Archive Category: Green Zone Fortunes Updates

It’s been a rough few weeks for the AI infrastructure trade. The share prices of memory and chip makers continue to slide as investors grapple with the sustainability of today’s rampant data center spending. Still, the AI infrastructure boom is the single biggest megatrend of our lifetimes, and I suspect we’re still in the middle innings with a lot more ballgame to go.

I can’t say the war in Iran is over… For all we know, it may drag on in some form or another for years. Still, life has a way of going on. Around 10 million barrels of crude oil per day are passing through the Strait of Hormuz, even with the threat of attack from Iran.

There are two Americas today. And I’m not talking about politics. I’m talking about money. For millions of Americans, higher prices are forcing tough choices. Groceries cost more. Gas costs more. Housing costs more. And the paycheck doesn’t always stretch as far as it used to.

Let’s talk about Palantir Technologies (PLTR). We’re up more than 700% on the stock, making it our second-best-performing portfolio position. But there’s more to the story than a huge gain…

The AI buildout is the most important megatrend of our lifetimes. But that doesn’t mean tech stocks are the only game in town. In fact, tech isn’t even close to being the top-performing sector in the S&P 500 Index this year.