WEBVTT - Lilly’s Zepbound Cuts Risk of Diabetes

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<v Speaker 3>Alex Delaul Sweeney live here in our Bloomberg Interactive Brokers

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<v Speaker 3>and that's where you'll find this. Eli Lilly stock's hitting

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<v Speaker 3>it up four percent today, all time high stocks up

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<v Speaker 3>like fifty eight percent year to date. Patients taking Eli

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<v Speaker 3>Lilli's blockbuster weight loss shot We're ninety four percent less

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<v Speaker 3>likely to develop diabetes in a three year study that

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<v Speaker 3>illuminates the long term health benefits of treating obesity and Alex.

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<v Speaker 3>As you mentioned, these are just like wonder drugs.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, it definitely feels like they're all magical.

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<v Speaker 3>They're magical thing. Yeah, they cure everything. So I need

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<v Speaker 3>to figure out what's going on here. Sam Fazzelli he

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<v Speaker 3>joined to SEE as the director of Research for Global Industries.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a senior pharmaceutical analyst. That that's his day job

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<v Speaker 3>for Bloomberg Intelligence. And believe it or not, he's actually

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<v Speaker 3>at his desk in the London.

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<v Speaker 5>He was in Bordeaux on Friday, and I was gonna.

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<v Speaker 3>Say I expected him to be in some dialing from

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<v Speaker 3>some exotic locale in Europe somewhere, but he's actually this

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<v Speaker 3>is exotic.

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<v Speaker 4>Look yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 5>The ceiling looks pretty cool, all right.

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<v Speaker 3>So Sam, I mean, well, thank you for coming into

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<v Speaker 3>work as opposed to your peers there Bi Sam talk

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<v Speaker 3>to us about Eli Lilly, their drugs here and obese.

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<v Speaker 4>These numbers just jump out at you, don't.

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<v Speaker 6>They They do, they do.

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<v Speaker 7>But let me take you back a little bit where

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<v Speaker 7>we not always told we went to the doctor and

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<v Speaker 7>we started glucose was going up. Not not you guys,

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<v Speaker 7>obviously you're a fascinatingly amazingly healthy and fit, but those

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<v Speaker 7>who weren't and told you need to lose some weight

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<v Speaker 7>to my friend, because you have risk of developing diabetes.

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<v Speaker 7>So where is the if you reduce weight and manage

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<v Speaker 7>the obesity, you lose all these you know, I'll be

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<v Speaker 7>suppeating this thing, sleep APNA, risk of developing diabetes, everything

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<v Speaker 7>that we're talking about here. You eat less, you lose

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<v Speaker 7>weight less risk of developing diabetes, So not exactly a shock. Nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 7>it's great to see that it actually does what it

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<v Speaker 7>says under tin that by reducing weight you do manage

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<v Speaker 7>all these side effects. But before we get too excited,

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<v Speaker 7>I want to highlight one little wrinkle here. It's no

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<v Speaker 7>wrinkle with the data if you read the press release,

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<v Speaker 7>and I've got it right up here on my terminal

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<v Speaker 7>eli Leui coming announced today positive top line results from

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<v Speaker 7>this amount one a three year study, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 7>seventy six week treatment period. Find me somebody who stayed

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<v Speaker 7>in the real world on this drug for one hundred

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<v Speaker 7>and seventy six weeks, so we survey physicians. But if

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<v Speaker 7>we find forty weeks, I'm sure it's going to go up.

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<v Speaker 7>But that very different setting. So how much of a

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<v Speaker 7>real world will this actually translate into in terms of

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<v Speaker 7>preventing diabetes.

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<v Speaker 6>Time will tell.

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<v Speaker 8>So you're not saying that the study was bogus. You're

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<v Speaker 8>saying the study was real. But in reality, people don't

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<v Speaker 8>stay that long on the drug. Therefore the results won't

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<v Speaker 8>be as magical for them.

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<v Speaker 7>Right in clinical trials, you get the best possible data

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<v Speaker 7>basically because it's highly controlled.

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<v Speaker 6>People are followed, you make sure that they stay on.

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<v Speaker 7>There would probably have been people who have dropped off here,

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<v Speaker 7>so maybe the actual average treatment period wasn't exactly one

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<v Speaker 7>hundred and seventy six weeks for everybody, because people do

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<v Speaker 7>drop off. And I'm assuming in this trial the data

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<v Speaker 7>they're reporting to us is what's called intent to treat,

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<v Speaker 7>i e.

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<v Speaker 6>You've intended to treat that patience.

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<v Speaker 7>Whatever happens to them, you still count them, even if

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<v Speaker 7>they've fallen off the drug. Nevertheless, we need to see

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<v Speaker 7>the detail. But in a trial setting things always look

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<v Speaker 7>better than in real world. So here we have to remember.

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<v Speaker 7>Average stay time according to our is that Mike show

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<v Speaker 7>My colleague runs every six months. It's about forty weeks,

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<v Speaker 7>similar to what we get for we go VI and people,

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<v Speaker 7>and even the press release they say as soon as

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<v Speaker 7>they came off, weight went back up and the risks

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<v Speaker 7>started going up again of developing diabetes. So this is

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<v Speaker 7>not something that you've cleaned it all up. I can

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<v Speaker 7>stop now at one hundred and seventy six and I'm done.

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<v Speaker 7>It's the same story over again.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>So I mean, so look at the stock for Eli

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<v Speaker 3>literly Sam, I say, it's up sixty four percent year

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<v Speaker 3>to date, all time high.

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<v Speaker 4>How much of this stock performance is these glps?

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<v Speaker 7>Oh gosh, if you know, if you look at the

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<v Speaker 7>chart and look at the flow of information and news

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<v Speaker 7>and the upgrades et cetera that are coming to quarterlies,

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<v Speaker 7>every quarterly result et cetera, to sales, I would say

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<v Speaker 7>a meaningful chunk of this. I can't quantify it exactly

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<v Speaker 7>because this is a company that's got other stuff going

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<v Speaker 7>on Alzheimer's disease, oncology, you know, the skin diseases, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 7>So this is not a one trick pony, but a

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<v Speaker 7>large amount of this story. And you can tell by

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<v Speaker 7>when somebody reports a positive result in a competitor setting.

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<v Speaker 6>These stocks sell off four or five percent.

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<v Speaker 7>Right, You remember the days with rash only three or

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<v Speaker 7>four weeks ago, I think, right, And let's not forget

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<v Speaker 7>in a few weeks time, we have the European Association

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<v Speaker 7>for the Study of Diabetes Russia's data is coming out.

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<v Speaker 7>Somebody is going to be up three or four percent

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<v Speaker 7>that day, and somebody's going to be down three or

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<v Speaker 7>four percent who it is.

