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- High Bandwidth Memory (HBM): Why AI Is Driving Memory StocksFor decades, memory-chip manufacturers were viewed as highly cyclical commodity businesses. Profits rose when supply was tight, collapsed when manufacturers added too much capacity, and eventually recovered when demand caught up. Artificial intelligence may be changing that pattern. Advanced AI accelerators require enormous quantities of extremely fast memory. This has turned High Bandwidth Memory, or… Read more: High Bandwidth Memory (HBM): Why AI Is Driving Memory Stocks
- S&P 500 Without Magnificent 7: A Rebalanced Index ExperimentIntroduction What happens to the S&P 500 without Magnificent 7 stocks if those companies are removed and the remaining constituents are rebalanced back to 100%? Since the start of 2023, the S&P 500 has delivered a very strong price return. But a large part of that performance has been driven by a small group of… Read more: S&P 500 Without Magnificent 7: A Rebalanced Index Experiment
- S&P 500 Return Contribution Analysis: Which Stocks Are Really Driving the Index?S&P 500 return contribution analysis helps answer a simple question: which stocks are actually driving the index? The S&P 500 is usually discussed as one number. The index is up, the index is down, the market rallied, or the market sold off. But in a market where mega-cap companies account for a growing share of… Read more: S&P 500 Return Contribution Analysis: Which Stocks Are Really Driving the Index?