Nicole Lapin

Not every company is going to work, but I actually don't, I don't think in the same way as we talked about the tech sector, like 20 years ago, all companies are tech companies.

I think all companies are just going to become AI companies.

They're going to integrate it in.

to the fabric of their company, they have to.

But we're gonna see.

If shit hits the fan, Lauren, we're gonna have you back and we're gonna be like, you called it.

Yeah, and I think that's why it's important to refocus on the picks and shovels of this sort of new gold rush and what's the underlying infrastructure and where are the energy plays or the certain materials that are needed, the lithium and the whatever needed to power all of it, I think is something to take a look at.

Again, do your own research.

Absolutely.

Lauren, I have such...

Fun to have you here and just talk nerdy for the last hour.

We end all of our episodes, as you know, by asking our guests for a final investing tip that listeners can take straight to the bank.

You've given us so many already, but is there one final one?

I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.

It's time for some money real.

I want to talk about what's happening between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, because what's going on in the Middle East right now is going to hit your wallet hard.

The U.S.

and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Saturday, February 28th, and the operation killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for the last three decades.

His defense minister, the commander of the revolutionary

Guard and dozens of other senior officials were also killed.