It’s an AI Bubble! (So Why Are Many Investors Cautious?) Stock Talk Update, Friday April 24, 2026
About this episode
Chris Perras discusses the current AI investment cycle and compares it to the Dot-Com era, analyzing risks and market conditions.
Join me as I ask whether today’s AI investment cycle is truly an “obvious bubble” like the Dot-Com era, or whether the real story is more nuanced. I compare the stall-and-surge period of 1999–2000 with today’s AI acceleration into 2026, focusing on capex spending, the rise of agentic AI, market returns, valuations, and where risk is showing up. While today’s market has echoes of 1999, I explain why the foundation looks stronger this time: AI demand is already real, many leaders are profitable, and much of the speculative risk remains concentrated in private markets rather than public equities. Still, risks are rising as we potentially exit the “7th inning stretch,” so I believe investors should stay disciplined, diversified, and focused on real earnings, real demand, and long-term planning, not just excitement around the next big technology trend. About Chris Perras, CFA®, CLU®, ChFC®, Chief Investment Officer: As CIO, Chris is the lead investment strategist and director of research at Oak Harvest Financial Group. Chris develops the firm's core market outlook, putting his decades of experience and expertise to work for our clients. He hosts Oak Harvest's podcast, "Stock Talk,"…
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