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<v Speaker 6>We'll see what the data says.

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<v Speaker 8>So the point that you made that if people come

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<v Speaker 8>off it and they gain the weight back, so in

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<v Speaker 8>that sense, it's not like everlastingly magical. Will there be

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<v Speaker 8>iterations though where that won't be the case.

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<v Speaker 6>There's two ways of doing dealing with this.

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<v Speaker 7>So you go on the drug, you come off the drug,

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<v Speaker 7>you go back on the drug, you come off the drug,

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<v Speaker 7>and you just do your cycling every few years after

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<v Speaker 7>you've got to a point where you think, I don't

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<v Speaker 7>know why people come off the drug necessarily on an

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<v Speaker 7>average is it side effect tends to get a lot

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<v Speaker 7>better over time, and.

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<v Speaker 6>Maybe it's cost.

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<v Speaker 7>Maybe it's because they're fed up begin taking an injection

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<v Speaker 7>every week. So if you put all those things together,

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<v Speaker 7>as they get cheaper and injections become once a month,

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<v Speaker 7>maybe or they become oral for the maintenance phase of

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<v Speaker 7>the dose, and that oral doesn't make you feel ill,

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<v Speaker 7>feel ill every time you take it in terms of

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<v Speaker 7>gastric intestinal maybe that's the future. Maybe there are other modalities.

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<v Speaker 7>Amlin is one that Nova Notice and Zealand Farm are

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<v Speaker 7>developing as a target that seems to have less side

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<v Speaker 7>effect issues. Maybe you can maintain your weight loss by

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<v Speaker 7>those drugs which don't have the same side effect issue.

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<v Speaker 7>So that has to be the way that you see it.

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<v Speaker 7>But nobody ever complies with the drug forever.

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<v Speaker 3>Right When do the pharmaceutical companies SAM have a timetable

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<v Speaker 3>for when they will have a pill format as opposed

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<v Speaker 3>to an injection.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, so they're all trying to develop them. There are

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<v Speaker 7>a couple of companies Russia and Astros and a Covich.

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<v Speaker 7>I've got what we would call traditional potentially small molecules

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<v Speaker 7>that comes in a pill, so it's not the same

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<v Speaker 7>biologic that you're currently seeing. The folks who are developing

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<v Speaker 7>these same glpe GPS, et cetera. Are also trying to

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<v Speaker 7>formulate them so that they can be taken orally. The

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<v Speaker 7>trick there is if it starts releasing in the stomach,

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<v Speaker 7>you need to take them on an empty stomach so

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<v Speaker 7>that you get absorption.

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<v Speaker 6>If you take them on a full stomach, then they

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<v Speaker 6>have a problem.

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<v Speaker 7>So that becomes a bit of a headache for somebody

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<v Speaker 7>who gets up in the morning decides to eat or

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<v Speaker 7>not eat, and then they also get side effects. So

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<v Speaker 7>I would say three or four years there is already

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<v Speaker 7>a diabetes version, Robeltsi's on the market as an oral.

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<v Speaker 6>But let's say three or four years.

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<v Speaker 5>What about heart disease? Does it actually cure heart or

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<v Speaker 5>reduced death? I should say, and heart disease?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, yeah, we know that already. We do we do,

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<v Speaker 6>we do, we do that.

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<v Speaker 7>We know that already from the cardiovascular outcomes trials, the

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<v Speaker 7>sea VOTs that they've done, at least for Novo, I'd

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<v Speaker 7>be very shocked if, if, if Lily doesn't get the

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<v Speaker 7>same result.

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<v Speaker 3>So for those on YouTube, there is literally no one.

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<v Speaker 5>I tak two people, two people.

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<v Speaker 6>In Sam's guys. It's it's five, it's three thirty here,

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<v Speaker 6>it's tea time. We're in England. It's they're all up

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<v Speaker 6>there having their tea.

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<v Speaker 5>Tree thirty in the afternoon. Man pauls on the beach

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<v Speaker 5>at that. Yeah, you're on the beach at b there

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<v Speaker 5>you go.

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<v Speaker 6>All right, Hey, Sam, I turned my camera that way.

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<v Speaker 6>You see a lot more people.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, give me, we got like thirty seconds left here.

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<v Speaker 3>What what's the exciting thing that you and your team

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<v Speaker 3>are working on in terms of, you know what some

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<v Speaker 3>of these treatments are out there that people need to

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<v Speaker 3>be paying attention to.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah in general, I mean or we see the diabetes general.

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<v Speaker 7>Okay, So we've got three three conferences coming up that

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<v Speaker 7>we're all excited to buy. And as I said, the

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<v Speaker 7>European Diabetes Conference. There RASH will get the data and

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<v Speaker 7>we'll get some cuts of other data that would be

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<v Speaker 7>an interesting one to look at. For ASMO European Oncology Conference,

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<v Speaker 7>new data coming out, some press releases today for potentially

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<v Speaker 7>surprising data. And then the World Lung Conference where we

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<v Speaker 7>have some new modalities being presented. All of them will

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<v Speaker 7>have something funky going on. And for the cancer ones,

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<v Speaker 7>we have a webinar coming up hopefully for our clients.

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<v Speaker 4>Very good. Sam Fazzelli, thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 3>As always, director of Research for Global Industries. I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>sure what that means. You should just be head of

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<v Speaker 3>European Research when I was part of this thing, but

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<v Speaker 3>they've changed it all up here. Most importantly, he's one

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<v Speaker 3>of the top pharmaceutical and biotech analysts a city of London,

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<v Speaker 3>and we got him at Bloomberg Intelligence and Bordeaux, France

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<v Speaker 3>and Bordeaux friends exactly. I mean, you know again, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>waiting for the invite for us to go over there,

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<v Speaker 3>and I.

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<v Speaker 5>Got a picture.

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<v Speaker 4>You got pictures?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I got a picture from Friday. Okay, it's an

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<v Speaker 8>old pick, but still it was something.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he's got like a horse farm there or something.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know whatever. Sam's just really cool, Okay, and

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<v Speaker 5>we just totally love him.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's go to Tesla.

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<v Speaker 3>The stock's pretty much unchanged today. It's down about ten

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<v Speaker 3>percent year to date. It's flat over trailing twelve months.

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<v Speaker 3>Looks like the EU is looking to slap some terraffs

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<v Speaker 3>on some of these Tesla vehicles that are coming that

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<v Speaker 3>are made in China.

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<v Speaker 4>Is this a big deal? The market doesn't seem to

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<v Speaker 4>think so. The stock's not doing a whole lot.

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<v Speaker 6>Here.

