1. $2.5 trillion in stock market wealth evaporated as big tech billionaires lost $108 billion in one day; 2. Despite claims of China surpassing U.S. AI tech, real-world factors suggest otherwise; 3. Tech superpowers are flush with money, and scaling AI requires consistent leaps in performance per watt, which Nvidia excels at; 4. A well-diversified, rules-based approach can limit downside, exploit volatility, and maintain long-term compounding.