If I had to start my investment portfolio over from square one, my first pick would be a world-class innovator and a pillar of stability. Just in case I never got around to filling out that portfolio with a deeply analyzed set of diverse stock picks, the initial pick should be able to weather dramatic changes in the global economy and its specific target markets.

Am I asking too much of the first ticker in a freshly rebooted portfolio? Not if that stock is (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL).

The parent company of online services giant Google can serve all of these roles for many years to come. In particular, I can't wait to see what Alphabet will do with artificial intelligence (AI) over the next couple of decades.

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