Tag Archives: Artificial Intelligence

August 14

Why July 6th turned the market upside down – Charting a new course

Outside of death and taxes, there are few absolutes in life. For investors the world can be just as narrow. Fear and greed are the only things we can count on.

July 24

Magnificent 7 earnings on deck, what you need to know

By David Nelson, CFA I get it. I look like I just came in from off the street. It’s Sunday morning, the crew is out, and I have to bang out this report before I can get some sleep. The next two weeks will go a long way in shaping investor sentiment for the remaining dog days […]

July 10

Chip Wars

By David Nelson, CFA The tit for tat battle between the United States and China is raging. The US has already taken action restricting access to advanced semiconductors that could be used in artificial intelligence applications. American cloud computing, in some cases is also off limits, as access could help the Chinese circumvent A.I. restrictions […]

June 20

You can’t handle the truth – Do the Math on the 2023 Bull Market

By David Nelson, CFA The narrative for 2023 and a bull market that continues to get little respect is that without the support of its $trillion market cap members, most of the market is little more than roadkill. Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN) and its latest addition, Nvidia (NVDA) have put in […]

June 12

When Is It a Good Idea to Make an All In Bet

By David Nelson, CFA Going all-in. When do you make that bet? We see it in the movies all the time. Gamblers living on the edge push the chips to the center of the table confident there is no way they can lose. How does that scene play in the real world outside of a Hollywood […]

May 15

Evolution or Revolution: The AI Era Through the Eyes of an Investor

David Nelson, CFA CMTĀ Artificial intelligence is capturing the hearts and minds of investors. And why not? Real intelligence on so many levels is missing in action. As humans we seem to stumble from one bad decision to the next. What could be more exciting than a new technology that takes some of the burden off […]

April 24

Size Matters

By David Nelson, CFA CMT Earnings are about to get real as some of the largest companies on the planet are set to report. It’s time for these Mega Cap giants to live up to their safe-haven image buoyed by fortress like balance sheets and secular growth trends that should protect them in times of […]