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<v Speaker 3>Craig Trudell joins US Global Autos editor for Bloomberg News,

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<v Speaker 3>joining us from London via zoom.

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<v Speaker 4>Craig, what's the latest coming out of the EU.

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<v Speaker 6>Here?

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<v Speaker 4>As it relates to Tesla.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, this is a case of Tesla having a bit

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<v Speaker 9>of a special situation where other manufacturers are subject to

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<v Speaker 9>terraffs on the basis and part of whether or not

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<v Speaker 9>they cooperated with the EU's investigation of just how much

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<v Speaker 9>they were subsidized by the Chinese government. And what the

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<v Speaker 9>EU did here was they sampled a few companies and

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<v Speaker 9>sort of, you know, took a specific look at a

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<v Speaker 9>few manufacturers and made decisions based on what they found

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<v Speaker 9>and on whether or not those companies complied with those investigations.

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<v Speaker 9>And you know, some separate rates were going to be

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<v Speaker 9>applied to companies that were not sampled. What Tesla did

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<v Speaker 9>was go to Brussels and say, look, we don't think

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<v Speaker 9>that we were subsidized as much as some of the

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<v Speaker 9>other guys, so subject us to a lower duty rate.

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<v Speaker 9>And that's what happened here. So they're subject to a

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<v Speaker 9>nine percent tariff byd on the other hand, an additional

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<v Speaker 9>seventeen percent. All of these rates are on top of

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<v Speaker 9>the existing ten percent that cars coming in from China

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<v Speaker 9>face when they are shipped into the EU. And so

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<v Speaker 9>I guess, you know, if I'm an investor, I sort

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<v Speaker 9>of knew that this was coming, had a sense that Tesla,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, there was a potential for you know, a

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<v Speaker 9>slightly more lenient treatment. But in the end, am I

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<v Speaker 9>happy about Model three is being subject to nineteen duties

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<v Speaker 9>you know coming in from Shanghai?

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<v Speaker 6>Probably not.

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<v Speaker 8>Does this mean that Elon Musk will want to manufacture

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<v Speaker 8>more Tesla's in Germany then? Or is he just going

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<v Speaker 8>to cut bait?

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<v Speaker 9>I think it's a really interesting question. I mean, the

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<v Speaker 9>model why is far and away, you know, the model

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<v Speaker 9>for Tesla globally, and I think increasingly so. Even as

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<v Speaker 9>as the company has you know, given a little bit

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<v Speaker 9>of a facelift to the Model three, the why is

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<v Speaker 9>really you know, the volume play for them, and they

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<v Speaker 9>make those in Germany. It wouldn't be a cinch to

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<v Speaker 9>add Model three to the to the plant in Germany.

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<v Speaker 9>But you know, does it does it make a lot

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<v Speaker 9>more sense to build that vehicle there as opposed to

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<v Speaker 9>shipping it in from China. It may, you know, be

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<v Speaker 9>in their best interest to do so. The nineteen percent

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<v Speaker 9>duty is substantial enough to where it certainly has to

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<v Speaker 9>make the math much more interesting in terms of whether

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<v Speaker 9>or not they decide to pull that trigger.

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<v Speaker 3>So from the EU's perspective here, is this a Tesla

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<v Speaker 3>issue or is this just a China issue because I

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<v Speaker 3>know they've got tarifs on other Chinese manufacturers as well.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>I think the reason that that you know, Tesla is

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<v Speaker 9>sort of being led with today and how this is

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<v Speaker 9>getting covered is is Tesla, you know, was was sort

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<v Speaker 9>of separate from everybody else looking to be assessed on

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<v Speaker 9>its own.

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<v Speaker 6>Uh.

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<v Speaker 9>Whereas all the other manufacturers, uh, you know, the duty

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<v Speaker 9>rates were known, Tesla was was still a little bit

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<v Speaker 9>of a mystery. So this is you know, sort of

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<v Speaker 9>one one more sort of checked box in terms of,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, what the particulars are going to be for

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<v Speaker 9>these duties that go into effect later this year. And

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<v Speaker 9>you know, I think this is very sort of par

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<v Speaker 9>for the course for anything that gets you know, decided

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<v Speaker 9>by the European Commission. Uh, it gets decided over and

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<v Speaker 9>over and over again. And so this is very much

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<v Speaker 9>a broader China story. Uh. And and not Tesla specific.

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<v Speaker 8>Did Tesla evs that are manufactured in China even make

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<v Speaker 8>it into the EU and that point into the US

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<v Speaker 8>or no?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, the model all the Model three's that that are

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<v Speaker 9>sold in Europe are coming from Shanghai at the moment,

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<v Speaker 9>and uh, you know, so whether or not the company

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<v Speaker 9>maybe uh perhaps they would potentially look at, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>exporting from the US. I don't think we have a

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<v Speaker 9>good enough sense of, you know, the particulars of their

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<v Speaker 9>cost base to really sort of you know, be able

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<v Speaker 9>to say what makes the most sense for them, uh,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, sort of immediately as a result of this

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<v Speaker 9>change in tariffs that will go into place. But it

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<v Speaker 9>has been interesting that we have seen the company, even

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<v Speaker 9>before these tariffs actually take effect, bump up their prices

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<v Speaker 9>in Europe a little bit, and you've maybe seen that

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<v Speaker 9>result in in some some challenges for them sales wise,

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<v Speaker 9>where they've not had a very good start to the year,

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<v Speaker 9>and that's even carried in into the second half where

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<v Speaker 9>you know, the initial sales results that we've seen for

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<v Speaker 9>Tesla have not been particularly good. I think the fact

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<v Speaker 9>that they've not and able to continue to bring prices

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<v Speaker 9>down and have sort of you know, been unsure whether

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<v Speaker 9>or not all of the model threes that they're they're

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<v Speaker 9>shipping into into the EU from China maybe subject to

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<v Speaker 9>these tariffs. It has been absolutely a headwind.

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<v Speaker 4>For them all right, Greig, thanks so much for joining us.

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<v Speaker 4>Really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Craig Trudell, a Global autos editor for Bloomberg News, joining

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<v Speaker 8>Well, Alex you alongside Paul Sweeney, is a Bloomberg Intelligence Radio.

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<v Speaker 8>out on YouTube as well. So back to the markets. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 8>I appreciate nothing's really happening in the broader equity market.

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<v Speaker 8>You are seeing little bit buying coming into the bond market,

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<v Speaker 8>particularly in the front end. We all look towards Jackson Hole.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm really into that revision of the labor data that

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<v Speaker 8>we're going to get tomorrow. Is the FED going to

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<v Speaker 8>be particularly behind the curb, But we wanted to get

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<v Speaker 8>a professional to weigh in on all of this, and

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<v Speaker 8>Dryden Pence is Chief Investment Officer at Pence Wealth Management

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<v Speaker 8>and he joined us now in the studio Dryden.

