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a day ago

Rate rises will hurt Russell 2000 and FTSE 250 eventually, but one of the team says he's not selling a single thing, he wants to buy more. Meanwhile the strategist is telling him to hold more cash. Who do you side with here? Full episode: youtu.be/N-QrsVhJy1k

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Banks and insurance companies rely on you being too lazy to switch, forms, paperwork, hassle. Rich and Piers explain why an AI agent that fills in those forms for you could quietly destroy that entire business model. Do you think this narrative holds up? Full episode: youtu.be/F7UUhc6h4GM

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2 days ago

Meta needed $30 billion for AI data centers but didn't want it on their balance sheet. A special purpose vehicle, PIMCO, BlackRock and a firm called Blue Owl made that happen. Crystal clean balance sheet. Full episode: youtu.be/F7UUhc6h4GM

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3 days ago

How does Meta raise $30 billion without it touching their own balance sheet? Rich and Piers explain the special purpose vehicle structure behind it, and why this AI financing trick has become a genuine systemic risk. Full episode: youtu.be/F7UUhc6h4GM

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3 days ago

"None of those people have ever bought and sold a gilt in their lives." The team's blunt take on why the Chancellor's advisors need traders in the room, not just people with the best university degrees. Do you agree experience beats credentials here? Full episode: youtu.be/rbpcnehu9UE

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a week ago

The Fed hiked rates again last night, Rich and Piers debate whether it was enough. Plus Qualcomm as a potential stock of 2027, Micron's next leg up, and the speculation around a SpaceX Tesla merger. Where do you think the S&P 500 closes the year? Drop your prediction below. Full episode: youtu.be/RaRL-DCDzgU

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a week ago

Oil sliding to $97, and Rich and Piers can't agree on what's next. Rich says says new highs by this time next week. Only 20 to 30 stocks can actually lead the market from here. Who do you side with? Full episode: youtu.be/RaRL-DCDzgU

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a week ago

If you treat inflation as transitory, it becomes permanent. If you treat it as permanent, it'll probably be transitory. The Art of Investing team on why "transitory" might be the word bond markets trust least, and why nobody can actually see into the future. Full episode: youtu.be/rbpcnehu9UE

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a week ago

Apple, Samsung and Chinese chipmakers all hate paying Qualcomm's licensing fees. A decade of trying, and nobody's cracked the Snapdragon chip. Rich and Piers explain why that's exactly what makes the stock worth 140, not 80. What's your read on the risk here? Full episode: youtu.be/RaRL-DCDzgU

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5 days ago

"Gilts are looking cheap" usually just means yesterday's price was higher. The team explains what would actually need to happen, a surprise half point hike from the Bank of England, for 6% to become a genuine buy signal. Full episode: youtu.be/rbpcnehu9UE

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5 days ago

Rich and Piers say the Mag Seven, not a specific sector, might lead the next leg up, especially since slowing AI talk actually helps their CapEx spending. Do you agree? Full episode: youtu.be/RaRL-DCDzgU

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2 weeks ago

Data center opposition "will not be allowed" to get in the way of AI, or so the argument goes, because the alternative is a CapEx hit that could shake the US stock market and economy. The stakes are that high, apparently. Do you buy it? Full episode: youtu.be/Ch2sQDwmeEY

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2 weeks ago

Everyone blames inflation for rising bond yields. The Art of Investing team thinks it's actually a shortage of capital, and that's not going away. Which explanation do you buy? Full episode: youtu.be/_jT-XP-Zlio

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2 weeks ago

Trump's pledged $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans hold Congress, a promise that could cost $1.2 trillion on top of $40 trillion in existing debt. The team breaks down the fiscal math. Full episode: youtu.be/_jT-XP-Zlio

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2 weeks ago

Stock market up 40% at its highest in 7 months, everyone's pension riding on it, and central banks ready to step in if it wobbles. There's only one thing that can break that safety net: inflation. Full episode: youtu.be/Ch2sQDwmeEY