The Deep Woods: One More is Never Enough

You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive our free e-letter The Deep Woods, or you purchased a product or service from its publisher, Eagle Financial Publications. [The Deep Woods] [Successful Investing]( [I]([ntelligence Report]( [Bullseye Stock Trader]( [About Jim]( In This Issue: • One More is Never Enough • ETF Talk: ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’, So Let’s Turn to Artificial Intelligence with This ETF • Give the Gift of Ideas • Bulls Run, Bears Grumble One More is Never Enough by Jim Woods Editor, [Successful Investing](, [Intelligence Report]( & [Bullseye Stock Trader]( 12/20/2023 [Single Best AI Stock to Buy]( Artificial intelligence stocks are carrying the market. One of them, Nvidia, recently became the seventh company ever to hit a $1 trillion market cap. But is this AI rally over? Which AI stock should you buy and when? [We answer these questions — and more — in our Artificial Intelligence Town Hall.]( One More is Never Enough One more night could kill me, baby One is one too many, one more is never enough --Grace Potter, Kenny Chesney, “You and Tequila” Peak experiences. By their very nature, they’re infrequent and gone too soon. Yet, it seems like whenever we’re fortunate enough to experience them, it’s just never enough -- and we want one more. This quest for just one more is at the heart of achievement and living a happy and fulfilling life. It’s also why capitalism is such a virtue, because capitalism is the only social system that can allow us to achieve that just one more. My reflections on this topic come courtesy of a peak experience I’m currently undergoing, which is the writing of this week’s issue while on board the SS Splendor, the opulent cruise vessel operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. I’m here with my colleagues Roger Michalski, Bryan Perry and Dr. Mark Skousen for the Eagle MoneyShow cruise from Miami to Lima. Right now, I’m about to spend my final day in Lima before returning via airplane to Southern California. The best part of the trip so far has been interacting with my cohorts, meeting interesting people from all over the world and, most of all, engaging in the ultimate peak experience -- learning new things. You see, in a world where we often feel so small, I can’t stop thinking big. I want to fill my head with big ideas about who we are and what we are, and I want those ideas to be as fully vetted by reality as they can be. And the only way to do that is to conduct your own intellectual “boots-on-the-ground” research that takes you to places you haven’t been, and to touch, see and hear things you never have -- or indeed, never knew existed. Of course, to make this task possible, you must have the capital. I mean, these Regent cabins don’t come cheap! Fortunately, there’s plenty of outstanding knowledge that can help you stack up your investment capital, and I’m proud to say that my colleagues and I at Eagle Financial Publications specialize in delivering just that. So, if you are in search of more investing capital that allows you to think bigger and bigger in a world that can make you feel small, then the offerings from Eagle Financial Publications are a great way to expand your mind. Finally, I want to thank you, The Deep Woods loyalists, for reading this column and for making me feel so fantastic about what I do and how I get to interact with the world. It’s because of you that I am able to think big in a world where it’s so easy to feel small. And with that, I’m off to drink up more knowledge -- and to keep thinking big! [The Perfect Portfolio: No Losses, 14X Gains]( I want to share with you something very important… and very simple. I’m talking about a 3-stock strategy that’s been immune to market losses over the past two decades… while outperforming the S&P 500 by 1,461% during that same time. That’s no losing years plus 14X gains. I call it the “Perfect Portfolio.” [Click here now for all the details.]( ETF Talk: ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’, So Let’s Turn to Artificial Intelligence with This ETF As any avid reader, music lover or history buff knows, the past can often forewarn of the future, and in The Buggles 1979 hit, “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the band did just that with its iconic lyric: “We can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far.” Heading into 2024, we are no longer interested in video-cassette recorders, or VCRs, as the younger audience may know them. But we are intrigued by artificial intelligence (AI). While the market had its ups and downs throughout the past year, AI pushed onward and led the charge into the future with continued success in AI software such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. So, as the holidays have tapped into our wallets, let’s harness the