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<v Speaker 5>What do you think, what do you think we're going

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<v Speaker 5>to learn this week.

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<v Speaker 10>I think we're going to learn this week that the

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<v Speaker 10>much predicted, you know, September rate cut is on the table,

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<v Speaker 10>that labor data is probably going to be revised a

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<v Speaker 10>little bit. I think people forgot that a lot of

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<v Speaker 10>the labor data was affected by weather, and so you

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<v Speaker 10>had people that were temporary or layoffs or things like that,

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<v Speaker 10>so you get these anomalies that are when we've all

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<v Speaker 10>witnessed weather here lately in New York City, so those

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<v Speaker 10>things have caused it to.

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<v Speaker 4>Change a little bit.

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<v Speaker 10>I think we'll find September's on the table. I think

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<v Speaker 10>that we'll find that the economy is still robust and

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<v Speaker 10>not as I mean, while it's slowing, it's not slowing

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<v Speaker 10>to the level that others were talking about. So I

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<v Speaker 10>think we're going to find a benign move to a

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<v Speaker 10>quarter cut in September, and then we're data dependent to

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<v Speaker 10>see what happens in December.

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<v Speaker 3>We're just finishing up I guess this week kind of

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<v Speaker 3>earnings here. We've got some retailers coming in as well

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<v Speaker 3>as in Nvidia coming up to kind of put a

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<v Speaker 3>punctuation mark on it next next week, What did you

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<v Speaker 3>make of the earnings season we just had.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's been a robust earning season.

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<v Speaker 10>I mean, the point of the matter is is is

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<v Speaker 10>you know, you had this growth scare that freaked everybody

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<v Speaker 10>out a couple weeks ago. But I mean the point

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<v Speaker 10>of matter is is that we're seeing the broadening out

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<v Speaker 10>of earnings. The earning situation is that we've you know,

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<v Speaker 10>earning recessions, you know, rolling recessions turned into rolling recoveries,

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<v Speaker 10>and so you're seeing the earnings of the rest of

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<v Speaker 10>the four ninety three of the S and P five

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<v Speaker 10>hundred begin to move forward and come out. You're seeing

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<v Speaker 10>about seven eight percent to thirteen percent earnings growth there,

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<v Speaker 10>and that bodes well for the whole broader part of

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<v Speaker 10>the market. So we're moving from magnificent seven, where Nvidia

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<v Speaker 10>accounts for all the earnings growth, to the rest of

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<v Speaker 10>the market moving forward. So that does one of two things.

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<v Speaker 10>It either puts a floor on it by making it

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<v Speaker 10>stronger and stable, or it moves the market forward as

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<v Speaker 10>we go through the rest of the.

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<v Speaker 8>Year, but only for those that actually had that earnings growth,

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<v Speaker 8>So where did you see it? For example, like Bank

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<v Speaker 8>of America's had all their clients bought everything last week except.

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<v Speaker 5>For energy and industrials, Like, where do you see that growth?

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<v Speaker 5>Where do you not?

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<v Speaker 6>Well?

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<v Speaker 10>I think the issue is I begin to see as

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<v Speaker 10>we look at this later part of the cycle, we're

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<v Speaker 10>going to see industrials begin to do better. And we

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<v Speaker 10>think we're going to see industrials and small caps, and

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<v Speaker 10>you're beginning to see pieces of that. I mean, most

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<v Speaker 10>companies are beating their earnings growth estimates. As that's all

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<v Speaker 10>come out, we're almost all the way through earning the season.

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<v Speaker 10>But I think as you get into late third quarter

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<v Speaker 10>and fourth quarters, we're moving through this and you're going

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<v Speaker 10>to see companies begin to publish and begin to show

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<v Speaker 10>even better earnings going forward. So it's again it's the

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<v Speaker 10>broadening out of the S and P five hundred and

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<v Speaker 10>also small caps and industrials. We think that are going

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<v Speaker 10>to continue to see a regular cad of improvement.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the companies on your list was actually in

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<v Speaker 3>the news this week. A m D is a company

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<v Speaker 3>that's on your list. They made an acquisition of ZT Systems,

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<v Speaker 3>which is technology company based in the bustling technology hub

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<v Speaker 3>of Secaucus, New Jersey.

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<v Speaker 4>I know, what's your AMD call.

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<v Speaker 10>We have been We've liked a m D for a

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<v Speaker 10>very long time, and we've owned it from the when

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<v Speaker 10>it was in some of our portfolios since it was

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<v Speaker 10>a you know, a small cap and just out there.

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<v Speaker 10>Now it's all the way, it's you know, moved up tremendously.

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<v Speaker 10>So we liked it for a very long time. We

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<v Speaker 10>like a m D here too, in terms of what

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<v Speaker 10>they're doing with their company. You know, there's sort of

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<v Speaker 10>the number two in a lot of spaces, not only

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<v Speaker 10>the advanced stuff but just kind of the everyday chips.

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<v Speaker 10>We've always said by chips on dips uh. And so

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<v Speaker 10>we think that with with AI, with everything going on,

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<v Speaker 10>this is a this acquisition is a MD kind of

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<v Speaker 10>you know, getting really serious about going after Nvidiah and

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<v Speaker 10>so I like companies that are number two and hungry.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, So it's like an AMD not and video story

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<v Speaker 5>for you, right, gotcha? You also like Chipotle?

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<v Speaker 6>I do?

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<v Speaker 5>And do you like it without the CEO Brian Nikol, Well.

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<v Speaker 10>The point that makes a big difference in Starbucks needed

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<v Speaker 10>to make a change. There's probably a good move there.

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<v Speaker 4>But when you think.

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<v Speaker 10>About the consumer, consumers are what we call it, have

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<v Speaker 10>now become more conscious. You know, at one point, coming

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<v Speaker 10>out of the pandemic, it was going to buy anything

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<v Speaker 10>at any price because everybody who had to all this liquidity.

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<v Speaker 10>Now we're seeing that the consumers being pickier.

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<v Speaker 4>They want value.

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<v Speaker 10>This is why if you contrast Chipotle and McDonald's, I mean,

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<v Speaker 10>fast food is supposed to be fast and cheap, and

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<v Speaker 10>one becomes neither, right, then people move away from it.

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<v Speaker 4>And you saw that with McDonald's.

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<v Speaker 10>With Chipotle, people are seeing value in what they're spending.

