So you've been thinking about investing in Bitcoin?

To invest in Bitcoin, or not to invest, that's the question.

If you think you are having a hard time deciding whether investing in Bitcoin and other digital currencies is worth your dollars, then think again! One might say the banks are the ones who are worried. Their entire existence is being questioned by the hardcore fans of the new digital currency era... But, let's face it... They are not going under. Banks and financial institutions are one of the biggest investors in digital currencies... Most likely, dream of noble warriors of digital currency to overthrow the evil men in suits at best turns into a Hollywood blockbuster. The most they will get out of it is a minute of glory at the Friday night opening of 'Bitcoin warriors' the movie, starring Brad Pitt as they tell a few strangers how they have predicted the whole thing...

​So, if it's not the bank CEOs who are losing sleep over the Bitcoin craze, who is it then? The answer is the poor Chief Information / Technology Officer (CIO/CTO) of every company on earth. 

These poor souls have not had a night of sleep since the internet became a thing. From the dawn of internet when other executives asked them 'where is our website?' to every board meeting in which they have to answer the existential question of 'why the hell we are still not in the cloud?', CIOs/CTOs now have a new thing to worry about. Introducing BLOCKCHAIN! The technology that powers Bitcoin, all other digital currencies and ICOs (also known as Initial Public Offerings). Blockchain is the new voodoo doll that CIOs/CTOs have to care for. Everyone asking them: "How could we integrate Blockchain into our stack, in a way that it doesn't disrupt our normal operations, but creates efficiency, and reduces cybersecurity threats, and helps us fluff up our thought-leadership in the media? How? How? How?"

Most CIOs/CTOs will be scratching their heads, allocating some budget to the moonshot projects within their IT departments and just use it as a mascot to say 'we are working on it!'. But, then the smarter ones who are also riding all other future-defining waves such as transitions to SaaS, transfers to Cloud, big and fast data and AI, will answer their bosses and peers with one sentence: 'Don't you worry, we are working with an IT transformation and integration services firm and we've got it covered!"

You guessed right! November is the month of the #FutureofWork investment theme here at Stock Card HQ, and the story of Blockchain we have been telling you is all a set-up to introduce you to Cognizant (CTSH). The IT integration services company that helps hundreds of Fortune listed companies with their IT departments' adoption, transition, and transformation. And, Blockchain is one of the things they do, and they do it well!  Get to know this operationally solid company that could be sitting quietly in the corner of your portfolio for years to come, and let you profit from Blockchain, without you spending even a penny on digital currencies.

#FutureOfWork investment theme continues...
If you are new around here, every month or so, we pick a theme to explore, learn and invest in. Theme-based investing is a performance-based diversification we pursue to spread our net wide, without sacrificing performance. Traditional diversification strategies diversify your portfolio through arbitrary dimensions such as sectors or regions. Consequently, they sacrifice performance in the name of lower risk. What we do is picking major themes and trends that are on the rise, and build our portfolio around such. Not only we diversify, we also grow faster than the overall market. Here are the three most visited Stock Cards around the theme of #FutureofWork: Adobe, AMT and Splunk
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Those are just the beginning... don't forget to submit your Stock Card request as you come across new companies and ideas that will shape the future...  ​

What's been on your radar?
​As always, our community has been busy exploring new companies and stocks. Here is what has been on its radar in the past week. Click on the logo to go to the company's Stock Card:

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