About this episode

Ben Carlson and Jurrien Timmer discuss current market risks and investment strategies.

On episode 232 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson is joined by Jurrien Timmer to discuss: whether the Magnificent 7's recent underperformance is a healthy sign of broader market leadership, why concentration risk and higher interest rates remain key risks for investors, how long the current earnings boom can continue, where speculative capital could flow next after Bitcoin, gold, and semiconductor stocks, and how to stay invested during a bull market while protecting against the risk of an eventual bubble. Plus, Jurrien shares insights from his Weekly Asset Allocation Review and explains why a barbell approach to AI and value investing could make sense in today's market. This episode is sponsored by Fidelity Investments and the all-new Fidelity Trader+, Fidelity’s most powerful trading platform yet. Learn more at http://www.fidelity.com/TraderPlus Compound Merch: ⁠https://idontshop.com/⁠ Submit your Ask The Compound questions to ⁠askthecompoundshow@gmail.com⁠! Subscribe to The Compound Newsletter for all the latest Compound content, live event announcements, find out who the next TCAF guest is, get updates on the latest merch drops, and more…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Carlson

Guest: Jurrien Timmer

Topics covered

• market leadership
• concentration risk
• interest rates
• earnings boom
• speculative capital
• AI investing
• value investing

Keywords

• Magnificent 7
• concentration risk
• interest rates
• earnings boom
• speculative capital
• AI
• value investing

Sponsors

Fidelity Investments

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Fidelity Trader+

Books & works: Weekly Asset Allocation Review

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