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AI models require massive amounts of compute, chips, and energy to operate and build software competitors. Companies providing the foundational hardware for AI are guaranteed to capture the value of the AI boom, regardless of which software companies win. Nvidia should form a large percentage of a base portfolio as a primary beneficiary of AI infrastructure spending. Overvaluation, cyclical semiconductor downturns, or shifts in AI architecture requiring less compute.

Access to smart models and advanced chips is the primary bottleneck and value driver in the AI era. TSMC manufactures the advanced chips required by AI leaders (like Nvidia and Anthropic) to train and run these models. TSMC is recommended as a core portfolio holding alongside Nvidia to capture the infrastructure layer of AI. Geopolitical risks (Taiwan/China), supply chain disruptions, or slowing AI capex.

The author presents a historical narrative where markets overcame crises (2012 taper tantrum, Greece) and rewarded long-term investors, drawing a parallel to current fears (AI bubble, geopolitics). The core argument is that trying to time the market based on doom headlines is futile. The rational action is to invest consistently in broad market assets, as cash loses value in crises and human progress ultimately wins. The implied trade is a long-term, passive investment in the broad equity market, as the alternative (waiting for a crash) is driven by emotion, not sound strategy. The thesis assumes continued human progress and effective central bank intervention. A true systemic collapse or a prolonged period of technological stagnation would invalidate the premise.