Ryan Jacob, CEO of Jacob Asset Management, is the portfolio manager of the Jacob Internet Fund (JAMFX), which invests only in Internet and tech companies that Jacob thinks offer long-term opportunities.

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Infrastructure finance is one of the few remaining asset classes that have not yet fully embraced modern internet technology.

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He is a well-known asset in the investing community, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential research analysts covering the Internet, as confirmed by our extensive due diligence.

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These fast-growing, adroit and well-managed companies help set the benchmarks for their respective industries. (Full methodology can be found here.) Just five Canadian companies make this elite group of 130: Brookfield Asset Management, Manulife, metals producer Teck Cominco, Calgary-based TV and internet services provider Shaw Communications and Suncor Energy.

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But when you boil it down to its elements, the Internet of Things is, today, little more than an expansion of traditional telematics, security and asset control applications.

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