power of AI technology and its beneficiaries through the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology Exchange-Traded Fund (NASDAQ: AIQ). AIQ is a passively managed, exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to invest in developed market companies that are involved in the use of AI to analyze large quantities of data, whether for their own operations, as a service to other companies or through the production of related hardware. The fund is able to determine the above classifications based on analysis of public filings, products and services, official company statements and further information regarding a company’s direct involvement in the AI or big-data categories. Simply put, AIQ offers investors exposure to companies that operate in the AI space or stand to potentially benefit from further AI developments. Pursuant to the ETF’s underlying index, the Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Index, it has a global reach, but it only selects stocks with a market cap of $2 billion for AI developers/AI-as-a-service providers or $500 million for AI hardware and quantum-computing companies. AIQ has seen great success in 2023, and has garnered roughly $570 million in new money and risen roughly 47% in overall growth to round out the year. The fund has net assets of $861 million and roughly $815 million in assets under management (AUM). As you can see from the chart below, AIQ is soaring into the new year and is nearly at its 52-week high of $31.04, as it’s currently trading around $31.01. Moreover, looking at the fund’s 50- and 200-week moving averages, the steady incline is evident. Courtesy of [Stockcharts.com](stockcharts.com) AIQ’s geographical exposure is concentrated in three main countries: the United States, 66.8%; China, 7.8% and Germany, 4.2%. The fund’s top 10 holdings include Intel Corp. (INTC), 3.80%; Adobe Inc. (ADBE), 3.42%; ServiceNow Inc. (NOW), 3.42%; IBM Corp. (IBM), 3.30%; Amazon Inc. (AMZN), 3.25%; Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META), 3.21%; Netflix Inc. (NFLX), 3.20%; Salesforce Inc. (CRM), 3.20%; Alphabet Inc. Class A (GOOGL), 3.19% and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), 3.19%. With strong liquidity and robust net and AUM assets, AIQ is set up to continue its forward momentum and provide interested investors with a broad exposure to AI-centric companies. In a nutshell, this is the season of giving, and for my thrill-seeking, long-term investors out there, AIQ may be a potential Christmas gift to yourselves. So, with a new year upon us, and an ever-growing hunger for technological advancement, I find it fitting to depart with a quote from legendary futurist, American writer and businessman, Alvin Toffler: “The great growling engine of change -- technology.” As always, I am happy to answer any of your questions about ETFs, so do not hesitate to [send me an email](mailto:askjim@successfuletfinvesting.com). You may just see your question answered in a future ETF Talk. [A.I. Is Reshaping Investing: Are You Prepared?]( Traditional investing is out the window – A.I. investing has arrived. This dual-patented generative A.I. can predict market trends 1–3 days in advance. [Join this FREE online A.I. training class to learn more>>Â]( In case you missed it… Give the Gift of Ideas There are only a few more shopping days left until Christmas, and while I hope you are close to completing your holiday list, I suspect that you still may have a few names you haven’t crossed off just yet. Hey, I know gift giving can be difficult, as it is often hard to find the right present for someone. Fortunately, I had some help on this front from a wise mentor of mine, who told me some years ago that he had two rules when giving gifts. The first applies more to a man courting a woman, and it goes like this: “The key to a woman’s heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time.” From experience, I can confirm that this maxim works exceedingly well. As for maxim two, it is as follows: “It doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does have to be special.” This rule doesn’t just apply to lovers, but to all of us during the holidays. Now, I am of the opinion that the most special gift you can give or receive, and the gift that matters most, is the gift of ideas. That’s why today, I am going to tell you about some of my favorite holiday gifts, gifts brimming with great ideas. The easiest, most cost-effective and arguably the best way to give ideas is through books. Whether it is a great work of literature, an insightful self-help manual or a great “how to” book on a subject close to the recipient’s heart, a really good book has got to be my all-time favorite special gift to give (and one that also happens to be inexpensive). For those who love literature, fiction, action, adventure, mystery and philosophy, then give the