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AI Stocks Can’t Lead the Market Much Longer. Invest Internationally InsteadPodcast episode coverart featuring Dan Rasmussen, Verdad Capital

AI Stocks Can’t Lead the Market Much Longer. Invest Internationally Instead

Published February 21, 2025

With Dan Rasmussen, Verdad Capital

Dan Rasmussen of Verdad Capital joins the podcast to discuss the dwindling prospects for AI stocks and why investors might want to look outside the US for better returns.

This podcast episode was released to premium subscribers on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 without ads or announcements. For more information about premium membership options, visit our Substack.

Content Highlights

  • AI stocks have been on an incredible run, massively growing profits without much capital spending. That equation has changed… (1:51);
  • Tech companies are going from software businesses to manufacturing concerns — capital- and energy-intensive businesses that simply can’t produce the same growth as previous (6:03);
  • DeepSeek claims to be able to reduce the cost of AI applications. How does that factor in to the equation? (9:09);
  • So if the ‘Mag 7’ and AI stocks won’t drive the market higher, then what will? Where will growth come from? (12:16);
  • One place to start is to look for global diversification. Outside the US, stocks are meaningful cheaper… (15:24);
  • The guest’s book ‘The Humble Investor’ (21:37);
  • What can supply ‘edge’ in investing? There are some things. Legal ones… (27:10);
  • Background on the guest (33:02);
  • The guest is a historian by trade. What historical period is perhaps most comparable to the present day? Unfortunately, it looks an awful lot like ‘peak bubble’… (36:08);

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Natural Gas as the Energy of the Future: Applications and Investment Opportunities (Szn 6, Epsd 22)Podcast episode cover art feat Farid Guindo

Natural Gas as the Energy of the Future: Applications and Investment Opportunities (Szn 6, Epsd 22)

Published December 27, 2024

With Farid Guindo

Farid Guindo of Drill Capital Management joins the podcast to discuss his bullish views on natural gas — not the commodity itself, necessarily, but its application to meet future energy demand.

This podcast episode was made available to premium subscribers the day after recording and without ads or announcements. To become a premium subscriber, visit our Substack.

Content Highlights

  • Natural gas as the energy of the future even as prices of the commodity itself plummet (1:08);
  • Oil exploration is becoming increasingly difficult, expensive, and risky (2:58);
  • The ‘John D. Rockefeller moment’ for natural gas (5:46);
  • What role can nuclear energy play? (16:03);
  • In natural gas, there will be winners and losers, however… (18:00);
  • Where are the best opportunities? (19:51);
  • Background on the guest (28:39);
  • How will the new presidential administration (Trump 2.0) impact things? (41:38).
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Opportunities in Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds (Szn 6, Epsd 21)Podcast episode cover art featuring Jonathan Browne, RiverNorth Capital

Opportunities in Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds (Szn 6, Epsd 21)

Published November 21, 2024

With Jonathan Browne, RiverNorth Capital

Jonathan Browne, portfolio manager at RiverNorth Capital, joins the podcast to discuss investment opportunities in municipal bonds, specifically through the closed-end fund structure.

Content Highlights

  • Quick primer on closed-end funds and their difference with mutual funds and ETFs (1:18);
  • Municipal bonds and what to look for there (16:01);
  • What kind of yield can investors expect from this asset class? (23:31);
  • Background on the guest (26:50);
  • Rising interest rates and inflation are certainly a risk for muni bonds, but the risk/reward is set up constructively… (30:59);
  • Muni closed-end funds: a contrarian pick (37:28).

For more on the guest, visit the website RiverNorth.com

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