Lead-Lag Live

Lead-Lag Live

Michael A. Gayed, CFAMichael A. Gayed, CFA
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Hype vs Reality: Kai Wu on AI CapEx Risks, Market Concentration, and the Next Phase of AI Investing

In this episode of Lead-Lag Live, I sit down with Kai Wu, Founder and CIO of Sparkline Capital, to break down how the AI investment cycle is evolving as scrutiny rises and market enthusiasm becomes more selective.From hyperscaler spending and data center economics to market conce ...  Show more

 . 17min 46sec

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Hype vs Reality: Kai Wu on AI CapEx Risks, Market Concentration, and the Next Phase of AI Investing

In this episode of Lead-Lag Live, I sit down with Kai Wu, Founder and CIO of Sparkline Capital, to break down how the AI investment cycle is evolving as scrutiny rises and market enthusiasm becomes more selective.From hyperscaler spending and data center economics to market conce ...  Show more

 . 17min 46sec
After the Rate Cuts: Jay Hatfield on Why Income, Small Caps, and Credit Could Lead Into 2026

In this episode of Lead-Lag Live, I sit down with Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors, to break down what the Fed’s latest rate cuts mean for markets, income investors, and portfolio positioning heading into 2026.From a potential melt-up toward 7,000 on the S&P 5 ...  Show more

 . 15min 40sec
Why Buy and Hold Is Failing: Building Portfolios for Volatility, Regime Shifts, and the Next Market Cycle

In this episode of Lead-Lag Live, I sit down with Greg Babij, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Sundial, to explore why traditional buy-and-hold strategies may struggle in a market defined by faster cycles, rising volatility, and structural change.From the rise of zero-d ...  Show more

 . 13min 29sec
The Truth About Risk Parity: Alex Shahidi on Building a Real Balanced Portfolio

Markets sit near record highs even as economic signals send mixed messages, and many portfolios are more concentrated today than ever. In this Lead-Lag Deep Dive, Melanie Schaeffer sits down with Alex Shahidi, CO-CIO at Evoke Advisors, to break down what risk parity really is and ...  Show more

 . 21min 28sec
The AI Brokerage Era: How Automation, Custom Indexing, and Agentic Tools Are Changing Investing

In this episode of Lead-Lag Live, I sit down with Stephen Sikes, Chief Operating Officer at Public, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming retail investing, brokerage platforms, and portfolio construction.From AI-powered research to custom-built indexes and the ri ...  Show more

 . 17min 0sec