It’s the end of an era at Apple, with Tim Cook stepping down after a remarkable run that turned the company into a multi-trillion-dollar giant. Bryce and Alec unpack what Cook leaves behind, whether Apple’s AI future is being underappreciated, and why serial founder Brad Jacobs has investors backing him again with QXO.

Plus, they open up the portfolio playbook to answer community questions on geared ETFs and debt recycling, before diving into the top holdings of 13 Australian global fund managers to see where the smart money is clustering.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro & Episode Overview

01:54 GLP-1 Drugs Surprise Benefit

05:04 Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO

10:57 Why Brad Jacobs and QXO have investors paying attention

15:52 Bryce's Portfolio Strategy Update

18:22 Community Q&A: GHHF, DHHF and geared ETF exposure

20:42 Community Q&A: Debt Recycling vs Borrowing to Invest

24:42 Cheat Sheet: What 13 Top Global Fund Managers are Buying

29:31 Final Thoughts & Wrap Up

Our Portfolio Update Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIOp3_2WOfFd7vr6AsY6nX6jQ1xRBRBef

Stocks & ETFs mentioned:

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY),QXO (NYSE: QXO), TopBuild (NYSE: BLD), GHHF (ASX: GHHF), DHHF (ASX: DHHF), GGUS (ASX: GGUS), G200, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta (NASDAQ: META), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM), Visa (NYSE: V), Mastercard (NYSE: MA)

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