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Chris Davis discusses navigating investment risks and opportunities in a high-valuation market influenced by technological disruption.

This episode with Chris Davis of Davis Advisors explores how investors should think about risk, valuation, and opportunity in a market defined by high valuations, technological disruption, and major macro shifts. Davis lays out a framework for navigating uncertainty, explains why durability matters more than ever, and shares hard-earned lessons on selling great companies too early. Davis Advisors https://www.davisadvisors.com Topics Covered Why high valuations signal complacency even in an uncertain macro environment The three major forces reshaping markets: higher cost of capital, deglobalization, and AI How to identify durable and resilient businesses in a fragile world Why growth and value are not opposites and how expectations drive opportunity Lessons from past bubbles and why today may resemble 1999 in market structure The hidden risks in passive investing and index concentration Chris Davis’ five-part framework for investing in AI (winners, enablers, users, protected, disrupted) Why most investors lose money by overpaying for growth and underestimating competition The importance of management quality and “great people” in long-term investing success Why the biggest…

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Guest: Chris Davis

Topics covered

• risk perception
• market valuation
• technological disruption
• durability in investing
• passive investing risks
• AI in investing

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Organizations: Davis Advisors

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