gift that asks, “Who Is John Galt?” Here, I am recommending the greatest novel ever written (in my not-so-humble opinion), “[Atlas Shrugged](” by Ayn Rand. If you’ve read the novel, you know how brilliant it is. But if you haven’t read it in some time, give yourself a gift and read it again. And, if you have any young minds on your holiday shopping list, then giving them “Atlas Shrugged” will make them remember you forever -- and it may indeed alter the course of their lives the way it altered mine. For those who prefer self-help style works, I recommend one of the original works on how to be human, “[Meditations](,” by Marcus Aurelius. This work is more than 2,000 years old, but the wisdom in it applies to what you are doing right now -- and what a human being should do every day to maximize their time on earth. The insights, wisdom and practical guidance delivered on every page of this work are amazing, and the subjects vary from how best to deal with life’s inevitable adversity to how best to interact with others. I also highly recommend the Gregory Hays translation, as I think it is the smoothest and most poetic out there. As for the “how to” category, well, I’ve always felt that a collection of wisdom from the best brains in that industry has been most special to me. And on this front, there is no better “how to” anthology than the one by my friend, fellow [Fast Money Alert]( co-editor and brilliant economist, Dr. Mark Skousen. The work I am specifically referring to here is “[The Maxims of Wall Street](.” This is a collection of some of the greatest wisdom ever to flow from the biggest and brightest names on Wall Street. Great investors such as Jesse Livermore, Baron Rothschild, J.P. Morgan, Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch and John Templeton are just a sneak peek at some of the names you’ll discover in this fantastic collection. Then, there is profundity from the likes of Ben Franklin, John D. Rockefeller, Joe Kennedy, Bernard Baruch, John Maynard Keynes, Steve Forbes and numerous other luminaries too copious to mention. As Mark puts it, “For years, I’ve been compiling these financial adages, ancient proverbs and immortal poems found in new and rare financial books and quoted regularly by investors, money managers, brokers and old timers.” So, whether this gift of ideas is to yourself or to someone special, you should definitely do everyone a favor and give “[The Maxims of Wall Street](” to those you value. Now, for those who are into health and fitness, there’s one must-read book full of brilliant ideas on the subject that I recommend with all my being, and that book is “[Body by Science](” by Dr. Doug McGuff and John Little. This work presents a scientifically proven formula for maximizing muscle development in the briefest time possible (although don’t confuse brevity with being easy, because these workouts are killers!). Yet, the best part of the “Body by Science” protocol is that you can do it in about 12-20 minutes a week. And while that may seem like an incredible claim, it is one backed by rigorous research. Moreover, I can tell you from personal experience that this training works, as the concepts contained in this work have been the basis of my workout protocol for the past three decades. So, there you have it, a few practical ideas on how to give the best gift anyone can ever give or receive -- the gift of ideas. ***************************************************************** Bulls Run, Bears Grumble “The bulls love to run, but the bears love to grumble.” --Jim Woods, future editions of “The Maxims” Investing is a game of momentum and emotion, and it’s easy to get caught up in both. That’s because when everything you own is going up, euphoria sets in. Conversely, when everything is headed lower, you can feel that pit in your stomach like a black hole drawing you down. To be successful, however, you need to remain calm when the bulls run and when the bears grumble, because they always do both. Finally, I’m happy to say that this market quote will be the first, and hopefully not the last, of my contributions to future editions of “[The Maxims of Wall Street](.” Big thanks to the great Mark Skousen for the honor! Wisdom about money, investing and life can be found anywhere. If you have a good quote that you’d like me to share with your fellow readers, send it to me, along with any comments, questions and suggestions you have about my newsletters, seminars or anything else. [Click here](mailto:askjim@successfuletfinvesting.com) to ask Jim. In the name of the best within us, [Jim Woods] Jim Woods Editor, Successful Investing & Intelligence Report About Jim Woods: [Jim Woods]Jim Woods has more than 25 years experience in the markets, as a stock broker, hedge fund money manager, author, speaker and independent analyst. 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