Market Trend & Investment Opportunities - The market is close to all-time highs, and despite potential short-term weakness due to Treasury General account requequification, it's time to lean in, presenting buying opportunities [1][2] - The greatest capex boom is yet to come, driven by AI spending, with trillions of dollars still to be deployed in digital infrastructure [2][3] - Weakness in financials, industrials, utilities, and information technology sectors represents buying opportunities [4] - The S&P 500 has rallied almost 30% off the lows, and the NASDAQ has rallied 40% off the lows, indicating a strong profit cycle with potentially another double in the S&P [6][7] AI & Technology - Generative AI hitting the cost line helps margins expand, creating greater profitability and ROI in both public and private markets [8] - Data center buildout, requiring billions and ultimately trillions in spending, creates a catalyst for a full profit cycle [8] Financial Sector - The financial sector, including asset managers, advisors, and lenders, is a buy, supported by infrastructure rebuild and the increasing need for retirement investments [9][10][11] Valuation & Asset Management - An asset-light era is occurring, where companies with less fixed cost relative to labor, strong cash, and balance sheets should maintain higher multiples than historically seen [12] - Multiples sticky at current levels make sense [13]

Market Performance - Market indexes are struggling despite positive Q4 earnings, with the Dow down -193 points (-0.45%), S&P 500 down -94 points (-1.59%), Nasdaq down -530 points (-2.78%), and Russell 2000 down -34 points (-1.59%) [2] - Over the last five trading days, all major indexes have declined, with the Nasdaq experiencing the largest drop at -6.8% [2] Housing Market - January Pending Home Sales decreased by -4.6%, significantly worse than the expected -1.0%, although it shows slight improvement from December's -5.5% [3] - High mortgage rates continue to hinder the housing market, alongside cold winter weather [3] Q4 Earnings Highlights - AutoDesk (ADSK) reported Q4 earnings of $2.29 per share, exceeding expectations of $2.13 and last year's $2.09, with revenues of $1.64 billion surpassing the $1.63 billion consensus [4] - SoundHound (SOUN) reduced its loss per share to -$0.05 from an estimated -$0.11, with revenues of $34.54 million reflecting +101% year-over-year growth [5] - Rocket Mortgage (RKT) beat earnings estimates by a penny at 4 cents per share, with revenues of $1.2 billion exceeding the $1.16 billion forecast [6] - Duolingo (DUOL) reported a +51% year-over-year increase in Daily Active Users (DAU) to 40.5 million, with revenues surpassing expectations, although shares fell -4% in late trading [7]