RiskReversal Pod Pondering Orbs, Oracle & Palantir with Dan Ives
Sep 12, 2025
In this captivating discussion, Dan Ives, Global Head of Tech Research at Wedbush, shares his insights on the emerging AI innovation ETF and its intriguing components, addressing investor skepticism. He talks about his new role with a crypto treasury company linked to Worldcoin, pointing to the future of authentication tech. Ives also explores Tesla's potential in robotics and autonomous driving, expresses cautious optimism about Google’s AI legal challenges, and emphasizes focusing on long-term investment strategies amidst market noise. Don't miss his take on current tech stock dynamics!
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Build A Dynamic AI Basket
- Use a dynamic, research-driven ETF to capture AI exposure across categories instead of buying a few single stocks.
- Rebalance holdings as companies' AI relevance changes and favor market-cap weighting for core exposure.
Read ETF Methodology First
- Don't buy thematic ETFs for the marketing; read the methodology and category structure first.
- Prefer transparency on process and dynamic reweighting when allocating to a theme like AI.
Worldcoin As An Authentication Layer
- Worldcoin's orb biometric network aims to be a global human-authentication layer for bots vs people.
- Dan Ives believes widespread orb deployment could unlock massive network effects and new app use cases.
