FOUNDER-LED STOCKS OUTPERFORM? Michael Monaghan on AI, Semiconductors & Why Founder ETFs Could Beat the S&P

FOUNDER-LED STOCKS OUTPERFORM? Michael Monaghan on AI, Semiconductors & Why Founder ETFs Could Beat the S&P

May 8, 2026 · 26 min

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Michael Monaghan discusses the potential of founder-led companies to outperform in the current AI-driven market.

Could founder-led companies be the ultimate edge in today’s AI-driven market? On this episode of ⁠The Money Path⁠, host Todd M. Schoenberger sits down with Michael Monaghan, Partner at Founder ETFs, to break down one of the fastest-growing investment themes on Wall Street: The Founder Factor. With semiconductors soaring, enterprise software lagging, and hyperscalers like Meta, Google, and Oracle spending aggressively on AI infrastructure, Michael explains why founder-led companies may be uniquely positioned to outperform in a rapidly evolving economy. Michael dives into the powerful thesis behind Founder ETFs (FFF) — a strategy built around decades of research suggesting founder-led businesses often recover faster, allocate capital better, and outperform traditional benchmarks over time. 💥 Key topics include: • Why founder-led companies may outperform the S&P 500 • Founder ETFs (FFF) vs traditional passive investing • AI infrastructure boom: semiconductors, hyperscalers & enterprise disruption • Why software is lagging while semis surge • Agentic AI, job creation & the next productivity wave • Oracle’s underappreciated founder-led opportunity • Market concentration risk…

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