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ROI supersedes AI. That's the blunt verdict from Steve Lucas, Chairman and CEO of Boomi, who has spent 30 years at the top of enterprise software. With OpenAI burning $3 billion a month and Gartner projecting that up to 40% of enterprise AI projects will be abandoned by 2027, the blank-check era for AI spending is over — and the reckoning is coming faster than most investors realize. Motley Fool analyst Rachel Warren sits down with Steve to unpack what Wall Street is missing: why the next wave of AI winners won't be the flashy model makers, how to spot the difference between a real AI strategy and expensive spin, and the single metric that separates transformative technology from hype.

Host: Rachel Warren

Guest: Steve Lucas

Producers: Bart Shannon, Lauren Budabin

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If you'd like to help a child, grandchild, or other young person get started investing, you have a few options when it comes to the type of account to open. Starting this month, a new option is available: Trump Accounts. Fools Robert Brokamp and Joel O’Leary discuss the details, pros, and cons. Topics covered:-Eligibility and contribution limits for Trump Accounts-The tax advantages, including potentially converting them to Roth accounts-The drawbacks, limitations, and potential penalties if money is withdrawn before age 59 1/2-The best use cases for Trump Accounts, and other types of accounts that might be more appropriate for the youngsters in your lifeHost: Robert Brokamp, CFP®, EAGuest: Joel O’LearyEngineer: Bart Shannon

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There’s no question artificial intelligence is the next big paradigm shift in technology, but how that shift plays out could determine how investors can make money. We discuss what we can learn from the PC era, the internet boom and bust, and the mobile phone era in technology. Plus, we discuss our hidden gems and stocks on our radar.

Travis Hoium, Andy Cross, and Lou Whitman discuss:

- 80s Lessons

- .com Infrastrucuture

- Internet Disruptors

- How AI Plays Out

- Hidden Gems

- Stocks on our Radar

Companies discussed: Delta (DAL), Primo Brands (PRMB), Aritzia (ATZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), TSMC (TSM), Intuit (INTU).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Andy Cross, Lou Whitman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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It’s not just you, the number of major announcements Meta Platforms has put out in recent months is unusually high, even by Meta Platforms standards. Matt, Jon, and Tyler debate whether all of these new AI, semiconductor manufacturing, and prediction market initiatives are value adding ideas or wasted capital . Plus, is GE Vernova worth its current price tag and what to make of communications REIT American Tower

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Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Meta’s new AI models and pricing stragegy

- Is Meta have a strategy or just “trying things”?

- Mailbag: Is GE Vernova overvalued?

- Mailbag: Can American Tower overcome these challenges

Companies discussed: META, AVGO, TSM, NVDA, AMD, AMZN, GOOGL, GEV, SMEGF, AMT

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Oil rose sharply early on Wednesday and the market didn’t like what it saw. But oil may not be the big driver of stocks that it was a few months ago and the pullback may simply be a healthy breather for hot stocks. Plus, we discuss some new EVs hitting the market and how satellites could disrupt telecom.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- Oil Is Up Again

- Market Breather?

- Can a Cheap EV Win?

- Why Americans Buy Big

- Is AMT’s Debt a Problem?

- Will Satellites Disrupt Telecom?

Companies discussed: American Tower (AMT), Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T), General Motors (GM), Ford (F), Stellantis (STLA), Micron (MU), Sandisk (SDSK).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Every so often, five quotations come along that don’t merely make you nod. They make you stop, put the book down, and think.This week we explore why the best investors first become students of themselves, why our minds work better when they’re surrounded by rich ideas, why business is one of humanity’s great engines for creating value, why prosperity may make societies not just wealthier but wiser, and why one vision of America argues that a nation’s greatest competitive advantage isn’t its geography or its resources—it’s its ability to continually renew itself.Five quotations. Five conversations. And perhaps one or two ideas that will quietly change the way you see investing, business, and life. Happy 250th to the US of A!Host: David GardnerProducer: Bart ShannonCompanies Mentioned: AMZN, MCD, NVDA
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Every quarter recently, semiconductor stocks keep churning out incredible numbers. And every quarter, it seems as those companies somehow “miss expectations”. The most recent example was when Samsung Electronics reported a 1,900% increase in profits, the stock dropped so much it halted trading on the Korean composite index. Lou, Matt, and Tyler dig into the expectations game Wall Street is playing and the underlying trends still supporting it. Plus, defense companies are making moves at the NATO summit and investor questions.

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Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- Samsung’s big profits and big stock drop

- Amazon’s $25 billion debt deal

- Lockheed Martin goes underwater

- Are defense companies ready for the changing landscape?

- Mailbag: How to navigate the Sunk Cost Fallacy?

Companies discussed: SSLNF, MU, HXSCL, AMZN, GOOG, LMT, NOC, KTOS, AVAV, LHX, BOC, RKLB

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Matt, Rachel, and Jon talk about SK Hynix’s upcoming U.S. IPO, explaining what high-bandwidth memory is and which companies could potentially benefit from the company’s IPO proceeds. The Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing team then tackles two questions from the mailbag. The first relates to SpaceX and ETFs. The second talks about how ETFs and index funds have potentially changed the structure of the stock market.

Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Rachel Warren discuss:

-High bandwidth memory for AI

-SK Hynix’s U.S. IPO

-What happens with ETFs when companies go public?

-How ETFs and Index Funds influence markets

-Rational vs irrational stock prices

Companies discussed: SK Hynix (SKHY), Micron (MU), Samsung, Nvidia (NVDA), ASML (ASML), Lam Research (LRCX), Applied Materials (AMAT), Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX), ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (XOVR), Fundrise Innovation Fund (VCX)

Host: Jon Quast

Guests: Matt Frankel, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Every market downturn will test you. Not your strategy, not your portfolio — you. And the investors who come out the other side aren't the ones who had the best picks going in. They're the ones who learned how to take a hit, stay in the game, and get smarter because of it. Motley Fool's Tom Gardner sits down with Louis Zamperini — World War II survivor, Olympic runner, and the man whose story inspired the bestselling book Unbroken — to talk about why the people who overcome the most become the hardest to beat, and why the moment everything in your portfolio drops 50 percent is actually the most important moment of your investing life.

Host: Tom Gardner

Guest: Louis Zamperini

Producers: Bart Shannon, Lauren Budabin

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