10-27-26 Is Wall Street Selling You the AI Bubble?

Wall Street is cashing in on the artificial intelligence boom, launching a wave of thematic ETFs targeting AI, robotics, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. But are investors buying the next great opportunity, or chasing another speculative market bubble? Lance Roberts & Jon Penn examine whether the AI investment boom represents sustainable growth or another case of Wall Street capitalizing on investor enthusiasm. Are AI ETFs a smart way to capture long-term innovation, or are investors paying premium prices for opportunities that may already be priced into the market? The bigger question: By the time Wall Street creates an ETF around the hottest investment trend, is it already too late to profit? Discover what the thematic ETF boom could mean for your portfolio, diversification, and long-term investment strategy. 0:00 - INTRO 0:53 - Earnings Season Continues & X Announcement 1:35 - Big Reports & Fed Meeting tomorrow - no hike expected 3:11 - Market Bounced off Support @ 100-DMA- Futures pointing higher 5:50 - Watch Seasonality Trend - Markets are a bit more negative now 6:39 - Value/Growth Rotation May Flip 8:51 - Event - Microsoft Buyouts 11:19 - Fatigue & Sleeplessness 12:25 - The Push for Leveraged ETF's 13:15 - Ownership of US Corporate Equity Market (chart) 16:25 - "Sloth" of EFT's (poop) 17:23 - Using Leverage to Purchase Leveraged ETF's: Margin Rates 19:05 - Leveraged ETF's since June 2026 (chart) 20:14 - Leverage is Fuel 23:37 - AI Bubble & Risk Management 27:24 - What a V alid Prediction Needs (What, When, Where) 29:46 - Importance of Cash Cushion When Markets are on Sale 31:51 - Nvidia/Meta $3B deal, Anthropic S-1 (ANT) IPO (charts) 35:09 - Why We Won't Buy Anthropic IPO 35:54 - Wait & See... 37:53 - Two-day Old Coffee, Iced Coffee, & Cheat Days 40:59 - Budgeting by Younger Generations & Savings Rates 46:05 - Size of New Homes is Shrinking (chart) 48:01 - The Cash for Clunkers Catastrophe 49:20 - The Consequences of Zero Interest Rates ==== Hosted by RIA Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisor, Jonathan Penn, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/DvHXoL3UTns -------- Watch our previous show, "Stock-Bond Correlation: Oil Broke The Hedge. Oil Will Fix It." https://youtube.com/live/ha68zQH7sUc ------- Watch Today's "Before the Be