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This article examines the central paradox of the AI economy: intelligence is becoming dramatically cheaper even as technology companies invest record sums in AI infrastructure. It explores the AI value chain, token economics, the open-versus-closed model debate, and whether soaring usage can offset falling prices as compute supply remains constrained.

Our Quality Growth team outlines an approach to building resilient portfolios that can also deliver attractive growth. The team seeks to identify companies with superior profitability, predictable earnings growth, and appropriate valuations. They classify quality companies into three categories: Leaders, Defenders, and Opportunistic, while balancing growth and stability.

China’s luxury market is being reshaped: ultra-high-end brands remain resilient, while mid-tier players face pressure from premium and domestic competitors. Consumers are shifting spending toward experiences and local brands, with uneven recovery and opportunities emerging in platforms and adaptable operators.

Portfolio manager Ed Walczak shares his thoughts on his trip to the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, his 30 th visit. He focuses on investing versus speculating in today’s AI-obsessed market, and how sticking to a discipline might be harder but more important than ever.

Like oil once powered the industrial era, chips have become a key input powering broad economic activity, with expectations for demand to continue through 2026 and into 2027. In our view, “picks-and-shovels” companies should benefit regardless of which model, hyperscaler, or foundation lab ultimately wins.

Galderma is a pure play dermatology company with steadily growing aesthetics and skin care franchises. Galderma’s Dysport is taking share from Botox, while Nemluvio, its novel itch biologic, is gaining traction. We believe the company may see long term revenue and profit growth ahead. Turns out, demand for better skin is remarkably durable.

Los mercados actuales se parecen a la fábula de Esopo «El pastorcillo y el lobo», ya que muchos inversores se han acostumbrado a restar importancia a los riesgos tras años de caídas superficiales y efímeras y de rápidas recuperaciones impulsadas por las intervenciones de los bancos centrales. Creemos que esta complacencia ha dado lugar a valoraciones más elevadas y a una menor actitud defensiva, lo que ha generado mayor fragilidad estructural.

La inteligencia artificial (IA) puede ser uno de los mayores avances tecnológicos, pero aún es pronto para saberlo. La historia demuestra que la rentabilidad de las inversiones no siempre se corresponde con el entusiasmo por la innovación. Sin embargo, sí sabemos que los fundamentos económicos no han cambiado, lo que implica que las inversiones deben autofinanciarse y ofrecer rendimientos adecuados para ser sostenibles.

Leaders in the video game industry, such as Tencent Holdings, NetEase, and Capcom, offer a distinct blend of predictability and growth through a combination of "Evergreen" titles and new game pipelines. These firms have generated recurring revenues and compounded earnings at approximately 20% annually over the past decade.

Descubra por qué y cómo nuestros expertos en inversiones de renta variable apuestan por empresas de calidad.

Quitting is often misunderstood as weakness. But in investing, selling is the overlooked half of decision-making, hindered by biases like sunk cost fallacy or FOMO. In our view, knowing when to walk away is essential for preserving capital and seizing better opportunities.

In our latest Quality Conversations videos, discover how quality companies—those with strong franchises, pricing power, and unlevered balance sheets—can thrive in uncertain markets. By navigating inflation, shifting economic cycles, and interest rate volatility, these "masters of their own destiny" appear to offer resilience and long-term growth potential.