Bitcoin Drops, AI Soars: Is Your Portfolio Ready?

📈 Download the full Portfolio Performance Slides View the portfolio breakdown: here📧 Get in touch: [email protected]🎥 Behind the scenes: _theartofinvesting on TikTok 🎧 Listen on: Apple & YouTubeThis week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham are joined by Katy Forbes (CIO at North Capital), bringing over 100 years of combined experience across wealth and hedge fund management to unpack another evolving week in global markets.Markets continue to push higher, driven by relentless AI momentum, but beneath the surface, cracks are beginning to appear. The team explore whether capital is being aggressively reallocated into AI at the expense of other asset classes, why bonds, gold and crypto are struggling, and what this means for the broader investment landscape. With guest insight from a leading wealth manager, the conversation also dives into portfolio construction, bond market risks, and how professionals are navigating this environment.This Week’s Highlights: 📈 Markets Hold Firm Global equities continue to perform, with Japan and emerging markets leading gains.🤖 AI Dominance Continues AI demand remains the key driver of markets, with capital flowing aggressively into the sector.💸 Capital Rotation Intensifies Money is being pulled from crypto, gold, bonds and private markets to fund AI growth.📉 Crypto & Alternatives Under Pressure Bitcoin falls sharply while gold and private equity struggle for momentum.⚠️ Bond Market Concerns Rising issuance and demand for capital raise questions about long-term bond attractiveness.🇮🇳 India Under Scrutiny India continues to lag, prompting discussion around whether to exit the position.Portfolio Snapshot – Week 42:No changes were made to the portfolio this week.Weekly portfolio performance: +0.7%Total return since inception: +23.4%2026 year-to-date return: +10.9%Top Performers:🥇 iShares Nikkei 225 ETF: +4.5% WoW🥈 WisdomTree Copper ETF: +2.8% WoW🥉 BlackRock World Mining Trust PLC: +2.6% WoWUnderperformers:📉 iShares MSCI India ETF: –2.6% WoW📉 iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF: –1.6% WoW📉 Invesco Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF GBP: –1.4% WoWBig Questions This Week: • Is AI pulling capital away from the rest of the market? • Are bonds becoming structurally unattractive? • Is the current AI rally sustainable or overheating? • What’s gone wrong with India’s investment case? • Where should investors look next as capital rotates?What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why AI is dominating global capital flows ✔️ How portfolio diversification is protecting returns ✔️ The risks facing bonds in today’s environment ✔️ What’s driving weakness in crypto, gold and India ✔️ How professional investors think about asset allocationDisclaimer:This podcast is provided for educational and informational purposes only. The content presented is not intended as personal investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any particular securities or investments. All discussions regarding the model portfolio are illustrative and for educational purposes.Your capital is at risk. The value of shares, ETFs and ETCs can fall as well as rise, which could mean getting back less than you originally put in.