In today’s Smart Money, let's look at the latest results from Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) and Tesla Inc. (TSLA), and what they reveal about the Mag 7 as an investment.

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For today’s Smart Money, I invited Luke to track where Silicon Valley's biggest AI labs are pouring their money, and he makes the case that the next fortunes won't go to the companies building AI, but to the smaller players the giants can't afford to compete with.

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In today’s Smart Money, let’s take a look at why AI could become China's next EV export story. Then, I’ll share why the biggest investment opportunities may not come from the companies with the best technology – but from the companies powering it.

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The lesson of commitment and patience extends far beyond soccer. Success often belongs to those willing to endure uncomfortable stretches without abandoning the process. Markets work much the same way. They often delay rewarding good decisions – but the delay doesn't invalidate them.

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Looking back can often help us see what’s likely to happen next. That approach has enabled Keith Kaplan and his team at TradeSmith to deliver notable investment gains for their subscribers. Instead of predicting market moves based on gut or headlines, they created a software system that looks to history to identify calendar windows optimal for investing.

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In early 2005, Staples launched a new ad campaign that introduced the world to the “easy” button. Now, wouldn’t it be great if investors also had a similar button to press? Well, they might.

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In today's essay, Keith explains how his research applies to two well-known AI memory companies and why timing may matter just as much as the underlying investment story.

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Lyzr Inc. recently raised $100 million. But it’s not the amount that makes Lyzr interesting, it’s how it raised the money... It used one of its own AI agents to do it.

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Sometimes, the best way to play an investment boom is to walk away from it. The success story of “Wheelbarrow Johnny” makes that case.

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Drawing on decades of historical market data, Keith Kaplan and his TradeSmith team have identified recurring seasonal patterns they believe can help investors recognize historically favorable buying and selling windows across thousands of stocks.

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Over the past decade and a half, growth stocks – like those that make up the Magnificent Seven –  have dominated headlines and delivered some incredible returns. That has led many investors to believe growth has permanently beaten value. But that conclusion overlooks an important detail: much of growth’s success has come from only a small group of extraordinary companies.

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In today’s Smart Money, I’ll explain how the same expectation gap that humbled the Beatles is now appearing in the AI market… and why Samsung’s record results still disappointed Wall Street.

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Jonathan Rose shares three stocks he believes stand to benefit as the communications industry adapts to a new reality and explains why this is exactly the kind of second-order market shift he and Wall Street veteran Marc Chaikin built their Convergence system to identify.

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Most investors still think crypto miners rise and fall with the price of Bitcoin, but that’s yesterday’s story, according to Jonathan Rose. Today, he explains why many of these companies are quietly becoming AI infrastructure plays — and why that shift is still in its early stages. Plus, he identifies three companies that stand to benefit.

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This Fourth of July marks the 250th anniversary of the United States — and my colleague ¶¶Ňő×îĐ°ć thinks that's worth celebrating as an investor, not just as an American. Today, Louis explains why the current moment makes him as bullish as he's ever been

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The biggest winners of AI's next phase may not be the companies building the fastest chips or the largest AI models. Instead, they may be the companies building products people rely on every day.

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Now that we’re in the back half of 2026, I want to focus this Smart Money on how three of my forecasts are holding up. Some may surprise you, and some are still opportunities to join before the year ends – and I’ll guide you step-by-step on how to get started.

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¶¶Ňő×îĐ°ć has been watching the SpaceX IPO closely — but not because he’s tempted to buy it. What he finds fascinating is how markets react when millions of investors chase the same story at the same time.

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AI-powered trading tools could soon push millions of investors into the same crowded stocks at the same time. And when that happens, institutional investors may use the rush of buying to quietly move on.

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Since the early AI revolution, the Magnificent Seven companies have been sat securely on the throne. But their seat is soon to be usurped. We are starting to see a rotation out of some of the highest profile, high beta tech stocks and into more real-world, asset-backed sectors. 

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In today's piece, Joe Austin uses an unforgettable moment from NASCAR to explain why the most overlooked AI stocks may be the most valuable ones — and why the "behind the scenes" companies making AI physically possible deserve a serious look.

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In today's Smart Money, let’s look at how today's AI boom is fueling a new wave of speculative enthusiasm across the market – and what that could mean for stocks in the months ahead.

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For today’s Smart Money, Joe is here to share why he believes AI's biggest profit opportunities aren't in the names everyone already owns — and how a brand-new tool from 60-year Wall Street legend Marc Chaikin is designed to find the next generation of winners before Wall Street catches on.

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In today’s Smart Money, Joe Austin explains why the biggest profits from the AI boom may not come from the names you already own — and why a new tool from 60-year Wall Street legend Marc Chaikin may be able to help you find the next generation of winners before the crowd catches on.

