Alphabet's Search Monopoly Remains Unshakeable Despite AI Hype

Company Overview - Alphabet Inc. is an American technology firm, primarily known for Google Search, and encompasses over 250 companies including YouTube, Waymo, Fitbit, and Google Cloud, which competes with AWS [1] Leadership and Background - Benjamin Halliburton, the founder of BuildingBenjamins, has a long history in investment management, having started his career at Merrill Lynch in 1986 and later founding Tradition Capital Management in 2000 [2] - Halliburton has received multiple accolades, including being named "PSN Manager of the Decade" for All-Cap in the 2000s and for Dividend Value in the 2010s, and he was recognized as the top-performing portfolio manager at Brundage, Story and Rose during the 1990s [2] Analyst Position - The analyst has a beneficial long position in the shares of GOOG through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives, indicating a personal investment interest in the company [3]