Eric Fry

1 week ago | investorplace.com | Eric Fry

Hello, Reader. The Law of Diminishing Returns is a nasty little ordinance… stating that the more money or energy is invested into something, the less profits or benefits will be gained. Few aspects of life escape its tyranny. For proof of this fact, consider the grim history of government finances. Decade after decade, century after century, governments around the world have run up tabs they could not repay.

1 week ago | investorplace.com | Eric Fry

Hello, Reader. The Vince Lombardi Trophy… the Stanley Cup… the Commissioner’s Trophy…All of these shiny mountains of metal have something in common: They’re won by a team. When highly skilled folks come together to combine their strengths, it can deliver some pretty incredible results. In the world of artificial intelligence, there’s one trophy still yet to be won: achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) – AI that can match or exceed human-level intelligence.

1 week ago | investorplace.com | Eric Fry

Editor’s Note: The old adage to “Sell in May and go away” didn’t hold this year. Here’s why…May delivered the S&P 500’s best performance in decades, giving long-term investors a much needed recovery after a steep April drop. But my colleague and master trader Jeff Clark believes that active traders had the potential to do far better… and that the real winners were nimble traders who capitalized on fast-moving opportunities.

1 week ago | investorplace.com | Eric Fry

Tom Yeung here with today’s Smart Money. Have you ever returned from a shopping trip, new carton of milk in hand, only to open the fridge and find an unopened milk carton already there? Well, you’re not alone. This week, I managed to do exactly that. I was distracted at the store… misread the shopping list… and gave America’s dairy farmers a slight, unnecessary boost in demand. We all know that distractions are bad for decision-making.

2 weeks ago | investorplace.com | Eric Fry

Hello, Reader. The marriage of AI and healthcare is one I’ve been keeping my eye on for a while now. And last week, Northwestern Medicine announced a new healthcare breakthrough…It has developed a new in-house generative AI system that can draft near-complete, personalized reports from X-rays and CT scans and flag life-threatening issues, like collapsed lungs, in real-time.