logo
episode-header-image
Jul 17
44m 32s

Is the AI Rally Ignoring a Real Geopolit...

Hosts Justin Klein & Luke Guerrero, CFA | Wealth Managers and Investment Advisors
About this episode

Even as the Strait of Hormuz closed and oil surged, chip stocks and the Nasdaq bounced back sharply as investors bet that AI-driven earnings growth outweighs any geopolitical headwinds. We explore the dangerous psychology of a market that keeps shrugging off war headlines — and whether that confidence is justified.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF), Market Wrap, iShares U.S. Power Infrastructure ETF (POWR), Tema Electrification ETF (VOLT), Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF (AIPO), Oil Traders Warning, Reddit, Inc. (RDDT), Is the AI Rally Ignoring a Real Geopolitical Threat to Tech Stocks?, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Financial Sector, The Housing Market.



Our Sponsors:
* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com
* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.com


Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Up next
Today
Is the India Stock Market a Smart Bet in 2026? Record Forex Reserves vs. the Growth Gap
India just hit a record $729 billion in foreign exchange reserves, a number that sounds impressive — but new analysis shows Modi's developed-nation ambitions are straining against persistent growth gaps. With Indian bank stocks showing wild pricing anomalies under a new auction s ... Show More
44m 34s
Yesterday
How to Invest in AI Infrastructure: Who Really Wins When Big Tech Goes All-In
This week's earnings season delivered a clear message — the AI infrastructure buildout is not a zero-sum game, and the capital being deployed is staggering. But with Meta already planning AI-driven layoffs and SoftBank seeking another $10 billion loan just for OpenAI exposure, in ... Show More
45m 2s
Sep 1
Alibaba's $10 Billion AI Bet: What China's Tech Giants Signal About the Global AI Race
Alibaba raised $10 billion in a share sale this week specifically to fund AI expansion, then immediately launched its Wan3.0 AI video model — a signal that Chinese tech giants are moving fast and spending big to compete with US rivals. We examine what this capital deployment mean ... Show More
44m 45s
Recommended Episodes
Aug 2022
Why central banks are baffling investors
<p>The Federal Reserve has spent more than a decade buying up government debt as part of a post-2008 program to support the economy, also known as quantitative easing. Now with inflation reaching record highs, those days are over, and a new era of quantitative tightening is emerg ... Show More
17m 38s
Jul 2022
What the Fed's Big Balance Sheet Unwind Means for Markets
The Federal Reserve recently began shrinking its massive balance sheet, unwinding trillions of dollars worth of bond purchases that it started making during the depths effort to offset the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. It's not the first time that the Fed has undertaken 'quan ... Show More
47m 18s
Feb 2022
Fed says QE is Really Very Super Extra Terrific [Eurodollar University, Ep. 187]
<p>The US government bond market appears to be out of step with CPI, a booming economy and money printing by central banks - what gives? We review two Federal Reserve officials explain that QE is very, really, super powerful (and that's why the bond market signals are haywire).</ ... Show More
24 m