV rays are harmful to humans and have only been used in safely enclosed environments, with limited human exposure. In recent years, researchers have discovered that there are 3 different types of light in the UV spectrum:

UVA – has the lowest amount of energy. We are exposed to UVA when in sunlight. Exposure to this light can cause skin ageing and damage.
UVB – is in the middle of the UV energy range. A small portion is found in sunlight and this is the type of UV light that can cause sunburn and skin cancer.
UVC – has the highest level of energy. In sunlight, most UVC is absorbed into the Earth’s ozone layer, so we have very low levels of natural exposure.

It is UVC that is most effective in killing germs (virus and bacteria) on surfaces, in the air, and in liquids. UVC kills germs by damaging molecules like nucleic acids and proteins, rendering the germ incapable of replicating and surviving. It’s great to kill off germs, but it is important when using UVC light to use it in a way that does not adversely affect humans. The human-safe form of UVC light is named “far-UVC”, using only wavelengths in the range of 207 to 222 nanometres (nm).

Recent developments include special UVC bulbs and lamps that can be used safely to disinfect. There is an LED version developed to produce human-safe UVC light, and there are other experimental UVC light bulbs that have a potential disinfection rate of 50 to 85% more than standard room ventilation. This light will kill off many germs, leading to a significant reduction in disease contraction and transmission. Disinfecting a room, air and surfaces, can be as easy as screwing in a UVC light bulb and giving it a little time to do its work. Researchers in Canada, UK, USA, and Europe are developing innovative UVC solutions for the world. These UVC light products can be installed to sanitize a room, a car, an airport, an operating theatre, an airplane etc. More uses are being devised every week, some utilizing mobile robots to cover large areas, and some installed as stand alone lamps or ceiling lights. The aim is to provide a sanitized environment in virtually all spaces where humans congregate, visit, work, play, or reside.

The aim of TREND DISRUPTORS is to discover, explore, and monitor scientific and technical developments, looking for the best and brightest ideas, so that we can publish useful, actionable, investment recommendations for our subscribers. We seek out companies using innovative technology to DISRUPT a market sector. As a general rule, our stock recommendations are speculative, and we advise caution, discretion, and thorough research. TREND DISRUPTORS strives to identify investment opportunities that can lead to success for the well informed investor. Stay tuned !

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What’s ahead for investing in 2021? Will the Biden admin hurt equity stocks?

January 8, 2021/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

Over the next week we will be offering up our vision for what we see in the disruptor sectors of the markets and where we will be guiding our subscribers, looking to make some significant gains. Yes, there will be volatility, and yes, we will need to be nimble, but this is what we do.

For today, we want to have a look at what the administration change means for the equity markets, especially the technology sectors.

As we move on into 2021 there are certainly changes coming. The Trump administration is out, and the Biden team is moving in. No matter what your political slant, as investors, Trump was good news over the past four years. His administration made a number of changes that propelled the equity markets since 2016. That administration …

Cut hordes of red tape, removing many regulations.
Cut corporate and middle-class taxes.
Renegotiated many trade agreements, in favour of the US.
Brought a great deal of manufacturing back to the US.

There is no arguing the results for the economy. Unemployment in the US dropped to a 50-year low and for investors, the equity markets took off. Since Trump took office, the markets were up over 100%.

As we enter 2021, there is a whole new philosophy in the White House; we are going from a strong capitalist mindset to a strong socialist mindset. Biden himself is considered quite moderate versus many of the other Democrats, so it will be interesting to see how far they roll back the changes Trump put in.

But no matter who is in office, we see technology and biotechnology having an incredible year in 2021. We have breakthroughs happening in artificial intelligence and machine learning. We are in the early stages of bringing on neuromorphic computing, the most advanced computer science and information technology to the field of biotechnology. We will have extensive, inexpensive, effectively boundless computing power and storage.

We also have the implementation of ground-breaking wireless technology with 5G. Coming along with this is a complement of new technology applications that would have been impossible even just a few months ago. And the most exciting part is that this is all happening at the same time.

But if Biden does push through higher corporate and personal tax rates, which we expect he will, it will certainly have a negative impact on the economy, reducing consumption and most likely negatively impacting the stock markets. But then we saw the markets fly higher during the pandemic, so we will have to see where this goes.

Trend Disruptors is focused on hi-tech companies, those specializing in innovative technology, seeking to identify ideas that have the potential to DISRUPT a market sector and generate significant gains before the masses catch on. If a company offers a revolutionary product, service, or therapy, it won’t matter who is sitting in the White House, that stock will go higher.

If the Biden administration does raise corporate and personal taxes it will hit the general equity markets and we are likely to see some significant pull backs, if not an all-out correction. We have over 30 companies on our radar right now and if we do see a significant correction, it will present our subscribers with some great entry points in some very exciting, leading edge companies. We’ll be sure to keep subscribers posted when there is any action we need to take.

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3 Blind Mice – maybe not?

December 18, 2020/in Trend Disruptors/by Trend Letter

In the realm of medicine, healthcare, and bio-science, there is a lot of room for knowledge advancement, simply because this broad field has a very large gap between “what we know” and “what we do not know”. This gap is more frustrating for society than most other scientific knowledge gaps because the bio-science gap can have an immediate, intimate, life and death consequence. It is not uncommon for family members and friends to become distraught, bewildered, and angry, that medical science does not yet have an answer or remedy for a particular malady affecting someone close to them. Scientific knowledge gaps can seem to be less consequential and immediately needed in other fields, like geology or astro-physics, but medical science is a crucial part of our everyday life, and the lack of complete knowledge can easily and often trigger an exaggerated emotional response. Humans are curious, so scientific research keeps moving forward, and on good days there are discoveries and breakthroughs that improve the human condition, helping us to reflect positively on the not-so-good days when we just do not have the answer – yet.

Blindness has never had a “cure”, however recent research using mice with retinal nerve damage has shown that with cell reprogramming, old cells or faulty cells can become “young” again and thus provide these mice with normal vision. The process involves resetting some of the thousands of markers that accumulate on DNA causing age related decline. The reprogrammed cells behave as if they are young cells, and go about repairing or replacing damaged tissue, restoring abilities that may have declined or disappeared over time – like eyesight. The research so far has only been carried out with mice, so it is not YET known if this approach will translate to humans or to other tissues and organs – but what if it does?

This looks like another major step forward in the quest to know more and accomplish more. The years old quest for a “fountain of youth” has been the stuff of mythology so far, but it is not that long ago that landing on the moon or breaking the sound barrier were considered impossible. As we age, our bodies go about adding, removing, and altering chemical groups such as methyls on DNA, now known as “epigenetic” changes. David Sinclair, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School has co-authored a “NATURE” study titled “Can you reverse the clock?” and asks the question “if epigenetic changes are a driver of ageing, can we reset the epigenome?” If the answer turns out to be YES, perhaps the fountain of youth is waiting for us just around the corner.

The objective of TREND DISRUPTORS is to discover, explore, and monitor scientific and technical developments, looking for the best and brightest ideas, so that we can publish useful, actionable, investment recommendations for our subscribers. We look for opportunities and seek out companies that utilize technology to be useful and profitable. As a general rule, our stock recommendations are speculative, and we advise caution, discretion, and thorough research.

TREND DISRUPTORS strives to identify investment opportunities that can lead to success for the well informed investor.

Stay tuned!