According to the research house, its 2010 predictions span 56 market, topic and industry areas, with around 250 predictions in total.

Gartner analysts said last year's themes of shifting ownership and revenue flows continue, becoming more pronounced and more sharply focused. As the macro-economic environment adjusts to a new balance between supply, consumer demand and regulation, the focus of this year's top predictions has expanded to encompass shifts in the way that users interact with IT, the firm added.

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The Background

This basis of this high yield investment is a well-known economic reality – and you can easily do it yourself, without an asset manager, or the help of a mutual fund.

Here’s the background:

. The global economy is expanding quickly.

Business Week asked investment experts and compiled this list of stocks they believe have the greatest potential for 2010:

1. Orion Marine (ORN) - Construction
2. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)- Data processing
3. Verizon Communications (VZ)- Telecommunication
4. Hess (HES)- Oil & Gas
5. BB&T (BBT) - Regional Bank
6. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL) - Hotels & Resorts
7. Varian Medical Systems (VAR) - Health care equipment
8. Discovery Communications (DISCA)- Broadcasting
9. Waste Management (WMI) - Environmental Services
   

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Knowing that there can be too much of a good thing, many investors are wary about how stock and bond markets this year will follow their remarkable 2009 surge.

One thing’s for sure: This year won’t be like the last.

“We’re not going up 65% in the first nine months of this year like we did in the last nine months,” said Bob Doll, global chief investment officer of fundamental equities at investment manager BlackRock Inc.

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