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Enlightenment - A Herold & Lantern Investments Podcast

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Keith Lanton
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2020/08/06
Latest episode
2026/10/12
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39 min.
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10 days

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Financial Podcast featuring Mr. Keith Lanton, President. Every week Keith enlightens his audience with intuitive insights, personal development, and current market commentary. Disclosures: https://www.heroldlantern.com/disclosure -Press interviews or commentaries, please contact Keith or Sal Favarolo at 631-454-2000 | CREDITS: Sophie Cohen - Disclaimer | Alan Eppers - Introduction - Closing | Sal Favarolo - Producer, Sound, Editing, Artwork **For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions subject to change without notice. For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure **

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How The Railway Bubble Explains Today’s AI Buildout
2026/10/12
October 12, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 31 AI is remaking the economy right in front of us, but the best investing lesson might come from a very old story: railroads. We take you back to Britain’s railway mania and use it as a clear framework for understanding today’s artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout, from data centers and fiber to power grids and cooling. The uncomfortable insight is that the tech can absolutely succeed while many of the early builders struggle with heavy capex, debt, competition, and rising interest rates. We walk through the “builder paradox” and ask the real question investors care about: who captures the economic surplus when compute eventually gets cheaper and more abundant? We lay out three buckets to watch and spend time on a group that often gets ignored in AI talk, companies with irreplaceable data moats and mission-critical workflows. Think credit ratings and financial datasets, payments networks with real-time spending data, healthcare platforms with clinical outcomes, and market data ecosystems tied to trading and filings. These businesses may benefit from AI without paying the full infrastructure tax. Then we zoom back to the here and now with a grounded market check: oil, geopolitics, bond yields, and why record highs can still feel tense. We preview a busy earnings season and key economic releases like CPI, PPI, and retail sales. We also tackle the K-shaped economy and what “wealthy” really means in the United States, plus a Barron’s-driven look at a potential Citigroup turnaround and several dividend stocks where patience and risk control matter. Subscribe for more market history, practical investing context, and share the episode with a friend, then leave a review with your biggest AI investing question. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
The Market Looks Rotten And Might Rally
2026/10/05
October 5, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 30 The market tape looks like it should be cracking, yet it keeps standing. With oil elevated, the 10-year Treasury yield pushing to levels not seen in decades, and geopolitical risk simmering, a lot of investors are asking the same question: why hasn’t the S&P 500 fallen harder, and what could actually drive the next move? We walk through Barron’s argument that earnings growth is the real “secret sauce” propping up stocks, even as sentiment deteriorates and the market feels increasingly narrow. We also dig into the uneasy optics of market concentration and the Magnificent 7, then zoom out to the bigger truth that a handful of stocks have historically produced a huge share of long-term wealth creation. That history leads to a practical framework we like: Core And Explore, using diversified index funds as the foundation while selectively adding high-quality focused bets without letting volatility hijack the whole plan. From there, we hit the morning’s key headlines and bring it home with two timely stock spotlights tied to AI investing: Veeva Systems and the “behind-the-scenes” software stack for biotech and pharma, plus Micron Technology and the strange paradox of blockbuster numbers paired with a muted market reaction. If you care about interest rates, earnings season, portfolio strategy, and where AI demand is showing up in real revenue, you’ll get clear takeaways you can apply right away. Subscribe, share this with a friend who follows markets, and leave a review with your biggest question about what comes next for stocks. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
We Unpack Rising Yields And The Real Risk Behind The Headlines
2026/09/28
