Poll: What Innovative Force Will Exert the Greatest Positive Influence on Stock Prices in Next Five Years?
Last week, researchers at the University of Louisville announced a major breakthrough in spinal cord research. Using epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, scientists demonstrated partial mobility through an implanted electrical device in four previously paralyzed human patients. When the device is turned off, these people cannot move their limbs. But when the device is turned on, they achieve motion, motor skill, and, in some cases, the ability to stand unassisted.
Such jaw-dropping innovations continue to astound us. In consideration of the vast spectrum of human innovation, we conducted a poll of 798 CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief readers asking which innovative force is most likely to move stock prices over the next five years.
Poll: What innovative force do you expect would exert the greatest positive influence on stock prices over the next five years?
The clear leader was biomedical engineering, which 30% of respondents chose. Roughly tied in second place were artificial intelligence (17%), innovations in robotics (16%), and 3D printing (18%). Applications in drone technology came in last, at 4%. Notably, “other” was chosen by 15% of respondents.
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