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<v Speaker 10>So you're continuing to see, Okay, it's worth the extra

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<v Speaker 10>money for what I'm getting, and I'm paying for that,

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<v Speaker 10>and so that becomes a more stable, stable move. So

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<v Speaker 10>we think that the whole story here is about a

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<v Speaker 10>conscious consumer. They're still spending money, more people are making

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<v Speaker 10>more money than ever before, and they're spending it, but

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<v Speaker 10>they're being more discerning about it and they're being a

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<v Speaker 10>little pickier.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you think about the consumer here? Does that

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of folks are saying there's really at least

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<v Speaker 3>two consumers out there, the ones I own risk assets,

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<v Speaker 3>whether stocks, bonds, real estate, and they're doing fine and

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<v Speaker 3>maybe even more fine if the indust rates come down,

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<v Speaker 3>and then there's everybody else who really feels the brunt

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<v Speaker 3>of inflation in their pocketbook.

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<v Speaker 4>Does that impact kind of the stocks you look at

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<v Speaker 4>it does?

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<v Speaker 10>I mean, we really do focus on We look for big,

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<v Speaker 10>noble themes driving consumer activity. We look for choke points

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<v Speaker 10>or companies that really you don't have a kind of

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<v Speaker 10>either monopolistic power. They're a key into that consumer behavior.

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<v Speaker 10>So what we're again, we're seeing this trend of consumers

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<v Speaker 10>being pickier. You have people at the lower end of

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<v Speaker 10>the economic spectrum are certainly becoming stretched. Inflation is changing

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<v Speaker 10>their behavior a little bit. But it's very interesting. Inflation

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<v Speaker 10>expectations have come down now people are beginning to make

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<v Speaker 10>some changes in that and you and you and you.

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<v Speaker 4>Did see some real wage growth.

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<v Speaker 10>So I think the big thing that the agenda, and

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<v Speaker 10>whether it's politicians or anybody else, it takes a little

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<v Speaker 10>time for these things to work their way through the economy,

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<v Speaker 10>and I think that we're seeing some stabilization of it.

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<v Speaker 10>Consumer confidence is probably beginning to get a little bit better,

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<v Speaker 10>not a little bit worse. So I think this is

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<v Speaker 10>an adjustment period that we're moving from a torrid pace

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<v Speaker 10>of economic growth to a sustainable one, right, like.

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<v Speaker 5>Just slowing, not slumping basically.

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<v Speaker 8>But you know, back to Chipotle for a second. So

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<v Speaker 8>this is what I've heard from Paul. You said three tacos.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, there, we got caught out on social media for

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<v Speaker 3>under you know, skipping on some of the ingredients. So

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<v Speaker 3>they went overboard and now overstuff your orders to the

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<v Speaker 3>point now that I only get two tacos instead of three.

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<v Speaker 5>So how is that good for Chippotle?

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<v Speaker 8>Because it's good for Paul, it's good for but like

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<v Speaker 8>it is it good for them? Like their top line

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<v Speaker 8>doesn't grow as much and they have to put out

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<v Speaker 8>more in the food.

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<v Speaker 5>I think they have done.

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<v Speaker 10>This is where chip has a competitive advantage in that

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<v Speaker 10>they really do pay attention to their consumers and their customers,

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<v Speaker 10>and they really focus throughout their entire history as how

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<v Speaker 10>do I put these families, these people that are coming

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<v Speaker 10>into these stores. These people are that they have a

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<v Speaker 10>reliable product at a reasonable price, and they consumers see

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<v Speaker 10>value and if they see value, they show up. And

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<v Speaker 10>I think that that's what that's a that's a competitive

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<v Speaker 10>advantage that Chappotle has, uh maybe against some of the competitors.

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<v Speaker 10>And that's what you're saying, right, they listen, they react,

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<v Speaker 10>they really react, and everybody feels it. So that's that's

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<v Speaker 10>a good consumer products company and we like those.

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<v Speaker 4>Yep, it's good stuff.

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<v Speaker 6>All.

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<v Speaker 3>So much for journey us Dryden Pen's chief investment officer

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<v Speaker 3>Pence Wealth Management, based in Newport Beach, California.

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<v Speaker 4>We've covered that territory before. I'm not buying. I'm not

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<v Speaker 4>buying the whole Pimpco thing out there.

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<v Speaker 8>It's pretty out there, beautiful. That's something as long as

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<v Speaker 8>it lasts, right, mudslines.

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<v Speaker 4>Nice, someone's got it there. I'm glad I do exactly exactly.

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<v Speaker 8>All right, Well, coming up, I'm going to talk to

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<v Speaker 8>Paul about what he can expect at his next luxury

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<v Speaker 8>hotel trip.

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<v Speaker 4>Nice.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh huh okay, bunk beds. Oh no, yeah, yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 5>going to be into it.

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<v Speaker 8>to go to Miami, Florida, because you know, why not,

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<v Speaker 8>We're going to speak to Henri Pierre Jacques. He's co

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<v Speaker 8>founder and managing partner at Harlem Capital Partners. He joins

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<v Speaker 8>us from Miami, Florida.

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<v Speaker 5>Now.

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<v Speaker 8>Harlem Capital Partners was founded back in twenty fifteen. Is

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<v Speaker 8>a venture cap firm based in New York, and it

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<v Speaker 8>prefers to make investments and things like AI, consumer technology,

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<v Speaker 8>E commerce, enterprise, human resource technology, all the stuff that

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<v Speaker 8>we talk about every single day. Henri Pierre walk me

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<v Speaker 8>through kind of how you guys think of the AI

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<v Speaker 8>landscape right now, the good investments and the risky investments.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I mean, obviously there's a lot of hype around AI.

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<v Speaker 11>I mean, I think the way that we think about

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<v Speaker 11>it generally, as we want to invest in AI companies

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<v Speaker 11>that don't touch anything close to the large incumbents such

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<v Speaker 11>as Apple, Apple, Microsoft, Chat, TBT, and so we're really

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<v Speaker 11>focused on vertical AI applications, and so some of our

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<v Speaker 11>investments have been in super niche fields like accounting AI services,

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<v Speaker 11>insurance broker AI services, and so we're really trying to

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<v Speaker 11>not touch the consumer AI marketplace. So we think distribution

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<v Speaker 11>largely will win there for the large players.

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<v Speaker 3>So, Henri, how do you We're such in the early

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<v Speaker 3>innings of AI, A lot of people don't even know

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<v Speaker 3>what it is, can't really articulate what it is, how

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<v Speaker 3>it's used, what the applications are. Yeah, I'm thinking me,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm speaking my own book here. How do you guys?

