Posts about AI

Artificial intelligence is often discussed in extremes. Either it will change everything tomorrow, or it is dismissed as another technology bubble. The reality sits somewhere in the middle, but the economic impact could still be enormous. For Australian investors the question is not just whether AI ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, is joined by Tom Richardson from The Nightly to unpack the forces shaping the new AI-driven economy — exploring how automation, productivity gains, and capital flows are reshaping industries, and what this ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, breaks down the rise of HALO companies — the resilient, pricing-power businesses proving largely “immune” to AI disruption — exploring why they continue to outperform, what protects their economics from technological ...

There is a lot of paranoia about AI. And we should be worried about it taking jobs too quickly, worsening inequality and mental health effects.

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, unpacks how AI is rapidly devouring the software sector — examining why AI leaders are absorbing ever-larger slices of market cap, what’s driving the widening performance gap, and what this power shift means for ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, explores how the rapid rollout of AI could drive power prices higher — why the sheer volume of energy isn’t the issue, but the speed of demand growth is, and what this looming pressure means for investors across the ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, is joined by Leith Van Onselen to break down the Pacific’s growing inflation divide — why the U.S. Federal Reserve is edging toward cuts while the Reserve Bank of Australia is holding firm, what’s really driving the ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, looks at whether NVIDIA’s upcoming results could rattle confidence in the AI boom — unpacking what investors should watch for as the market’s largest stock reports, and how the outcome might reshape expectations for ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, explores why corporate earnings have remained surprisingly resilient — from pricing power and higher-margin business models to cost discipline and selective AI-driven productivity — and tests how long those supports ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines whether the gold boom is starting to lose its shine — exploring what’s behind the recent cracks in the rally, and whether investors should be taking profits or buying the dip. Download the Presentation ...

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines why Australia’s stock market looks expensive compared to global peers — and whether the nation’s limited exposure to high-growth tech and AI could see it left behind once again. Download the presentation ...

The explosion of artificial intelligence has triggered one of the largest capital expenditure booms in history. Trillions of dollars are being poured into building and upgrading data centres, which now sit at the heart of the global economy. Understanding their underlying economics—cost structures, ...

Tesla has finally, sort of, launched driverless cars. Waymo is doing 250,000 trips per week.

NVIDIA took a tumble this week as DeepSeek fears overran the market.