September 28, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 29 The market mood can change in a week, but the forces behind it are usually building for months. We start with the optics of a major US China summit and ask the uncomfortable question: what if the headlines are louder than the substance? We break down what was actually announced, why a short trade-truce extension may not calm deeper structural tensions, and what history teaches when pageantry papers over real conflict. From there, we pivot straight into the tape: oil prices surge, futures slide, and Treasury yields keep climbing with the 10-year pushing above 5%. We talk through how higher interest rates ripple across portfolios, from the valuation math that hits equities to the substitution effect that makes safe yields suddenly competitive again. We also preview the biggest near-term catalysts for volatility, including the PCE inflation report and the US employment report, and why each data point can reset expectations for Federal Reserve policy. The most practical part of the conversation is bonds. We share takeaways from veteran fixed income voice Dan Fuss on why long-term bonds can be dangerous when deficits are large, and why intermediate maturities may offer a better balance of yield and duration risk. Then we zoom out to debt-to-GDP history, using Britain after 1815 as a reminder that survival can hinge on credibility and growth, not perfection. We wrap with value investing ideas under pressure from rates, including Brookfield and Berkshire Hathaway’s move into homebuilder Lennar. If you find this helpful, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
If Every Knowledge Leap Sparks Panic What Changes This Time
2026/09/21
September 21, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 28 AI panic is not new and that’s the point. We start with a simple question: when a technology suddenly makes knowledge easier to create, store, and share, do we get smarter overnight, or do we first get overwhelmed? From Socrates warning that writing would weaken memory to the printing press triggering propaganda, job disruption, and a crisis of truth, we trace the uncomfortable pattern that shows up again with generative AI, large language models, deepfakes, and nonstop synthetic content. Then we bring the lens back to the markets. We walk through what’s driving the current tape, including the push and pull between oil prices, Treasury yields, Fed decisions, and geopolitics. We also touch the AI arms race from a capital standpoint, including the attention around Anthropic’s IPO timeline and what “AI safety” means when the economic incentives are massive. Finally, we get practical. We break down why Apple’s long-running chip strategy can be a real strategic edge, especially as the company leans into privacy-first on-device AI and custom silicon like the A20 Pro. We also dig into income opportunities that are starting to look genuinely interesting again, including office REITs as high-quality space tightens and municipal bonds offering rare tax-free yields near 5% with compelling tax-equivalent yield math for high-tax states. If you want a clear, historically grounded way to think about AI and a concrete framework for portfolio positioning, listen through to the end, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more investors can find the show. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
Oil Near $100, Rate Hike Odds, And A Volatile Fall Setup
2026/09/08
September 8, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode  27 September has a way of changing the mood on Wall Street, and we’re not easing into it quietly. We walk through why the market’s most notoriously rough month is colliding with a fresh set of catalysts: rising oil prices, sticky inflation worries, and a Federal Reserve decision that could reset expectations for interest rates and bond yields. Along the way, we zoom out to the bigger backdrop that investors can’t ignore anymore: US deficits, debt, and the growing annual cost of servicing that debt.  We also tie geopolitics and day to day market signals together, from Middle East energy shocks to tariff retaliation between the US and Canada, plus what’s moving currencies and global stocks. If you’ve been wondering why the 10 year Treasury yield matters even when earnings look strong, we connect the dots in plain language: inflation prints flow into policy, policy flows into yields, and yields flow into valuations.  Then we dig into the headline that could reshape the artificial intelligence investing landscape: Nvidia’s move to buy Hugging Face. We explain why this is about much more than software, how it reduces Nvidia’s dependence on hyperscalers, and why open source AI could pull thousands of enterprises into building private AI infrastructure that still demands Nvidia hardware. We finish with two practical angles: how to think about bonds near 5% without getting trapped by duration risk, and why Uber’s valuation may be more about robotaxi fear than business reality.  If this helped you see the market with a clearer lens, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more investors can find us. What’s your biggest risk or opportunity heading into September? ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
When The Treasury Brings The Bigger Bazooka
2026/08/24
August 24, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 26 $40 trillion is the kind of number your brain refuses to hold, until you convert it into what it costs to carry. We break the debt story down to its real-world impact: a federal interest bill now measured in trillions, a bond market demanding higher yields, and investors quietly asking a sharper question than “will I get paid back?” The question is what those dollars will be worth when they arrive. From there, we connect the dots between inflation risk, portfolio construction, and the renewed appeal of alternative stores of value. We talk through why gold and Bitcoin have momentum when confidence in long-term purchasing power gets shaky, and why equities, especially large cap companies with pricing power, can look like a more durable hedge than a fixed coupon. We also dig into the tax angle that can make stocks more attractive than bonds in taxable accounts. Policy is the accelerant. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bond buyback plan and talk of tapping the Treasury General Account puts the Treasury in a role markets usually associate with the Federal Reserve. Add in a high-stakes Jackson Hole moment for Fed Chair Kevin Walsh, a US Canada trade breakdown with tariff threats, and fresh Iran sanctions with oil and Strait of Hormuz risk in the background, and you get a week where “rates” stop being an abstract chart and start being the story. If you like clear explanations without hand-waving, hit subscribe, share this with a friend who watches yields, and leave a review with your take: are Treasuries still the anchor of a balanced portfolio? ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