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<v Speaker 3>How are you guys approaching AI right here? Because it

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<v Speaker 3>feels to me like AI today is what we were

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<v Speaker 3>calling big data five years ago and ten years ago

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<v Speaker 3>we're just calling tech. So I'm not sure what it is.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you guys approaching if from an investment perspective?

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I mean, ultimately, AI has been around for decade plus.

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<v Speaker 11>I think what this wave has seen as generitive AI,

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<v Speaker 11>which is more of the image and tool and video creation,

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<v Speaker 11>and people are kind of bucketing that for all of AI.

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<v Speaker 11>I mean largely for a lot of the companies we

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<v Speaker 11>invest in, like they're really just enterprise software companies that

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<v Speaker 11>are using AI in the background. Ultimately, you know, right

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<v Speaker 11>now there are more CFOs and CTOs who are getting

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<v Speaker 11>AI budget spinds, and so if the company says AI,

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<v Speaker 11>then their company will allow them to spend more. But

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<v Speaker 11>the end of the day and the next three to

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<v Speaker 11>five years, like the customer only cares about how you're

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<v Speaker 11>solving their problem, right, We've gone through the similar way

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<v Speaker 11>for what in blockchain. If you're solving my problem on

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<v Speaker 11>web two versus blockchain versus AI, autesome I don't really care, right,

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<v Speaker 11>But there are these cycles where you'll see spend get budgeted,

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<v Speaker 11>and that's why you're seeing a big pullback for a

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<v Speaker 11>lot of the SaaS public companies because the software spins

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<v Speaker 11>getting drive to the AI spin. But in three to

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<v Speaker 11>five years, you know, maybe even shorter, that word won't

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<v Speaker 11>be where spin is going. It's ultimately, are you solving

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<v Speaker 11>the problem that the customer has? And so we're less

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<v Speaker 11>focused on the technology and more about what problem are

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<v Speaker 11>you solving? If you're using I versus software doesn't really

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<v Speaker 11>matter in the day, but you will get these short

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<v Speaker 11>term cycles where people will have spin for certain you know,

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<v Speaker 11>technologies because it's hot in the market.

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<v Speaker 8>Can you give me some examples of some of your

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<v Speaker 8>recent investments in AI, like the companies and sort of

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<v Speaker 8>why them, but dumb it down for me for sure.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah. So one that I did, it's called test Party.

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<v Speaker 11>So basically what they do is they help websites be

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<v Speaker 11>eighty A compliant. And so a lot of people are

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<v Speaker 11>either deaf or blind or have blurry vision. And there's

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<v Speaker 11>actually like betteral laws that require companies to have what

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<v Speaker 11>sites that are accessible to them, right, and traditionally speaking,

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<v Speaker 11>people are going through this you know, either you're paying

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<v Speaker 11>somebody in India or it's very manual. Right, And now

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<v Speaker 11>we can use AI to actually go through and scrub

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<v Speaker 11>these sites and tell you, hey, these parts of your

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<v Speaker 11>sites are broken. Here's the code that can do to

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<v Speaker 11>fix it until you're eighty eight complyiant and you know,

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<v Speaker 11>billions of dollars a year. You'll see lawsuits where people

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<v Speaker 11>are getting sued because their websites aren't compliant. And so

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<v Speaker 11>this is a tool. This has been like, these companies

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<v Speaker 11>have been around, but they largely were consulting services before,

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<v Speaker 11>but now it's instead of having to pay people to

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<v Speaker 11>do this, you can actually use technology to help, particularly

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<v Speaker 11>e commerce websites, be more accessible to people who maybe

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<v Speaker 11>not have you know, perfect vision or perfect hearing.

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<v Speaker 3>Henri, what's a what's a typical deal side? I guess

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<v Speaker 3>what's a typical investment look like for you guys? Maybe

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<v Speaker 3>in terms of size? How early do you guys like

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<v Speaker 3>to get into these companies? What's a what's something in

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<v Speaker 3>use Spot?

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<v Speaker 11>I mean we're super early, so I mean our bread

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<v Speaker 11>and butter is kind of pre seed seed, So I

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<v Speaker 11>would say typically these companies are between zero and a

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<v Speaker 11>million of revenue. Our sweet Spot check is a one

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<v Speaker 11>point five to three million dollar check usually for ten

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<v Speaker 11>to fifteen percent ownership. So we're really early. I would

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<v Speaker 11>say half our companies we're pre revenue. Half our companies

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<v Speaker 11>we're post revenue. But ultimately, you know the stage that

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<v Speaker 11>we're at. We're backing the founders, but like sometimes there

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<v Speaker 11>are our businesses and customers, but sometimes there's no product

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<v Speaker 11>or no customers yet, and we're really just making a

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<v Speaker 11>bet on the founder to kind of you know, go

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<v Speaker 11>and tackle their vision again.

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<v Speaker 5>That gives me so much anxiety just hearing about that.

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<v Speaker 4>What's a success ratio?

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<v Speaker 11>My wife says the same for.

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<v Speaker 3>Someone like you at Harlem Capital Partners, what's a typical

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<v Speaker 3>success ratio? Like you've started this in twenty fifteen, we're

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<v Speaker 3>nine ten years into it, So how's that run for

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<v Speaker 3>you guys?

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I mean so for context, we started as an

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<v Speaker 11>angel syndikit, so for three to four years we were

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<v Speaker 11>investing our own money into companies, and then we actually

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<v Speaker 11>raise a fund for our capital five years ago. So

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<v Speaker 11>we're on our second fund now, so really like five

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<v Speaker 11>years into the journey of like having a stitutional capital,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, typical like I can give you, like we're

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<v Speaker 11>early in the cycle, but we have kind of like

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<v Speaker 11>a forty percent Series A conversion. I would say that's

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<v Speaker 11>like really the target for seed stage funn is how

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<v Speaker 11>many of your companies get to the Series A because

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<v Speaker 11>from there you typically see a sixty percent conversion to

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<v Speaker 11>the Series B seriously et cetera, and beyond. So that's

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<v Speaker 11>like the near term measurement that we're focused on, but

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<v Speaker 11>like long term, yeah, it's really hard. Obviously early stage venture,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, three percent or startups become unicorns, and it's

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<v Speaker 11>a law of outliers, right, and so typically, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>if you invest in thirty companies, one to two companies

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<v Speaker 11>will drive your returns and like that's ultimately what you're

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<v Speaker 11>fighting for, and the other twenty eight will be you know,

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<v Speaker 11>call it zero to five exes. But the one winner

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<v Speaker 11>is the one that kind of drives your returns. So

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<v Speaker 11>it's not it's stressful.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean, hey, it's not hard. No, No, this

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<v Speaker 5>is definitely not my risk profile. I needs steady job,

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<v Speaker 5>I need the whole thing before I let you go.

