☕️ There’s only two things to do as an investor right now

Good morning! 👋 

It's Hayley here, holding down the fort while Keith adjusts to a new time zone in Japan! 

Yesterday I made the comment that Palantir put the AI bubble babblers to bed - then along came AMD who tucked them in. 😄 

And that brings me to something Keith wanted front and centre this morning. 

Right now the markets, and your social media feed, are screaming at you to do something. 

Monday, the Dow dropped 550 points on Iran headlines. On Tuesday, it clawed almost all of it back. This morning futures are up again. It's like watching a very intense ping pong game. 

But here's what history actually shows us: the investors who react to that noise almost always end up worse off than the ones who don't. 

Because underneath all that drama, the picture is actually pretty straightforward. 

But don't just take our word for it: 

• So far 84% of S&P 500 companies beat on earnings. 81% beat on revenue. Earnings growth is running at 27.1% - the best since late 2021. Analysts expected 13.1%. Companies delivered more than double that. 
• The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs. 
• Palantir put in a record quarter. 
• AMD beat earnings with a 57% jump in data centre revenue. 
• Samsung just crossed a trillion-dollar valuation. 

Every single sector is beating expectations. The AI and tech secular trend isn't just intact... it's accelerating. 

Does this mean there will be no bumps in the road? 
 
No, and actually that’s not a bad thing.  

Keith flagged on Monday that markets are technically extended. So while the fundamentals are strong, you'll want to stay frosty. 

If we do see a pullback this week, that's institutions taking profit after a historic run - not the sky falling. Keith's year-end target for the S&P 500 is still 7,500. 

Which is exactly why keeping it stupid simple matters more than ever right now. 

Know what you own. Know why you own it. And don't let the daily drama pull you off a disciplined strategy. 

The best investors in the world don't win by being the most reactive. They win by being the most consistent. 

The “Keithism” I’m thinking about today is: 

You’ve only got to get two things right as an investor:  

1) Buying the world's best companies making "must have products and services" when nobody wants 'em & selling when others can't resist buying. 

2) Keeping risk as low as possible at all times by using simple, proven tactics that take away Wall Street’s advantage and keep the odds on your side. 

You got this – I promise! 

And as always, let’s MAKE it a great day. 

Hayley 😀