AI Craze Continues Artificial Intelligence and the Market The use of artificial intelligence is growing at a rapid rate, a fact which continues to be reflected in the markets. Companies are racing to implement AI into their everyday operations in an attempt to stay ahead of the game; Google, for example, recently introduced their AI Search Mode as a direct competitor to ChatGPT. They recently reported higher-than-expected earnings and attributed part of that success to AI. Sh

War In The Middle East Iran and Israel Trade Blows The conflict between Iran and Israel  over nuclear weapons has reached explosive levels. The countries have been trading airstrikes since June 13, and now the United States has joined the fray. While President Trump initially said the US would not get involved, he recently announced that the US completed three successful airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Iran. This raises concerns about the potential for a broader war in th

Pavlov Gets New Dog Old Habits Die Hard Ivan Pavlov, famed behavioral psychologist, is best known for his  work in the field of classical conditioning. Pavlov found that by ringing a bell before feeding a dog, the dog learned to associate the bell with food. The dog then began to salivate any time he heard the bell, whether there was food present or not. In our latest white paper, Managing Partner Stephen Weitzel compares the behavior of today’s investors to that of Pavlov’s