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<v Speaker 8>We have like a minute left here. Talk about some

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<v Speaker 8>recent investments in say, vertical software.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, so a company called Finterry. So it's a reconciliation

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<v Speaker 11>platform for insurance brokers. So oftentimes insurance companies are kind

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<v Speaker 11>of outsourcing who they're using for the sales process. You

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<v Speaker 11>have like ten different brokers, they're getting paid differently, different timetables.

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<v Speaker 11>And so now you can use AI to actually, like

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<v Speaker 11>it's vertical software, but you can use vertical software or

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<v Speaker 11>AI help those companies actually manage the process of paying

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<v Speaker 11>all those brokers. Traditionally speaking, those have been done in

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<v Speaker 11>excel files, word documents, and so we invest in this

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<v Speaker 11>company pre revenue. They've grown ten x in the last

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<v Speaker 11>nine months. They're going really quickly. And so what we're

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<v Speaker 11>seeing vertical software is a lot of these companies are

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<v Speaker 11>looking for very specific problems because everybody who has been

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<v Speaker 11>buying software for the past ten to twelve years, so like,

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<v Speaker 11>nobody really no longer needs this broad solution because Microsoft

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<v Speaker 11>or Salesforce or whoever is kind of solving that. But

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<v Speaker 11>if you have a very specific problem, I'm willing to

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<v Speaker 11>pay for the software. But people aren't generally buying horizontal

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<v Speaker 11>software anymore because that's kind of been done. There's already

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<v Speaker 11>a lot of incumbent who are solving massive problems, like

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<v Speaker 11>it's a very specific problem that a company has.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, Henri, this has been a real pleasure.

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<v Speaker 8>I definitely want to hear more about how all of

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<v Speaker 8>this continues to unfold for you. On RePr, Jack co

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<v Speaker 8>founder and managing partner at Harlem Capital Partners, joining us

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<v Speaker 8>from Miami, Florida.

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<v Speaker 3>that's where you can find us. Talk about some volatility.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, two weeks ago Monday, we had a VIX

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<v Speaker 3>that surged above sixty. I think I got about sixty

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<v Speaker 3>five intra day. The VIX right now for Tom Keen

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<v Speaker 3>is at fifteen spot for what a move there?

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<v Speaker 4>What's a money manager?

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<v Speaker 3>What's an investor to do with that kind of volatility?

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<v Speaker 3>Katarina Simi and then she joins us. She's a senior

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<v Speaker 3>vice president private wealth advisor for Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. So,

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<v Speaker 3>KATHERINEA talk to us. What kind of conversations have you

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<v Speaker 3>had with your clients over the last couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 3>as they dealt with that volatility From a couple of

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<v Speaker 3>weeks ago to weoiver right back where we started.

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<v Speaker 4>It seems like, well, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Alex, thank you for having me on. You are one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred percent right. This definitely is not a lazy summer

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<v Speaker 1>investors are concerned.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>The questions that we get ranged from how sustainable is

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<v Speaker 1>this rally or how long the market decline is going

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<v Speaker 1>to last? Because we see these fluctuations that are making

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<v Speaker 1>investors very nervous. And one thing we know for sure

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<v Speaker 1>is this volatility is here to stay. If we look

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<v Speaker 1>back historically at these stretches eating two presidential elections, they

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<v Speaker 1>usually are known for this heightened volatility. And what we

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<v Speaker 1>tell our clients is really to expect it, to be

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<v Speaker 1>prepared for it, to take take advantage of the dips

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<v Speaker 1>in the market when it makes sense, to rebalance portfolio

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<v Speaker 1>to stay on the quality side, and definitely avoid making

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<v Speaker 1>any type portfolio changes based on what they think the

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<v Speaker 1>outcome of the election might be, because you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>we all know, there might be surprises, you know. So

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<v Speaker 1>we have the roadmap for either outcome, but we are

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<v Speaker 1>going to start implementing it after we have clarity on

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<v Speaker 1>the outcome.

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<v Speaker 8>Where would you buy market on dips right now and

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<v Speaker 8>where would you be selling any rip alex.

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<v Speaker 1>What we see right now is disproportionate over exposure to

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<v Speaker 1>technology in many portfolios, and we love technology. It is

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<v Speaker 1>definitely here to stay. But this is where you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes it's skewed and off balance, and what we recommend

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<v Speaker 1>to do is go back and rebalance and buy on

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<v Speaker 1>dips into the sectors like financials, industrials, consumer staples, healthcare, energy,

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<v Speaker 1>and just to make sure that you know, we have

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<v Speaker 1>this strategically positioned portfolio, especially if we add the stocks

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<v Speaker 1>or emphasize the stocks that pay dividends. Now, in addition

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<v Speaker 1>to growth, we also have that income component that is

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<v Speaker 1>going to help investors get through this turbulent, highly volatile time.

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<v Speaker 3>How about in the bond market, Katerina, how are you

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<v Speaker 3>telling your clients to be positioned here? Should they just

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<v Speaker 3>go take it to your treasury and get four percent

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<v Speaker 3>or maybe take some credit risk.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Paul, you know, this is where we have to

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<v Speaker 1>make some tough decisions. You know, we know that the

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<v Speaker 1>interest rate cuts on the horizon, and whether we are

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<v Speaker 1>going to get a quarter point cut or a half

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<v Speaker 1>point cut. We know rates are coming down and towards

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the year they're going to get most

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<v Speaker 1>likely lower than where they are today. So investor sav

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<v Speaker 1>a choice. They still have picks of the higher rates.

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<v Speaker 1>When we look back, you know, at last twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five years. You know, I became financial advisor in ninety nine,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is the first time in my entire career

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<v Speaker 1>I'm seeing rates at these levels. So take your pick.

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<v Speaker 1>There are opportunities in high yield. There are opportunities in

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<v Speaker 1>high quality investment grade corporates. You know, there are still

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some buys that we can find in municipals.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't recommend going out on the far side of

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<v Speaker 1>the yield curf, you know, we are you know, really

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<v Speaker 1>trying to stay moderate in the middle. But we don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to go too short either because we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>run out of rates and then you know, most likely

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<v Speaker 1>default in default into much lower yields.

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<v Speaker 8>But in the corporate credit market, I was reading an

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<v Speaker 8>article today that talked about how there is so much

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<v Speaker 8>demand for precisely the scenario that you lay it out,

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<v Speaker 8>that you have to just go down the credit quality

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<v Speaker 8>to get yields even at five percent. So that kind

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<v Speaker 8>of upside that you're used to getting from the corporate

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<v Speaker 8>bond market really isn't there. So how much risk do

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<v Speaker 8>you want to be taking on right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Alex, there are two sides to look at it.

