Finding the Next Largest Company in the World

By Matt Thalman – May 4, 2013 at 12:00PM

NASDAQ: AAPL

Apple

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Finding good companies, investing in them, and sitting back is a winning solution for investors.

In the following video, Fool contributor Matt Thalman discusses why Apple (AAPL -0.57%) and Microsoft (MSFT -1.84%) became the world's largest companies and why Amazon.com (AMZN -1.14%) may one day also hold that title.

Matt also explains why investors shouldn't be focusing their time on figuring out what may become the next largest company in the world. Instead, he says, they should spend their time looking for the best companies in different industries, and then everything else will take care of itself.

Fool contributor Matt Thalman owns shares of Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon.com. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com and Apple and owns shares of Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.