By James Brumley, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-10-01 17:37:00
The truth is, in the long run, you’d probably be just fine with any of them. If you’ve only got room in your portfolio right now for one new position among “Magnificent Seven” members Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), however, it should arguably be Google parent Alphabet. Here’s why.
Why not Microsoft or Amazon?
If you already hold stakes in Amazon or Microsoft, you’re hardly doomed. Microsoft remains the centerpiece of the personal and professional computing business, and Amazon is still the king of e-commerce as well as the leader in the cloud computing market.
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