Markets “really came into the year priced to perfection,” says Brad Long, so if companies don’t stick the landing on earnings, the market will punish them. AI is more about “managing the risk” than trying to get into the trade, as around 40% of S&P 500 companies are exposed to it already. Broadening the trade is important, Brad thinks. International is an “attractive area,” including in Asian emerging markets like South Korea. He lays out his picture of the U.S. economy: “the only real weakness” is some of the labor market data.