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"You definitely have to pick your spots," Parower told CNBC. "With Europe slowing, and the U.S. still sort of bouncing along...we would expect the stocks to pull back in the near term, hoping for a year-end rally, although we don't think we're going to get to positive territory by the end of the year."
A pullback would be an entry point -- but for which stocks?
Recommendations:
"We like security-software companies, companies like CheckPoint (Software Technology) [CHKP
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It's not just cyber-security that makes a tech stock attractive to Parower.
"We like companies like Amdocs [DOX
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He's also enthusiastic about Nice Systems [NICE
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"They analyze voice traffic, so it gets used by security agencies," he explained. "It also gets used by call centers: When you call in for customer help, it analyzes the call, sees what you asked about, sees how long the call took, and helps them get more efficient."
Disclosures:
Disclosure information for Richard Parower was not immediately available.
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