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NVIDIA earnings are putting the AI boom back under the microscope. David Woo joins Maggie Lake to explain why he believes the bigger risk isn’t one quarter of results, but the assumptions holding up the entire AI trade.Woo argues that AI valuations are increasingly driven by winner-take-all expectations, massive capital spending, aggressive earnings presentation, and fear of missing out. He also explains why a break in the AI narrative could have serious consequences for the broader U.S. stock market.Topics include NVIDIA, AI stocks, Big Tech capex, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, S&P 500 exposure, earnings quality, and the risk of an AI bubble.
💡 From sky-high AI valuations and massive Big Tech spending to questions around earnings quality and what could happen if the AI trade breaks, David Woo explains why investors may be underestimating the risks beneath the boom — and why NVIDIA earnings could be an important test. Join the Wealthion community for more conversations on the forces shaping markets — and how to protect and grow your wealth: https://bit.ly/4gER4xy💡 Want more of David Woo’s independent macro, geopolitical, and market analysis? Follow his latest research and commentary at David Woo Unbound: https://www.davidwoounbound.com/Chapters:0:00 AI Bubble Warning: “It Would Be a Catastrophe”0:31 AI Valuations & the Winner-Take-All Bet1:00 Why Google Could Lose in the AI Race1:23 Does AI Actually Have a Competitive Moat?1:50 What an AI Bust Could Mean for the S&P 5003:03 Microsoft AI CapEx & Accounting Concerns3:55 AI Spending, FOMO & the Fear Trade4:20 NVIDIA, OpenAI & the AI Data Center Boom5:05 Are AI Earnings Being “Dressed Up”?5:55 How Wealthion Helps Investors Take Action

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#NVIDIA #NvidiaEarnings #AIStocks #AIBubble #ArtificialIntelligence #StockMarket #SP500 #BigTech #Investing #MarketOutlook #TechStocks #Wealthion________________________________________________________________________
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The old “buy the S&P 500 and forget it” playbook may be getting riskier. Wealthion CEO Steven Feldman joins Maggie Lake to explain why rising deficits, persistent inflation, a weakening dollar, elevated stock valuations, and massive AI concentration are changing the investing landscape.

Feldman lays out how investors should think about diversification in this new regime — including the role of gold, cash, real assets, energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and other scarce assets — and why protecting what you’ve already built may matter more than chasing the next huge return.

💡 From rising deficits and persistent inflation to AI concentration, elevated stock valuations, and the risks of blind indexing, Steven Feldman explains why investors may need to rethink diversification for the market regime ahead. Join the Wealthion community for more insights on protecting what you’ve built — and positioning your portfolio for what comes next: https://bit.ly/4qycGPq

💡 Want more from Steven? In the latest installment of his Open Position series, Steven continues exploring the idea of American exceptionalism and what it means for markets, investing, and portfolio construction in today’s environment. Follow Steven on LinkedIn for his latest Open Position insights and analysis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmfeldman1/

Chapters:
0:00 Blind Indexing vs. Intentional Investing
0:48 How to Diversify for Today’s Market Risks
0:57 Debt, Deficits, Inflation & Dollar Depreciation
1:36 Preparing Your Portfolio for a New Market Regime
2:58 How to Invest in AI Without Taking Too Much Risk
3:42 Gold as an Inflation & Dollar Hedge
4:22 Why Cash Matters When Stock Valuations Are High
4:42 Real Assets: The Most Overlooked Investment Opportunity
5:04 Rare Earths, Pipelines, Agriculture & Water Scarcity

Is your portfolio actually diversified — or are you taking more risk than you realize?
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Leveraged ETFs promise amplified returns, but Kevin Muir warns they can amplify something else too: market chaos. He explains how 2x and 3x ETFs, daily resets, forced buying and selling, and “negative gamma” can turn ordinary volatility into violent market moves. With tech and semiconductor stocks in focus, Muir reveals the hidden market plumbing investors may be overlooking.

💡 From the hidden risks in leveraged ETFs to the market forces that can amplify volatility, Kevin Muir shows why understanding what you own matters. Join the Wealthion community at https://bit.ly/4cAwn3q for more expert insights on navigating risk and protecting your portfolio.

