The S 500 is often the benchmark for investors to try and beat. And it's a good one to strive for, as in the long run the broad index has generated returns of 10%. If you could average a 10% return over a period of 25 years, your investment would be worth nearly 11 times its original value. That would transform a $25,000 investment into close to $275,000.

One way you can outperform the index is by using the same types of stocks the S 500 contains, but focusing on a particularly fast-growing sector: technology.

If you think of the most popular and successful stocks in the world, odds are you're thinking of tech stocks. And that's because the most valuable stocks are often focused on generating next-generation technologies. That's a key reason investors want to invest in them, and why they command high premiums. All the trillion-dollar stocks on the have one thing in common: they're tech stocks.

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