If The Bond Market Disagrees What Should Investors Do
2026/08/17
August 17, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 25 Markets are acting like it’s a normal summer week, but the inputs underneath them are anything but. We start with the shifting U.S. Iran story as a fragile ceasefire timeline ends and new rhetoric heats up around the Strait of Hormuz, then trace how those headlines translate into the numbers investors actually feel: oil that stays elevated, gold and silver catching a bid, and futures that wobble as risk gets repriced in real time.  From there, we zoom out to the bigger disconnect driving portfolios in 2026. Stock indexes sit near record highs on the back of AI led earnings strength and improving margins, yet the bond market keeps pushing yields higher. We talk through what that might be signaling about deficits, inflation expectations, and funding stress, including the idea that hyperscalers and mega cap tech companies are issuing so much debt to build AI data centers that they may be pressuring long term rates.  Then we go deep on the economics of warfare. A musket once cost the modern equivalent of a few hundred dollars; today, interceptors can cost millions, and a $30,000 drone can force defenses that are 50 to 100 times more expensive. We walk through the key inflection points from rifles to trenches to tanks to air power, and why drones, electronic warfare, and directed energy lasers may define the next era of defense spending. We wrap with practical market watch items, a quick earnings calendar, and two Barron’s names in focus: Uber amid robotaxi fears and BJ’s as a value minded retail play.  If you want clearer context for geopolitics, defense technology, bond yields, and what they can mean for your portfolio, hit subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more investors can find the show. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
Truthful Hyperbole Meets Trench Warfare
2026/08/03
August 3, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 24 A market can look calm right up until it doesn’t, and this week’s setup shows why. We start with the big drivers that hit all at once: the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady, a bond market that reacts to credibility as much as data, and a fresh wave of headlines out of Iran that immediately changes the tone for oil, stocks, and risk appetite. If you follow geopolitics and markets, the Strait of Hormuz and the path of crude prices are not abstract. They are inputs into inflation expectations, Treasury yields, and equity multiples. Then we zoom out to something most investors don’t spend enough time on: the psychology behind leadership. I walk through how Winston Churchill’s early combat and war-correspondent years built a risk tolerance and communication style that later shaped real decisions, and how Donald Trump’s New York City tabloid era taught him to treat media attention as leverage. The takeaway is practical: if you want to anticipate how policy is messaged and how pressure is handled, you study the blueprint, not just the latest headline. From there, we get tactical on what moved markets: the rare US and Bank of Japan currency intervention that jolts USD/JPY and flows directly into the Treasury market, plus the AI trade unwind that shows how leverage and margin calls can force liquidation even when a thesis is directionally right. We also break down big tech earnings from Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Apple to separate AI capital expenditures from real AI monetization. Finally, we close with a second major investing theme gaining speed: GLP-1 obesity drugs and why the next wave, including oral pills, could reshape healthcare and markets. If this helps you think more clearly about risk, rates, tech earnings, and the narratives that move prices, subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
Wall Street Is Demanding Proof For AI Spending
2026/07/27
July 27, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 23 The market is sending mixed signals that are easy to miss if you only watch the headlines. One moment the major indexes look fine, and the next a single theme, artificial intelligence, is doing so much of the lifting that the “index equals the market” assumption starts to break down. We dig into the new reality of AI on versus AI off, where breadth matters, concentration matters, and your portfolio can be taking more AI risk than you intended. We also unpack two earnings reactions that caught investors off guard. Tesla’s report raises the question of how long the market will pay a premium for vision without execution, even with big promises around autonomy, robotaxis, and robotics. Alphabet posts blockbuster numbers, yet the stock drops as Wall Street zeroes in on massive AI spending, capital expenditures, and the uncomfortable moment when free cash flow turns