Signal over Noise

Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, Chief Investment Officer Americas and Head of Global Equities

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Signal over Noise

17 Aug 2026

Signal over Noise: Beware of the AI factor in your portfolio: the Illusion of diversification

AI is blurring the lines between asset classes, creating correlated exposures where portfolios may appear diversified on the surface. This episode considers the limits of asset-class diversification and explores how a more dynamic, scenario-based approach can offer a clearer view of portfolio risk and help investors build more resilient portfolios.

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Signal over Noise

10 Aug 2026

Signal over Noise: AI's impact on the economy, Fed policy, and portfolio allocation

The scale of the AI buildout is extending its effects beyond the technology sector and equity markets to the broader economy. This episode explores what the investment surge could mean for productivity, growth, inflation, and interest rates, and how investors can balance exposure to AI beneficiaries with assets resilient to its broader macroeconomic effects.

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Signal over Noise

03 Aug 2026

Signal over Noise: AI trade at a crossroads—how to position for volatility ahead

AI capabilities are advancing rapidly, supporting long-term demand for intelligence, but the path from innovation to deployment is becoming more uneven. This episode explores how bottlenecks in permitting, power, supply chains, and enterprise adoption could shape returns in the AI value chain, and where investors may find the most durable opportunities in applications and enabling infrastructure.

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Signal over Noise

27 Jul 2026

Signal over Noise: The open model AI ripple—What it means for investing in the AI value chain

July has brought a powerful wave of new open AI models, highlighting how quickly the market is moving beyond reliance on a small group of closed frontier systems.July has brought a powerful wave of new open AI models, highlighting how quickly the market is moving beyond reliance on a small group of closed frontier systems. This episode explores what that shift means across the AI value chain—from infrastructure and foundation models to applications and tooling—and why greater competition among models could drive value both upstream in the enabling layer and downstream in applications. This episode explores what that shift means across the AI value chain—from infrastructure and foundation models to applications and tooling—and why greater competition among models could drive value both upstream in the enabling layer and downstream in applications.

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Signal over Noise

20 Jul 2026

Signal over Noise: Why the semiconductor pullback does not mean an AI glut

Semiconductors have seen a drop over the past month, raising the question of whether markets are starting to price in a real AI glut or simply reassessing a powerful rally. This episode explores why AI demand may prove more resilient than the recent sell-off suggests, where the real constraints are emerging across the infrastructure stack, and what that could mean for semiconductor stocks from here.

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What’s the signal, and what’s just noise? It’s the question I hear most often from clients and colleagues alike. With headlines multiplying by the minute, staying focused on what moves markets has never been more important.

Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi

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