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<v Speaker 1>You might need to take on a little bit more risk,

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<v Speaker 1>but still stay in the investment grade. The other side

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<v Speaker 1>of it is to look at patting somewhat higher premium.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're not talking, you know, like ten years ago

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<v Speaker 1>when we're paying ten ten percent over par. You know, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>prices or wants have moved, but there are still some

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<v Speaker 1>buying opportunities and there's still dips, just like in the

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<v Speaker 1>equity markets. You know, somebody is looking into building their

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<v Speaker 1>fixed income portfolio, you know, there has to be diversification,

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<v Speaker 1>exposure to various asset classes like high yield, investment grade,

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<v Speaker 1>municipal preferreds, you know, and just putting together this well

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<v Speaker 1>balanced portfolio and buying it gradually and strategically. But I

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<v Speaker 1>probably would not wait too long because once the rangers

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<v Speaker 1>are going to start coming down, you know that moved

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<v Speaker 1>to higher prices and lower quality is going to continue.

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<v Speaker 3>Katerina, how do you position alternative investments for your clients?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I'm I'm always surprised that retail investors have

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<v Speaker 3>an appetite for alternative investments, whether it's hedge funds or

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<v Speaker 3>private equity or private debt. How do you guys position

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<v Speaker 3>that well?

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<v Speaker 1>Alternative investments definitely give us an opportunity to access parts

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<v Speaker 1>of the market with that we otherwise can not, and

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<v Speaker 1>we by doing that, we give ourselves, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>access to potentially higher returns. But also alternatives can be

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<v Speaker 1>used as very effective hedge against the market risks where

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<v Speaker 1>we're looking to attain the market like returns with lower

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<v Speaker 1>than the market risks.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>The trade of here, of course, the lack of liquidity,

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<v Speaker 1>and not all of them created equals. Some alternatives have

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<v Speaker 1>there are a little bit more liquid private equity investments,

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<v Speaker 1>for example, are not you know, so that's the trade

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<v Speaker 1>of for investors when they're making a decision to go

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<v Speaker 1>into this alternative space. We absolutely see opportunities distressed creddit,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, real estate. There are some you know, pockets

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<v Speaker 1>of the market that can be access there. But lack

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<v Speaker 1>of liquidity is something that is a very big consideration

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<v Speaker 1>for a lot of investors.

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<v Speaker 8>Oh yeah, I mean just check out the last couple weeks.

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<v Speaker 8>What about small caps? Can you give me the spiel

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<v Speaker 8>on small caps? It feels like these guys are definitely

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<v Speaker 8>hitting a binary world, like you either love them or

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<v Speaker 8>you hate them.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, absolutely, and Alex not that the history always repeats itself.

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<v Speaker 1>But when we look back at the past cycles, once

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<v Speaker 1>the rates are starting to come down, usually we first

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<v Speaker 1>see the optic in large cabs, but then it's followed

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<v Speaker 1>by the optics in small cabs and broader. On the

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<v Speaker 1>economic level, you know, we have the higher interest rate

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<v Speaker 1>environment which is affecting consumer confidence and also it is

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<v Speaker 1>effective expecting profitability of the companies and you know, on

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<v Speaker 1>one side, we're happy, then inflation is coming down. On

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<v Speaker 1>the other side, this is where you know, the profit

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<v Speaker 1>margins are being squeezed as well, more so for the

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<v Speaker 1>small caps than for the large cabs. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, it might be a delayed reaction, but we

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely are positioning small caps in the portfolio. The returns

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<v Speaker 1>that we have seen recently is somewhat of a surprise

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<v Speaker 1>because for us is more of a long play, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're looking at the longer time horizon for that position.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Keterinea, we're just finishing up on earning seasons. What's

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<v Speaker 3>you been your takeaway for earning so far?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we've seen you know, pretty good earnings so far

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<v Speaker 1>in the year, which was almost a pleasant surprise, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they were better than expected. Our outlook for the remainder

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<v Speaker 1>of the year is not quite as optimistic, as we

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<v Speaker 1>see earnings being affected by consumer confidence, by higher rate,

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<v Speaker 1>by lack of liquidity, and also by just general economic slowdown.

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<v Speaker 1>And our base scenario is still that soft lending scenario

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<v Speaker 1>that is going to affect some parts of the market

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<v Speaker 1>and some parts of the economy. But we see the

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<v Speaker 1>earnings being not quite as good as we saw earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the year. And the most important piece of data

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<v Speaker 1>for us are these forward looking estimates as companies are

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<v Speaker 1>posting their earnings, you know, for us to really see

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<v Speaker 1>how well they're positioned in the market. And that's why

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<v Speaker 1>in this particular time, we favor individual stock investing versus

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<v Speaker 1>index investing, where we can specifically focus on valuations, on

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<v Speaker 1>market position, and on the forward cooking out cooking earnings.

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<v Speaker 5>Before we let you go, Jackson Hall, what are you

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<v Speaker 5>looking for?

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows?

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<v Speaker 5>You know, that's a great answer.

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<v Speaker 7>Is it is really just.

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<v Speaker 1>So so difficult to you know, pinpoint and exactly you know,

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<v Speaker 1>exact data that should come out of it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for us to you know, to build the roadmap. But

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<v Speaker 1>we're looking for, you know, just just a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of positivity to you know, give give investors some good news,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, during this time of market volatility prior to

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<v Speaker 1>the election.

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<v Speaker 8>Right, so like slowing economy, but not like a slump

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<v Speaker 8>economy like that kind of idea.

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<v Speaker 1>That's exactly right. Anything that leads us to soft lending,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, is good is good enough for us.

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<v Speaker 5>All Right, Well, I appreciate it, Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 8>Katerina Semonetti joining US Senior vice president, private wealth advisor

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<v Speaker 8>of Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management.

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like the Jacksonville conversation.

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<v Speaker 8>Would be really different like three weeks ago, like it

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<v Speaker 8>was right after that job's number, And I wonder if

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<v Speaker 8>Powell winds up changing or talk about the market action

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<v Speaker 8>in relation to jobs, like I wonder how he talks.

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<v Speaker 3>About that, because again, two weeks ago Monday, there was

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<v Speaker 3>particularly in the morning session, a real so weekenic exactly

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<v Speaker 3>in the marketplace, we stabilized kind of midday, kind of

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<v Speaker 3>rallied a little bit towards end of that day, and

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<v Speaker 3>then ever since then they're kind of moving up into

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<v Speaker 3>the right.

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<v Speaker 5>So you forgot that Friday because you're on the beach.

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