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Chapters:
0:00 Leveraged ETFs Could Amplify the Next Market Selloff
0:26 Why Kevin Muir Is Worried About Leveraged ETFs
0:38 How 2x and 3x Leveraged ETFs Actually Work
1:41 The Hidden Risk of Daily ETF Resets
3:15 How a Leveraged ETF Can Get Wiped Out
4:29 Why 3x ETFs Create Even Bigger Risks
5:00 Could Hedge Funds “Hunt” Leveraged ETFs?
5:25 When ETF Hedging Starts Moving the Market
6:02 Gamma, Options and the Market’s Hidden Plumbing
7:18 How Leveraged ETFs Can Amplify Tech and Semiconductor Moves
8:05 Why Kevin Says Leveraged ETFs Exaggerate Market Volatility

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Where are the best opportunities in commodities — and where can investors get burned?Jonathan Wellum breaks down how he approaches gold, silver, copper, uranium, rare earths and mining stocks, while explaining why some parts of the commodity sector can be highly cyclical and speculative.Wellum discusses why investors should understand their “circle of competence,” the risks of picking individual junior miners, and why ETFs or professionally managed vehicles may make more sense for gaining exposure to niche commodity themes.He also takes viewers inside the due-diligence process, explaining what professional investors look for before deciding whether a promising mining story is actually investable.
💡 Jonathan Wellum sees major opportunity across gold, silver, copper, uranium and other commodities — but warns that chasing speculative mining stories can quickly burn investors. He explains why discipline, quality and knowing your “circle of competence” matter more than ever in this commodity cycle. Join the Wealthion community for more on the forces shaping markets — and how to protect and grow your wealth: https://bit.ly/3SsSJgi
💡 Want to hear more from Jonathan Wellum? Watch our previous conversation with him for a deeper look at his investment philosophy, how he thinks about risk, and where he sees opportunity across today’s markets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezMiX0FtZ7g
Chapters: 00:00 Commodity Investing: How to Avoid Getting Burned00:24 Gold, Silver & Critical Minerals: Where’s the Opportunity?00:59 Why Commodities Are So Cyclical01:18 Copper, Uranium, Silver & Gold02:23 Rare Earths: Opportunity or Speculative Trade?03:32 Know Your Investing “Circle of Competence”03:47 Commodity ETFs vs. Junior Mining Stocks05:24 How Professional Investors Evaluate Mining Stocks

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#Commodities #Gold #Silver #Uranium #MiningStocks #Investing #RareEarths #Copper________________________________________________________________________
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Grant Williams says gold has just beaten its inflation-adjusted 1980 peak for the first time in 45 years, and that is the sound of the "howling wolf" returning to the financial system. Why he tells investors to forget the price and simply own it.

Grant Williams joins Maggie Lake to revisit his gold-as-apex-predator thesis eight years on, using the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone as a metaphor for gold returning to a monetary system that has grazed itself bare since 1971. He explains why central bank behavior changed after 2022, why the old crisis reaction of buying dollars and treasuries is breaking down, and why he treats gold as protection for your purchasing power rather than a price to trade.

What Williams covers:
-The Yellowstone wolves, the trophic cascade, and gold as the financial system's apex predator
-Why central banks doubled their gold buying and began repatriating it after 2022
-How the old crisis playbook of buying dollars and treasuries is breaking down
-Why judging gold by a 20% move misses the point
-Weimar, and the difference between price and purchasing power
-Own versus buy, and where bullion ends and gold miners begin

CHAPTERS
0:00 The Yellowstone wolves and the trophic cascade
1:13 Gold as the apex predator, removed since 1971
3:23 Gold as the howling wolf: a warning to change behavior
5:16 How central bank behavior changed after 2022
8:22 Did we miss the peak in gold?
8:53 Why the 20% bear-market rule misses the point
12:07 Debasement and the case for owning gold
13:55 Own versus buy, and bullion versus gold miners

Grant Williams' core message is that protecting your purchasing power is a decision to own, not a trade to time. Making that decision inside a real portfolio, sizing gold and real assets against everything else you hold, is the practical next step, and it is what Wealthion membership is built for. It opens three doors: access to advisors who can help build real assets into your portfolio, and, for accredited investors, access to specialized funds. To see where you stand, start with a complimentary portfolio review: https://bit.ly/4ij9rJD

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🪙 MORE ON GOLD & THE DOLLAR:

Grant Williams: Gold's Real Role and the Dollar's Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QXFjrNQtF4

Pierre Lassonde: Gold Is Replacing the Dollar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpjLPYxlny8

The Central Bank Gold Rush: What It Means For You: https://wealthion.com/news/the-central-bank-gold-rush-what-it-means-for-you-chris-mancini

#Gold #Investing #Dollar
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While we value and appreciate the insights shared by our esteemed guests and hosts, they are to be viewed as personal opinions and not as investment advice or recommendations from Wealthion or their respective employers. These opinions should not replace your own due diligence or the advice of a professional financial advisor.

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