negative. Along the way, we explain a crucial AI accounting dynamic: chipmakers recognize revenue now while hyperscalers depreciate infrastructure over years, which can make profits look better than cash reality. Then we zoom out to the real-world drivers that can reset valuations fast: Middle East tension, the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices, inflation expectations, and a bond market offering higher real yields. We cover overlooked medical device stocks that may be “on sale,” clarify what the Social Security trust fund timeline could mean for future benefits, and explain why Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) deserve a fresh look as an inflation hedge. If this helped you stress-test your assumptions about AI stocks, market concentration, and bond opportunities, subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review. What part of your portfolio feels most exposed right now? ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
Chokepoints And Markets
2026/07/20
July 20, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 22 We connect today’s market nerves to a timeless driver of power: whoever controls key waterways can reshape trade, politics, and prices. We use the Mississippi River and New Orleans blockade to frame the Strait of Hormuz risk, then pivot to what earnings season and AI disruption mean for software stocks and a surprising value idea in Subaru.  • earnings season setup and why Big Tech AI spending matters for profits  • Strait of Hormuz tension and how shipping chokepoints move oil and sentiment  • the New Orleans port blockade as a catalyst for the US Constitution structure  • the chain of events that helped lead to the Louisiana Purchase  • Barron’s view on AI trade doubts and the rotation away from mega cap tech  • why software stocks lag and how to think about winners vs permanently challenged names  • Subaru FUJHY as a cash rich shareholder friendly value stock with strong US demand  For more information, please visit our website at www.com.  ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
The Bond Market That Built America
2026/07/06
July 6, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 21 The Fourth of July story most of us learned leaves out a powerful driver of what America becomes next: debt. We walk through how Revolutionary War financing creates the earliest U.S. bond market, why war bonds and debt certificates start trading at deep discounts, and how that breakdown in public credit helps ignite Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts. When farmers and veterans can’t pay crushing taxes and creditors demand hard money, the “bond market” stops being an abstract concept and becomes a force that can reshape laws, leadership, and the country’s future. From there, we bring the lens forward to today’s markets. We talk through what we’re watching as earnings season kicks off, how leadership can rotate even when indexes look calm, and why rates and the Treasury market still matter more than most headlines admit. We also dig into two underappreciated AI risks: the growing national pushback that blocks or delays data center construction, and the exploding cost of tokens inside corporate AI budgets, especially with reasoning models and AI agents that can burn through usage at unpredictable scale. We close with two practical takeaways you can act on. First, why buying individual municipal bonds can deliver better tax-exempt income flexibility than one-size-fits-all muni bond ETFs, including longer-term yield opportunities and tax swapping. Second, a crucial retirement planning check: new 401(k) catch-up contribution rules may require higher earners over 50 to route catch-up dollars into Roth after-tax accounts, so it’s worth verifying your pay stub and plan settings now. If this helped you think more clearly about bonds, AI stocks, or your 401(k), subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
Spreadsheets Started It And AI Finishes It
2026/06/29
June 20, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 20 One oil chokepoint can shake the entire tape, and this morning’s market setup makes that painfully clear. We start with the Strait of Hormuz and the high-stakes back-and-forth between the US, Iran, and regional players, then translate the geopolitics into the language investors care about: crude oil pricing, energy volatility, inflation expectations, and how quickly sentiment can flip in futures and equities. We dig into the “safe passage” dispute inside the US–Iran memorandum of understanding, where a single phrase can be read as freedom of navigation or as a claim of sovereign control. That legal gray zone helps explain why tanker harassment, drone strikes, and sudden pauses in hostilities can all occur with the ink barely dry. We also layer in the Lebanon and Hezbollah angle and the tightrope Washington walks in supporting Israel while trying to keep a fragile deal from blowing up. Then we zoom out and do something most market commentary skips: we look backward to move forward. The 1980s personal computer and spreadsheet boom rewired Wall Street dealmaking, and the echoes are loud in today’s AI revolution. From hedge funds using large language models to parse global central bank speeches, to the open question of whether AI creates productivity or reduces headcount, we frame what “disruption” can actually look like in real markets. We close with investable themes: drone warfare upending defense economics, Micron’s effort to reshape the memory cycle amid AI demand, Alphabet’s dip and valuation debate, and high-yield income ideas across bonds, dividend ETFs, and mortgage-backed securities. If you found this helpful, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more investors can find us. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