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The one investment strategy I want to focus on in today’s Smart Money is stocks to buy and hold forever. So, here are three stocks that I consider to be some of the best “Forever Stocks” out there.

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Today's Smart Money is zeroing in on one of the most overlooked opportunities in the global energy buildout. Then, I'll discuss my top investment pick in this space.

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In today’s Smart Money, let’s examine two forces and the market opportunities they’re uniquely creating in the energy sector
Then, I’ll show you how to profit effectively.

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When analyzing new investment opportunities or evaluating existing positions in your portfolio, ask yourself these two questions…

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To share his perspective, I’ve invited Louis to today’s Smart Money to explain why he considers SpaceX a risky bet. He’ll go through the history behind popular IPOs, the data problem, and more. Then he shares what investors should do instead in today’s market.

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I’d like to tell you about a little-known energy company with incredible potential. Then, I’ll share how you can find even more AI Enabler companies with bigger upsides than Nvidia.

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In today’s guest piece, Louis will share a lesson from the late 1990s that's shaping how he's thinking about artificial intelligence today.

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In today’s Smart Money, let’s dig into why investing in the companies downstream of SpaceX is a better choice than buying a stake in the IPO itself.

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Anthropic recently agreed to give the European Union (EU) access to Mythos – its highly advanced cybersecurity-focused AI model – after months of discussions between the company and EU officials. This signals a broader shift in the AI race and where capital may start to flow.

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Many investors think of AI as a story about chips, software, and the companies building the technology. But its biggest impact may be far broader than that. My colleague ¶¶Ňő×îĐ°ć has been exploring how the same deep-learning systems that are accelerating breakthroughs in medicine, scientific research, and drug discovery could also transform the way investors identify opportunities in the stock market.

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I invited Louis here today to explain what he's seeing in the market that reminds him of 1999 – and why he's teaming up with TradeSmith for a free special event on June 10 to help investors navigate what's next.

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To understand why Masayoshi Son is so confident in AI's future, it's worth taking a closer look at where SoftBank is actually putting its money – and what those investments reveal about the real winners of the AI boom.

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Today, Jonathan will explain the “family” of stocks surrounding the headline IPO itself. He also highlights three stocks already linked to the SpaceX thesis and explains why recognizing the story isn’t sufficient without institutional confirmation.

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I invited Jonathan Rose to explain his thoughts, using the collapse of Figma stock after its IPO as the blueprint.

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This week, Taiwan beat out India to become the fifth-largest stock market in the world, driven by demand for AI chips. This is a “symbolic macro moment,” where AI is no longer just a tech sector trend, but is reshaping national stock markets.

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Even as Tesla breaks ground on a dedicated Optimus factory, I see a compelling alternative. It’s a company that directly competes with Optimus… but unlike Tesla, it’s already an established robotics player with a clear first-mover advantage.

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Today, my colleague Jonathan Rose is joining us to break down the four warning signs he found in nearly every major AI casualty before the market caught on.

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Jonathan Rose spent 28 years on some of the most important trading floors in America. I invited him to share something with you today — a free stock pick tied to one of the most interesting setups I've seen in this market, and the philosophy behind how he finds these names.

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Since 2023, Nvidia has reached superstar status with its massive earnings beats, often, like Babe Ruth, knocking it out of the park. But the bigger issue is that the AI investment conversation in 2026 has become almost entirely about the “Babe Ruths.” And while the superstar gets attention, it’s the supporting companies make the ecosystem work.

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To explain how to navigate today's oil market, I’ve invited my colleague Jonathan Rose to discuss the two specific market signals investors should watch out for — and why he believes they may already be pointing toward another major opportunity in oil and refinery stocks.

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In today’s Smart Money, I’ll explain the details of a historic merger, and what it represents: AI is turning electricity into a high-growth industry. And that is pushing electricity companies to scale like tech infrastructure firms.

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Agentic systems are the “next generation” of AI technologies that can make decisions by themselves and adapt to changes. But the most interesting agentic AI stories are not the ones unfolding in the headlines. They are in the operations of seemingly ordinary companies.

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For nearly 50 years, ¶¶Ňő×îĐ°ć has built his reputation around finding fundamentally strong growth stocks before Wall Street catches on. Few examples are bigger than Nvidia, which recently crossed the 5,000% mark for his long-term subscribers. He believes a new group of smaller companies may now be showing similar early signals.

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In today’s Smart Money, I’ll explain how the hype surrounding the AI trade is diverting attention from potentially lucrative pharmaceutical stocks. And why that disconnect, along with several promising developments, could make now the right time to take another look at the sector.

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Today, Tom Yeung will consider the dangers of the latest AI mania – and the safer investing path to follow instead.

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I’ve invited Louis here today to explain why two men connected to one of the most famous trades in financial history — the 1992 collapse of the British pound — may soon play a major role in shaping the next phase of U.S. monetary policy.

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