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| Financial advisors, Swifties, and the $120 hoodie Almost none of the coverage is about Swift herself, nor her impressive back story, or her supercharged talent and commercial success, it’s about her fans, the so-called ‘Swifties’ and that brand of hysteria known as Swiftmania. It’s her tribe. Who is your tribe? READ MORE |  |
 | Thoughts on underperformance by an active manager This article takes a closer look at what a period of underperformance means for an active manager. Stephen Bennie of Castle Point points out that there is no such thing as good underperformance, however, periods of underperformance are unavoidable for a truly active manager. Indeed, the more active a manager is the greater the possible quantum of unavoidable performance. READ MORE |
| Artificial Intelligence: The Journey to a Thinking Machine When the latest iteration of generative artificial intelligence dropped in late 2022, it was clear that something significant had changed. The language model ChatGPT reached 100 million active monthly users in just two months, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs predicted that AI could add 7% to global GDP over a 10-year period, almost $7 trillion, but also replace 300 million jobs in the process. READ MORE |  |
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