You Can Learn IPO Discipline By Studying America’s First Bubble
2026/06/22
June 22, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 19 We connect the SpaceX IPO frenzy to 200+ years of US market history, from the first bank offerings to the moment the NYSE is born after America’s first crash and bailout. We also break down what actually moves newly public stocks, then zoom out to the Fed, inflation, and where stability can still be found.  • SpaceX’s record-setting IPO and what the early price surge signals  • Why IPO history matters for modern investing decisions  • The 1792 scrip bubble, William Duer’s scheme, and the first US bailout  • How the Buttonwood Agreement leads to the New York Stock Exchange  • Float versus shares outstanding and why supply drives price  • Options activity, call-heavy flow, and how hedging can push prices  • ETFs and index inclusion as forced buyers in the market  • Staggered lockups and why unlock dates can pressure a stock  • Fed policy expectations under Chair Warsh and why communication changes volatility  • Dividend Kings, dividend growth, and what long-lived payout records do and do not guarantee  • The bullish case for General Motors driven by free cash flow and buybacks  ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
Markets After The Nasdaq Shock
2026/06/08
June 8, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 18 A single data point can flip the entire market narrative and Friday’s action proved it. We wake up to a rebound after a brutal Nasdaq drop, then zoom out to the real driver: a surprisingly hot May payrolls report that makes “no rate cuts” feel more plausible, even as Wall Street keeps trying to price a friendlier Federal Reserve path. We walk through what higher-for-longer yields mean for valuations, why global moves in the UK, Europe, and Japan matter for US rates and the dollar, and how that pressure lands hardest on the most crowded parts of the AI and chip-stock trade. From there, we dig into a more mechanical force that many investors overlook: supply. When mega companies raise equity and monster IPOs hit the calendar, portfolio managers often have to sell something else to participate. SpaceX’s IPO is the headline, but the bigger takeaway is how fast major indexes and ETFs may be forced to buy it, potentially giving you exposure through funds like VTI and QQQ whether you opt in or not. We also flag the warning signs that show up when speculation spreads, including small cap and micro cap bursts that can rhyme with past bubble periods. Then we layer in the catalysts that can reset expectations again, including CPI and PPI, earnings signals for AI data center demand, and geopolitics in the Middle East pushing oil prices and inflation fears higher. We close with the longer arc: reserve-currency confidence, foreign flows that shift away from Treasuries while staying in US equities, and why gold keeps showing up in the conversation. If this breakdown helps, subscribe, share it with a friend who watches markets, and leave a review. What do you think is the biggest risk from here: rates, liquidity, or geopolitics? ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern
What The Roaring 1920s Teach Us About Today’s AI Rush
2026/06/01
June 1, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 17 AI is moving faster than most of us can comfortably process, and markets are pricing that speed in real time. We take a sober look at the artificial intelligence boom, the surge in chip stocks, and what happens when portfolios quietly tilt too far toward one story. Along the way, we anchor the excitement to something investors can actually use: historical perspective, market structure, and practical asset allocation decisions. We rewind a full century to the Roaring 1920s and the wave of disruption from cars, mass electrification, and radio. The lesson isn’t that change is painless, it’s that new technology tends to build entire ecosystems of jobs, businesses, and productivity, even while it wipes out older industries. That same push-pull is showing up today as AI tools rewrite workflows, data centers scale up, and regulators scramble to catch up. Then we zoom back into the present: why market leadership rotates, how narrow market breadth can be a warning sign, and why IPO hype can distort fundamentals. We dig into bubble talk with SpaceX-style valuation math, track key headlines around NVIDIA’s push toward the AI PC, and highlight an “AI adjacent” opportunity in energy through SLB’s digital strategy and its partnership with NVIDIA. We close with a global reality check: the UK bond market and rising gilt yields as a reminder that debt, confidence, and politics can move interest rates fast. If you want clearer thinking in noisy markets, listen now, then subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more investors can find it. ** For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions are subject to change without notice.  For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure ** To learn about becoming a Herold & Lantern Investments valued client, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/wealth-advisory-contact-form Follow and Like Us on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn | @HeroldLantern

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