Michael Green is the chief strategist and portfolio manager at Simplify Asset Management, and authors the Substack called "Yes I give a Fig." He joins Phil Rosen on Full Signal to discuss hidden risks of the AI boom, how passive investing is bidding up the AI bubble, why he's bullish on new technology but cautious on its impact for investors, and more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Caution on AI bull market
2:57 - AI's real value
5:38 - Nvidia's vendor financing
7:47 - The China threat
9:39 - Should investors sit out?
11:29 - Passive investing risks
13:17 - Are stocks actually cheap?
15:57 - 1987 crash parallels
19:17 - Are markets broken?
24:08 - Passive flows and leverage
26:10 - Can regulators step in?
28:21 - Building a new portfolio today
32:09 - Inflation vs. deflation
36:35 - American economic opportunity
42:32 - Mike's new book
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