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On today’s show, we discuss:
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Why today’s AI leaders differ from the internet startups of the 1990s
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Alger’s concentrated growth ETF, Alger 35 (ATFV)
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The case for Google as a winner in the AI trade
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How fundamental analysis led to an early investment in Nebius
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The debate and long term outlook for Meta
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