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This is Scott Becker with the Becker Private Equity. In the Becker Business podcast we try and bring you one to two business or market episodes a day, plus an interview with a business leader almost every day. Today's discussion is the Motley fool ranks the Magnificent Seven. So so I actually love following the Motley Fool. These two guys that set this newsletter years ago, they've commercialized it. They send out a ton of stock recommendations. I find their stuff to be fascinating, whether right or wrong. I love reading it. I find it fascinating. So they ranked the Magnificent Seven from 1 to 7 as the best investment options this next year. I'm going to quickly go through those. Love it. So they, they, they make number one Alphabet slash Google I think. Fascinating. I ranked Alphabet Google in, you know, at Becker Private Equity and business as the company of the year last year. They rank it number one as their investments this year. Just had a huge growth last year into the very top of the market cap list right after Nvidia and Apple, but right there in rock and roll. Second, they say Nvidia remains a great company to invest in. Again, fascinating here on Nvidia. Kramer also said Nvidia remains a can't miss stock to invest in. Third, meta platform slash Facebook goes with the the old adage, don't bet against Mark Zuckerberg. When he came back a couple years ago with the year of efficiency, he knocked it out of the park. They rank it as the number third of the Magnificent seven. Fourth, Microsoft essentially says that it has a whole bunch of, of great revenue streams. They rank Microsoft very high as well. Individually, we're an investor some in three of these companies, Google, Alphabet, Nvidia and Microsoft. We're not direct investors in meta platforms, but all of us have some of these companies through our index funds and more. Fifth, they think Tesla's advances in autonomous driving and otherwise will, will still drive Tesla up significantly. Sixth, Amazon again, they really make their money through their cloud business, their AWS business and less through their E commerce business, the retail business. Fascinating to see what's happened with Amazon. Just fascinating. It's again number two in overall revenues after Walmart and right up there. So that's number six. Amazon again. We're a direct investor in Amazon too, going back several years ago when it's going fine for us. We've not knocked out of the park with Amazon because we invest in it relatively late. Finally, number seven. They say Apple is number seven, that it's not monetizing AI like some of its Magnificent Seven peers, but it's developing advanced chips that might be achieving grace. Again, those are the top seven is ranked by the Motley Fool 1. Alphabet, 2. Nvidia 3 meta platforms, 4 Microsoft, 5 Tesla 6 to Amazon and 7 Apple. So interesting to have people's thoughts on what are the best stocks investing of these. Thank you for listening to the Becker Business the Becker Private Equity Podcast. Please send me your thoughts at any time. The first person that sends me their thoughts on this podcast today, the Magnificent Seven podcast will send you a 25Amazon gift certificate. Either reach me on LinkedIn Scott Becker or 773-766-5322. Thank you very much.
Podcast: Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Host: Scott Becker
Date: January 12, 2026
In this episode, host Scott Becker discusses a recent ranking by The Motley Fool of the "Magnificent Seven" tech companies, sharing insights about each company’s investment potential for the upcoming year. Becker provides a concise, personal perspective on each company, their recent performances, and relevance to investors, drawing from both the Motley Fool's published opinions and his own experiences as an investor.
1. Alphabet / Google (01:00–01:40)
“I ranked Alphabet Google as the company of the year last year.”
(Scott Becker, 01:18)
2. Nvidia (01:41–02:09)
3. Meta Platforms / Facebook (02:10–02:39)
“Don’t bet against Mark Zuckerberg. When he came back a couple years ago with the year of efficiency, he knocked it out of the park.”
(Scott Becker, 02:23)
4. Microsoft (02:40–03:06)
5. Tesla (03:07–03:27)
6. Amazon (03:28–03:55)
“We’ve not knocked out of the park with Amazon because we invested in it relatively late.”
(Scott Becker, 03:48)
7. Apple (03:56–04:10)
Admiration for The Motley Fool:
"I love following the Motley Fool. These two guys that set this newsletter years ago, they've commercialized it... I love reading it. I find it fascinating."
(Scott Becker, 00:32)
On Meta’s Turnaround:
“Don’t bet against Mark Zuckerberg. When he came back a couple of years ago with the year of efficiency, he knocked it out of the park.”
(Scott Becker, 02:23)
On Amazon's Revenue Streams:
“They really make their money through their cloud business, their AWS business, and less through their E-Commerce business.”
(Scott Becker, 03:35)
At the close, Becker encourages listener feedback and offers a small incentive (a $25 Amazon gift card) for engagement, giving direct contact methods via LinkedIn and phone. (04:30–04:50)
Scott Becker delivers a succinct recap of the Motley Fool’s "Magnificent Seven" rankings, coupling their expert analysis with his own investment experience and perspective. Listeners are offered both data-driven summaries and personal investment anecdotes, making this episode a digestible overview of the leading tech stocks heading into 2026.