Global Equity Commentary | 2Q 2024

Quarterly Letter

6 min read | We are believers in the AI renaissance and its long-term potential to drive productivity enhancements, but we also believe embedded expectations are excessive.  The “obvious” has seldom been more crowded, and this is reflected in high valuations and expectations.  We share Jeff Bezos’ view that AI is a horizontal technology that will benefit a wide range of companies.  Observing value creation involving other transformative innovations – electricity, light bulbs, railroads, and the internet, to name a few – reveals that the greatest returns were realized outside of the companies that garnered the early excitement.